Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister on March 14 after winning 86 percent of the vote in the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership race. His victory follows outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation and comes as Canada faces a turbulent political climate, with an upcoming federal election and renewed tensions with Washington over President Donald Trump’s remarks suggesting Canada should become the United States’ 51st state.
Read MoreAs South Korea awaits the imminent ruling from the Constitutional Court on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the nation is still grappling with the aftermath of his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024.
Read MoreWhether emanating from Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, or, yes, Donald Trump, the charge that liberal America is pursuing a “war on faith” predates the rise of Trumpism but has proliferated exponentially since 2016. While stated emphatically and often to much applause, the narrative obfuscates the reality beneath.
Read MoreOn Feb. 5, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intentions to gain control over the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
Read MoreTrump’s form of governance is different from what we are used to. To successfully navigate the next four years we must adapt. The issues of tariffs, the TikTok ban and birthright citizenship, provide key insights into how Trump operates and how we must in turn adjust our expectations and understanding of politics under this administration.
Read MorePoliticians have thrown around the term “constitutional crisis” often in recent election cycles. As people grow desensitized to this phrase, we forget how significant constitutional checks and balances are to the health of our democracy.
Read MoreOn Monday, Jan. 27, the Idaho House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges.
Read MoreGermany went to the polls on Feb. 23 to elect 630 deputies in the Bundestag (German Parliament). While Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic and Christian Social Unions (CDU/CSU) won the largest share of the vote, securing 28.5 percent of voters’ ballots, the second-place hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took the spotlight, winning nearly 21 percent of the vote in its best national finish in the party’s history.
Read MoreOn Feb, 13, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to the White House in Washington D.C. for a working visit to meet President Donald Trump. Narendra Modi served as the Prime Minister of India during Donald Trump's first term, fostering a well-established relationship between the two leaders. At face value, both leaders are generally full of praises of each other and the media has even dubbed their friendship as a “bromance.”
Read MoreWhile President-elect Donald Trump has never shied away from the unsubstantiated, his statements on Israel are perplexing even by Trump-era standards. For example, Trump has repeated in various ways that “our wonderful Evangelicals are far more appreciative of [his policies on Israel]…than the people of the Jewish faith,” while demanding Jewish Americans “appreciate what they have in Israel…[b]efore it is too late.”
Read MoreIn 2023, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke at a "Hands Off D.C." rally. Now, as Republicans control Congress and the White House, she is adopting a quieter approach to protect the District’s autonomy.
Read MoreOn Feb. 11, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating federal agencies to coordinate with the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to downsize their workforce and restrict future hiring. The order requires agencies to develop plans for "large-scale reductions in force" and limits new hires to one employee for every four who depart from federal service.
Read MoreOn Monday, Feb. 3, several European leaders including representatives from the 27 member nations of the European Union (EU) met in Brussels to discuss defense. This was the “first ever meeting of European leaders dedicated exclusively to defense,” and it provides key insights on the EU’s security posture and policy under the new Trump Administration.
Read MoreWhile searching for consensus in post-election autopsies is often a futile quest, there seems to be at least one nearly universal narrative emerging out of November: Democrats lost the working class. The numbers paint a stark picture, but turning to 2024 for the origins of the problem misses the forest for the trees. Democrats’ working-class woes long predate Kamala Harris’ campaign. Democrats are living in the wake of damage self-inflicted over thirty years ago.
Read MoreAfter a painful loss in the 2024 election and Republican domination of all three branches of government, the DNC hosted its final election forum in Gaston Hall last Thursday. While the forum helped decide the February 1st victory of Minnesota chairman Ken Martin, protestors in the crowd demonstrated the challenges facing him in his quest for party redemption.
Read MoreFor the first time in over a year, the guns in Gaza have fallen silent—but for how long?
Read MoreAs the world's largest democracy, India represents a diverse array of voices and perspectives, recently emerging as the champion of the Global South and a staunch arbiter for peace in an unstable world. Despite its growing influence, a murky understanding of India’s ambitions persists, with few university courses dedicated to studying India and its foreign policy
Read MoreThe BRICS coalition aims to create a counterweight to US and Western influence in the global order and institutions, with Thailand and Indonesia officially joining the forum in January 2025.
Read MoreIn a reversal of previous policy, President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range US-made missiles on Russian soil as North Korean troops support the Russian war effort. After a surprise summer counteroffensive that saw Ukraine occupy parts of the Kursk Oblast, Russia has dedicated a significant amount of resources to retaking the region
Read MoreFor students wanting a career in politics, studying in the capital is the obvious choice. With limitless chances for new experiences such as internships and networking, new political science students in Washington are thrilled to begin their academic journey.
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