Opinion

Opinion · 11. January 2026

Taiwan's Political Situation: Opinion Piece

By Kieran Morrissey-Dhekne Opinion piece: Taiwan should have a vote and recognition as a country, but this question is merely academic because China has a permanent seat in the security council. Joseph Hsu, director of the Political Division at the Taipei Representative Office in Bratislava Slovakia, states that other countries could benefit from Taiwan having a spot in the U.N. "Taiwan currently ranks as the world’s 18th largest economy, the 16th largest trading nation and stands as one of...

The Trump Editorial

By Rishaan Chowdhury As the world around us changes dramatically, many of us are following the news with a feeling of hopelessness and despair. We watch as government agencies are decimated, laws defied, and autocratic governments praised. The word “unprecedented” has become a daily phenomena. “Trump carries out unprecedented purges.” “Trump has brought unprecedented changes,” shout the headlines. It’s impossible not to have a feeling of alarm as our government and country fall...

Ukraine's Last Stand

By Rishaan Chowdhury The last time I wrote about Ukraine, the world was still resonating from the Russian invasion of the country. It had been a year of war and violence, and miraculously Ukraine’s aged, seemingly incapable military had fought off Russia’s first attack, defending the capital, Kyiv, in what seemed like an impossible feat. At the time, American and German M1A1 Abram and Leopard tanks, respectively, along with advanced GPS-guided HIMAR rocket systems were arriving in the...