Today we explore Kim Yo Jung, Kim Jong Uns sister, and her official role in North Korea. She first made her international debut in 2018 and has continued to dominate North Korean politics alongside h

Realism has been the dominant theory of international relations since its conception, and within the realist school, the balance of power theory is a core tenet and posits that in order to survive as

The 2023 Guatemalan elections were closely watched this past summer, especially following the anti-democratic efforts that led to Bernardo Arvalos Semilla party being suspended after unexpectedly em

As some countries, including India, China, the UAE, and Turkey, have started to move away from the U.S. Dollar as the standard for international trade, the government is faced with many questions reg

In this episode, we discuss Argentinas worsening economic crisis and ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Argentina is facing historic annual rates of inflation that have

The Wagner Group, a private military company, was fighting in Ukraine on behalf of the Russian government until late June, when the groups commander Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a mutiny and began marc

Israel, once touted as a thriving democracy in the Middle East, now finds itself in a very unstable political climate. After a 5th election in 4 years which restored the countrys longest running prim

Russia and India have enjoyed a long history of friendly and mutually beneficial relations. The rise of China, U.S.-China tensions, the war in Ukraine, and the Russian-Chinese partnership, have had p

Of the thirteen countries that currently maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan, seven of those are in Latin America. This episode explores how Honduras recent diplomatic split with Taiwan in favo

Last year, North Korea conducted a record number of ballistic missile test and appears to soon conduct another nuclear test. These developments have aggravated South Koreas concern about U.S. extende