International Relations
![Photo: A massive group of protestors are shown storming Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office. The crowd piles and pushes at a large black metal gate and climb the white wall as officers in black riot gear try to fight them off.](/files/2023/08/Global-Debt-Crisis-feat-636x425.jpg)
Global Debt Crisis
What Is the Sovereign Debt Crisis and Can We Solve It?
![During a White House briefing on Thursday, December 8, President Biden, standing with basketball star Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, announced that Russia has released Griner in a prisoner swap. Photo by AP/Patrick Semansky](/files/2022/12/feat-crop-AP22342513139960-636x425.jpg)
International Relations
United States Swaps Brittney Griner for Russian Arms Dealer: Did Biden Make the Right Call?
![In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen wave during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting top officials in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other congressional leaders in a visiting delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)](/files/2022/08/feat-crop-AP_22215147853598-1-636x425.jpg)
International Relations
Following Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan, What Happens Next?
![photo of a young Japanese person offering flowers and bowing their head in prayer in front of a black-framed photo of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Zojoji temple prior to his funeral wake Monday, July 11, 2022, in Tokyo. In the photo, Abe wears a white button down shirt, black pants, and smiles with his hands on his hips. Large, white flower displays are seen around the photo and on the table in front. The saddened young person wears a white shirt and a black backpack and has short light brown hair.](/files/2022/07/ft-AP_22192273734077-636x425.jpg)
Global Politics
Shinzo Abe Remade Japan—and the World, BU Expert Says
![Photo of children, of various ages, sitting in a train car in a metro station that serves as a bomb shelter. They have blankets and some hold stuffed animals. Above them you can see subway advertisements. The photo was taken through a subway car window.](/files/2022/04/ft-GettyImages-1239564927-636x425.jpg)
Aid for Ukraine
BU Alum and Ukraine Native Organizes Aid for Her Homeland
![Photo of a grenade and destroyed BTR armoured vehicle likely belonging to Azov Battalion defenders lies next to a destroyed apartment complex in the port city of Mariupol, Ukraine. The photo has a teal overlay, and has been treated so that it appears to have been printed badly. Red question of the week logo is overlaid.](/files/2022/03/feat-World-War-III-636x425.jpg)
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