Carmen Hernández

Carmen is pursuing a Masters in International Affairs from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University in Washington D.C. She is also an avid painter.

Americas·Opinion

October 15, 2026

How Legal Immigration Fell 2.7 Times More Than Illegal Entries

Debate over the Trump administration’s immigration agenda has fixated on the southwest border, where images of quiet crossings have become a political talking point. But the biggest reductions in the number of

Asia·Opinion

October 3, 2026

Pakistan’s Paperwork of Impunity

In a Faisalabad courtroom in the spring of 2026, judges looked at a Christian girl whose birth record said she was thirteen and decided she did not look it. Maria Shahbaz had

Opinion

August 31, 2026

The Quiet Eurasian Deal the World Should Notice

The MoUs India and Uzbekistan signed this weekend will not dominate American news cycles. They should. At a moment when supply chains, energy security and the political map of Eurasia are being

Peru’s Never-Ending Thriller: Nine Presidents in Ten Years

Peru is living a political thriller worthy of a Netflix series, but without the tidy resolution. Since 2016, the Andean nation has churned through nine presidents. Some resigned under scandal, others were

April 17, 2026

Americas·Opinion

From 9/11 to Sahel Slaughter: Why Radical Islam Remains the World’s Deadliest Foe

Tulsi Gabbard’s recent warning that “Islamists and Islamism is the greatest threat to the freedom, security, and prosperity of the United States and the free world” captures a hard truth that many

March 22, 2026

Americas·Opinion

No More Iraqs? Here’s an Iran

President Donald Trump campaigned twice on a promise to end “reckless” regime-change wars; in office again, he is now prosecuting one of the most ambitious regime-change projects in modern U.S. history. In

March 11, 2026

Americas·Middle East·Opinion

Dawn Raids on Campus: Testing America’s University Shield

The recent detention of Columbia University senior Ellie Aghayeva by ICE agents, who allegedly posed as searchers for a missing child to enter her dorm, exposes cracks in America’s higher education immigration defenses. This

February 28, 2026

Americas·Opinion

No Funds, No Oversight: How Partisan Brinkmanship Endangers Immigration Justice

The recent partial government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), triggered by a partisan standoff over immigration enforcement reforms, has exposed a critical vulnerability in American governance: the fragility of

February 16, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Authorizing Repairs in Venezuela to Benefit American Producers

The Trump administration’s recent steps to ease sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector represent a pragmatic pivot in U.S. foreign and energy policy, one that could benefit American producers, stabilize global oil markets,

February 10, 2026

Americas·Opinion

How the Deal With U.S. Positions India Ahead in Asian Export Race

The recent U.S.-India trade agreement, announced February 2, 2026, by President Donald Trump following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, represents a significant de-escalation in bilateral trade tensions that had

February 3, 2026

Americas·Asia·Opinion

The Age of Rage: Why Confrontational Politics Isn’t Going Anywhere

Confrontational politics, characterized by aggressive rhetoric, zero-sum approaches, personal attacks, threats of violence, and a refusal to compromise, has become a defining feature of modern governance and public discourse. Far from a

January 29, 2026

Opinion

Defying Coercion, Dodging Dominance: The Grand India-EU FTA

The recent conclusion of negotiations on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on January 27, 2026, marks a pivotal moment in global trade dynamics. Dubbed the “mother of all deals” by European

January 28, 2026

Asia·Europe·Opinion

Tying ICE’s Hands? Or Restoring Constitutional Guardrails?

In the wake of a tragic shooting that has inflamed tensions across Minneapolis, a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that significantly curtails the crowd control tactics available to Immigration and

January 17, 2026

Americas·Opinion

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Carmen Hernández

How Legal Immigration Fell 2.7 Times More Than Illegal Entries

Pakistan’s Paperwork of Impunity

The Quiet Eurasian Deal the World Should Notice

Peru’s Never-Ending Thriller: Nine Presidents in Ten Years

From 9/11 to Sahel Slaughter: Why Radical Islam Remains the World’s Deadliest Foe

No More Iraqs? Here’s an Iran

Dawn Raids on Campus: Testing America’s University Shield

No Funds, No Oversight: How Partisan Brinkmanship Endangers Immigration Justice

Authorizing Repairs in Venezuela to Benefit American Producers

How the Deal With U.S. Positions India Ahead in Asian Export Race

The Age of Rage: Why Confrontational Politics Isn’t Going Anywhere

Defying Coercion, Dodging Dominance: The Grand India-EU FTA

Tying ICE’s Hands? Or Restoring Constitutional Guardrails?

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