Jahnabi Barooah Chanchani

Jahnabi is a Consulting Editor at One World Outlook, and a Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan. She formerly served as Assistant Editor at the Huffington Post. She is a writer, editor, and translator who lives in Ann Arbor.

Americas·Culture

October 10, 2025

Venezuela’s Bravest Voice: Maria Corina Machado and the New Meaning of Peace

Maria Corina Machado’s receipt of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize marks a watershed moment not only in Venezuelan history but also in the international struggle to safeguard democracy against authoritarian backsliding. This

Explainer

June 7, 2025

The Big Beautiful Blowup: What Led to the Trump-Musk Feud

In a dramatic turn that has captivated both political observers and the business world, former allies Donald Trump and Elon Musk have become embroiled in a very public feud. Once partners in

Explainer

May 23, 2025

Harvard’s 72-Hour Countdown: 6 Conditions to Keep Its International Students

Harvard University is facing an unprecedented ultimatum from the US federal government: it has 72 hours to meet six stringent conditions or lose its right to enroll foreign students for the 2025–2026

Japan’s Imperial Succession Debate Highlights Deeper Gender Equality Struggles

A recent call by the United Nations to reform Japan’s imperial succession law has reignited long-simmering tensions between the country’s progressive rhetoric on gender equality and its deeply entrenched conservative traditions. In

May 11, 2025

Culture

Pope Leo XIV: The First American Pope and His Vision for a Modern Church

May 8, 2025, marked a historic turning point for the Roman Catholic Church: for the first time in its 2,000-year history, the Church elected an American pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-born

May 8, 2025

Explainer

Pope Francis Has Passed. Here’s What Comes Next—and Who Might Take the Throne

Pope Francis, the 266th pope and one of the most transformative figures in modern Catholicism, has died at the age of 88. His 12-year papacy reshaped the global Church with its deep

April 22, 2025

Explainer

When the World Closed Its Doors by Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman

When the World Closed Its Doors offers a powerful and timely examination of one of the most profound global shifts of the 21st century—the dramatic closure of borders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 28, 2025

Book·Reviews

Aleppo’s Fall Signals a Shift in Syria’s Conflict Dynamics

Nearly a decade after Aleppo became a battleground in Syria’s civil war, the city has once again become a focal point of conflict. The fall of Aleppo to an amalgamation of rebel

December 3, 2024

Explainer

The Gender Poverty Trap: Two Billion Women Without a Safety Net

As we approach the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, a sobering new report from UN Women reveals that the global fight against poverty is failing women and

October 16, 2024

Culture

Fall of the Asian Tiger: Bangladesh’s Descent into Sectarian Chaos

In the shadowy aftermath of political upheaval, Bangladesh, once lauded as a beacon of progressive secularism in the Islamic world, now teeters on the edge of a precipice. The resignation and flight

August 12, 2024

Opinion

Lost Decade by Blackwill and Fontaine

In 2011, a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy was heralded by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, marking a “Pivot to Asia.” This strategic realignment, endorsed by President Barack Obama in a

August 8, 2024

Book

Jahnabi Barooah Chanchani

Venezuela’s Bravest Voice: Maria Corina Machado and the New Meaning of Peace

The Big Beautiful Blowup: What Led to the Trump-Musk Feud

Harvard’s 72-Hour Countdown: 6 Conditions to Keep Its International Students

Japan’s Imperial Succession Debate Highlights Deeper Gender Equality Struggles

Pope Leo XIV: The First American Pope and His Vision for a Modern Church

Pope Francis Has Passed. Here’s What Comes Next—and Who Might Take the Throne

When the World Closed Its Doors by Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman

Aleppo’s Fall Signals a Shift in Syria’s Conflict Dynamics

The Gender Poverty Trap: Two Billion Women Without a Safety Net

Fall of the Asian Tiger: Bangladesh’s Descent into Sectarian Chaos

Lost Decade by Blackwill and Fontaine

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