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Crisis in Chad: food insecurity, water scarcity and inadequate sanitation
By Owen Armentrout October 31, 2025 Woman tending to a millet field in western Chad. Source: UK Department for International Development Chad has been experiencing severe food insecurity and water scarcity, combined with insufficient sanitation services, for several years now. The main contributors to this disaster have been flooding, drought, conflict, and inadequate infrastructure. This is now Chad’s sixth consecutive year facing crisis levels of hunger, according to th
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Oct 31, 20254 min read


Improving Moldova's energy infrastructure
By Owen Armentrout October 17, 2025 Featured on The Borgen Project's Blog Street lamps light up the road in Chișinău, Moldova. Source: Nicolae Casir Moldova has been attempting to cultivate new means of energy diversification for years, and they are finally beginning to make significant progress. History In October of 2022, Russia’s state-owned gas corporation, Gazprom, began reducing exports of gas to Moldova by 30%, claiming that it was a consequence of Ukraine refus
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Oct 31, 20253 min read


Power for the people: an analysis of Iraq’s energy infrastructure issues
By Owen Armentrout September 28, 2025 Transmission towers in Baghdad, Iraq. Source: Haitham Moussa Iraq has struggled to maintain a...
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Sep 30, 20254 min read


A hard look at Afghanistan’s food and water shortage
By Owen Armentrout September 10, 2025 Overhead view of Kabul, Afghanistan. Source: Suliman Sallehi For years now, millions of...
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Sep 30, 20253 min read


Syria’s infrastructure crisis: healthcare, education, employment and energy
By Owen Armentrout September 19, 2025 (Featured on The Borgen Project blog) A woman on crutches walks past a tent encampment in Idlib,...
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Sep 30, 20254 min read


A nation turned destitute: an analysis of Syria's impoverished
By Owen Armentrout September 6, 2025 (Featured on The Borgen Project's blog) Children trekking through the mud of a camp in Idlib, Syria....
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Sep 30, 20254 min read


10 facts about the modern caste system's effect on poverty in India
By Owen Armentrout June 19, 2025 Merchants sit along the roadside hoping to make a sale. Source: Simon Steinberger While India’s 1950...
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Jun 24, 20254 min read


The Gaza Strip post-ceasefire
Owen Armentrout April 21, 2025 A group of Palestinians wanders through the ruins of the Gaza Strip after being displaced by Israeli...
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Apr 26, 20255 min read


A history of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Owen Armentrout March 24, 2025 A young boy standing outside a crumbled house in Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza. Source: freegazaorg October...
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Apr 26, 20252 min read


Ukraine: vying for peace under fair terms
Owen Armentrout March 3, 2025 American and Ukrainian flags flying in Warren, Michigan. Source: Owen Armentrout On Thursday, Ukraine’s...
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Apr 26, 20254 min read


How will tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China affect the United States?
Owen Armentrout Feb. 17, 2025 Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario; Accounts for 30% of trade between the U.S. and...
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Apr 26, 20254 min read


Detroit artists unite to fundraise house built from salvaged materials
Owen Armentrout Jan. 27, 2025 Merrik DeLuca played drums for all four bands; chimpanzee mask secured to his head the entire time, like a...
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Apr 26, 20253 min read


President-elect Donald Trump sets the tone on domestic censorship
Owen Armentrout Dec. 8, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump speaks with now FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Source: GettyImages WASHINGTON-On...
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Apr 26, 20254 min read


Debate continues over US states’ sanctioning of grey wolf hunts
Owen Armentrout Dec. 8, 2024 Grey wolf stands alone in the Montana wilderness. Source: GettyImages DETROIT- Although grey wolves are...
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Apr 24, 20253 min read


Conflict in the Middle East fuels an internal struggle for ethnic Michiganders
Owen Armentrout Dec. 8, 2024 Israel and Iran struggle to reach peace as proxy warfare ensues. Source: GettyImages DETROIT- Tensions...
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Apr 24, 20252 min read
A Day at DOGE: Interactive Article (2025)
Take on the role of a Department of Government Efficiency employee as you uncover mismanaged funds
By Owen Armentrout
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