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Threatened Heritage: Egypt’s Great Transfiguration Project and the Future of Saint Catherine’s Monastery

 

 

By: Maria Varas For centuries, Saint Catherine’s Monastery existed in isolation from the rest of the world in the Sinai Peninsula. Since the Monastery’s 6th-century founding by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, Greek Orthodox monks have congregated to pray at the site where it is said that Moses spoke to God on behalf of the Israelites […]

 

 

Darfur is Dying: The Gap Between Law and Reality

 

 

By: Anne Boniface In October of this year, satellite images of the Darfur region in Sudan captured shocking and horrific images: clusters of deep red stains dotting the city of El-Fasher. Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab confirmed these pools were blood, evidence of the mass killings carried out in mere hours by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In […]

 

 

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Threatened Heritage: Egypt’s Great Transfiguration Project and the Future of Saint Catherine’s Monastery

 

 

By: Maria Varas For centuries, Saint Catherine’s Monastery existed in isolation from the rest of the world in the Sinai Peninsula. Since the Monastery’s 6th-century founding by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, Greek Orthodox monks have congregated to pray at the site where it is said that Moses spoke to God on behalf of the Israelites […]

 

 

Darfur is Dying: The Gap Between Law and Reality

 

 

By: Anne Boniface In October of this year, satellite images of the Darfur region in Sudan captured shocking and horrific images: clusters of deep red stains dotting the city of El-Fasher. Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab confirmed these pools were blood, evidence of the mass killings carried out in mere hours by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In […]

 

 

The Global Tug-of-War Over Private Equity in Sports: What the U.S. Can Learn from Europe

 

 

By: Spencer Robinson In recent years, professional sports have entered a new phase that few observers fully anticipated: the convergence of billion-dollar private-equity firms and storied franchises that once seemed immune to the rhythms of high finance. The arrival of institutional capital marks a turning point in the business of sport, but the way that arrival […]

 

 

How Far Does Disney’s Streaming Power Reach? The YouTube TV Dispute as a Test of U.S. and EU Antitrust Limits

 

 

By: Justin Maglin On October 30, 2025, Google-owned YouTube TV announced that channels owned by Disney, including ABC and ESPN, would be pulled from its service after the two companies failed to reach a new carriage agreement. The blackout affected more than ten million YouTube TV subscribers and cut off access to major sports broadcasts, including college football and Monday Night Football, […]

 

 

Globalizing the Octagon: Contractual, Labor, and IP Implications of the UFC–Paramount Skydance $7.7 Billion Streaming Deal

 

 

By: Samuel Hendler “IIIITTTT’SSS TIIIIIMMMEEEE!!” Bruce Buffer’s short phrase is a household saying, captivating the sports and entertainment world. Dana White’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (the “UFC”) has risen from small-scale fights at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey to the largest stage on Trump’s backyard at the White House on June 14, 2026.  Recently, in August 2025, […]

 

 

 

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