Compass World

 
 

Nothing Is Simple

No newsworthy issue today can ever be confined to one region, one issue, or one lens of analysis. No newsworthy issue today should ever be. Compass World searches for the unexplored complexities hidden behind the day's dominating stories, spinning separate threads into a more comprehensive—and more nuanced—narrative about the forces at play in today's word. There will always be more questions than answers to the world's myriad issues, but we hope our cogent reporting on lesser-known aspects of global politics, economics, and society can illuminate what's worth paying attention to. We hope you'll learn something new when you read us every week, and we hope you grow to appreciate that, in this world, nothing is simple.

 
 

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editors

ryan li

Ryan is a freshman from Vancouver, Canada, majoring in Public Policy with a minor in Economics in the College of Arts & Sciences. He has been part of The Caravel since his first semester at Georgetown, writing for Compass World and serving as a copy editor. Ryan is particularly interested in electoral politics and economic policy, with a focus on combating poverty and expanding economic opportunity. In his free time, he enjoys playing ultimate frisbee.

Eleanor Apps

Eleanor is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service majoring in International Politics with a concentration in International Security and a minor in Korean. She joined the Caravel in fall 2023 as a copy editor before becoming Copy Chief in spring 2024 and an Editor of Compass World in Spring 2025. Her academic interests include Indo-Pacific Security, Nuclear Deterrence, and resource Security.