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Could the European Union’s Agricultural Policy Serve as a Framework For US Agricultural Policy
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Burgeoning Cities and Suffering Publics: The Lagosian Infrastructure Trade-Off
An Explosive Climate: Spiraling Security Politics in the Lake Chad Basin
Africa's Digital Advance
The Language of Crisis
The African Gold Rush
Adowa Dance: Black Feminist Practice
The Panda’s Approach to Pandemonium: Managing Corruption in Nigeria
Student Movements in South Africa: Decolonization, Language, and Racial Justice
Foreign Investment in Africa: A Legacy of Unequal Relationships
The Politics of Inclusion
Uganda: The Politics of Persecution
The Politics of Destabilization: Interpreting Al Shabaab’s “Terrorist Attack” in Kenya
Senegal's Arduous Path Forward
Political Relations with Major Powers
A Half-Hearted Commitment to the Central African Republic
A Conflict-Free Congo: Can Corporations Revise Their Use of Conflict Minerals?
Rituals or Rights? The Politics of Female Genital Modification in Somalia
Mali: Tensions Between Islam, Ethnic Differences and the State
Manufactured Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa
Two Nigerias in Conflict: The Emergence of Boko Haram and its Implications for Nigerian Stability
US-Africa Summit: A Turning Point in Relations
A Change in Leadership at a Critical Period
The African Union and the International Criminal Court: Selective Justice?
Is the Fairytale Over For South Africa?
Interpreting US AFRICOM Toward a Future of Military Engagement on the African Continent
From Decentralization to Secession: Tuareg Rebels and the Quest for Balance in Mali
The Dragon's Gold: Chinese Investment in Africa
Deconstructing Boko Haram: Institutional Reform on the Path to Peace
Oil Money: Ghana’s Economic Considerations in the Global Oil Surplus
Protests in Ethiopia
Africa's Infrastructure: Leapfrogging the Traditional
Americas Section
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Three Kinds of Representation: The Case of Argentinian Women in Congress
American Military Presence in Okinawa: An Obsolete Endeavor
Abolish ICE: A History of the Agency and The New Movement for its Elimination
I Don’t Want to Talk About Vietnam”: U.S. Counterinsurgency between Saigon and Baghdad
Refugees in Canada: A Closer Look at the Safe Third Country Agreement
Sovereignty Under Attack?: The Costa Rican Case
Who, When, and How? Social Democracy Awaits in Cuba
Ni Una Menos: Twitter's Role in Fighting Femicide in Argentina
American Saber-Rattling Not Enough to Destroy Trade Relations with Canada
The Beaver and the Dragon: Canada's Strategic Embrace of China
Room For Improvement: Macri’s Economic Reforms, Argentine Political History, and the Argentinian Poor’s Protests
The More, The Merrier: Democracy, Corruption, and Impunity in Honduras
The Problem of Bouterse
The Socio-Economic Risk Factors that Culminated in the Zika Virus Outbreak
Trump’s Unfettered Populism and What It Could Mean for U.S. Foreign Relations
Cyber Attacks and Political Hacks: Implications of the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack
The Past, Present, and Future of the American Immigration System
The Path to a Global Internet
Threat from the East: China's Pivot to Latin America
State of Anarchy: The International Void Created by Maras in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Redefining Cuban Relations: A Closer Look at the End of the Cuban Embargo
The Dilemma of Mutual Understanding
The End of an Era: The Normalization of U.S.-Cuban Relations
Leader by Default: Why the Sun Has Yet to Set on American Global Leadership
Colombia and the FARC: Peace at Last?
Brazil’s Elections: The Long-Term Implications of a Tight Presidential Race
The Enduring Popularity of Rafael Correa and the New Left
The Secret Ingredient: Why Drones are Vital to U.S. Hegemony
Effects of Snowden’s NSA Leaks on U.S. Foreign Relations
The Failure of The United States’ Arab Spring Strategy
Apocalypse Postponed: The Enduring Importance of Maintaining the Arms Control Regime
Judicial Review or Institutionalized Racism?
Negotiating with North Korea: Try and Try Again
Celebrating Fifty Years of Diplomatic Gridlock: U.S.-Cuba Relations in 2012
Regional Integration and Private Sector Growth in Cuba
The Prospects of Slavery Reparations in the Caribbean
Protests Reflect Infrastructural Inadequacies in Brazil
History in the Making or a Recipe for Disaster? El Salvador’s Gang Truce Examined
Debating Iran: Can the United States Make a Deal with the Devil?
Priority for 21st Century Defense: A Sustainable U.S. Military Strategy
The Rise of Drones in American Foreign Policy
From a Dirt Road to a Green Cup: Brazil 2014
Leftward Shifts and Power Shifts: Latin America’s Pink Tide
Asia-Pacfic Section
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No Country for the Rohingya: An Explanation of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
The Future of American Trade Fear in East Asia
Entering The Chinese Room: China's Quest to Lead a New World Order
A Second Red Wedding: The Complications of Sino-Russian Relations
The Break Up: China and North Korea’s Toxic Relationship
Instability in the Middle Kingdom: The Shaky Foundations of China's Rise
The New Red Scare: An Examination of Cross-Strait Skepticism
A Realistic Move: China's New Silk Road
The Cost of Voting: How Xi Jinping Simultaneously Increased Democracy and Authoritarianism
Fishing For Trouble: The Economic Costs of Conflict in the South China Sea
The Danger of the Thucydides Trap: Xi Jinping's Visit to the United States
David vs. Goliath: The Philippines-China Arbitration Case
Xi's Return to Maoism
A Cause for Optimism?: China’s Energy Policy Post-COP21
The Show Goes On: Vietnam's Balancing Act
Redefining The State: Nationalism and the Push for Constitutional Revision in Japan
China’s Resources Policy: Expanding Influence
China’s Maritime Strategy: The Pursuit of Regional Dominance
China’s Geo-economics: Politics of Inequality
China’s Transition of Power: Domestic Struggles for Political Dominance
Confrontations Between Tibetan Protestors and the CCP Police Continue
2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster and Aftermath
Why Would China Want a Democratized Hong Kong?
East Asian Regional Integration
Stronger Together: A Case for ASEAN Military Integration
Capitalism Fights to Survive in China’s Special Administrative Regions
China’s Increased Involvement in Afghanistan Divergent from U.S. Wants
The Future of the Tibetan Problem
The Geopolitical Implications of the Indo-Japanese Abe-Modi Summit
Australia Experiences Heightened Degree of Geopolitical Influence U.S. and China Eye Each Other’s Moves in the Asia Pacific
Xi Jinping’s AntiCorruption Campaign: Stalinist Purge, or Second Chance for the Chinese Communist Party?
South China Sea Territorial Disputes ‘Rock The Boat’ of Regional Security
Europe Section
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Nominal Interests: A Breakthrough in the Ongoing Name Dispute Between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece
The Reinvention of the National Front
Democracy in Transition: Hungary's Descent into Authoritarianism
(Un)Orthodox Nationalism
Something is Rotting in the State of Denmark: Ethnic Nationalism Takes Root in Scandinavia
Blood, Oil, and Tears: Azerbaijan's Tradeoff Between Corruption and Growth
The Bear Awakens: Russia's Strategy to Sow Chaos in the West
Russia’s Return to Religion Signals Changes in Politics and Society, but Not Secularization
Spain: The Forgotten Frontier
Bye Bye Britain: Euroscepticism Threatens EU Solidarity in June Referendum
Europe's Migrant Dumping Ground: Serbia's Refugee Crisis
Regional Reconciliation: Evaluating Whether Cuba Will Join the OAS and the Subsequent Implications
Has Europe Got Milk?
Lifting the Iran Curtain: The Future of Economic Relations Between the EU and Tehran
Europe’s Take on the Rising Cost of Healthcare
Contrasting Eurozone Economies: The Good, the Bad, and the Corrupt
Europe's Take on Income Inequality
Russia’s Role in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Sustainer of Peace or Tension?
The Failure of Austerity
The Rise of Kazakhstan: A Solution for the EU’s Russian Energy Dependence?
Scotland After the Independence Referendum
Closing the European Security Gap
Europe Trading Up: The Strategic Importance of the TTIP
The UK to Tighten Immigration Restrictions
Old Powers, New Glory: U.K. and France’s Changing Roles in the New European Commission
Greece’s Political Pressure Cooker: the Rise of Radicalism
Caps Off: Analyzing the EU's Influence on Swiss Immigration Policy
Bulgaria and Romania’s Entry into the Schengen Treaty to be Further Postponed
Catalan Secession and Subsidiarity
The View from Independence Square
US-Russian Antagonism Reignited Over Human Rights Policy
The Dynamics of the Russia-China Relationship
European Action to Limit Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emission
Middle East and North Africa Section
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Confessionalism, the Rise of Hizbullah, and the May 2018 Elections in Lebanon
The Dilemma of Rebuilding the Cultural Heritage of Aleppo
Stars and Stripes in the Middle East: American Involvement in the Yemen Civil War
Unlikely Bedfellows: Israeli-Saudi Security Ties and the Middle East's Worst Kept Secret
The Constructed People: Kurdistan's Challenge to Iraqi Nation-Building
Globalism, Nationalism, and the Armenian Diaspora
The Turkish Coup Attempt: Was it an Erdogan Hoax?
Counterterrorism and Monarchical Power in Morocco
State and Familial Prostitution in Egypt
Post-Revolution Tunisia: The Challenges of Regional Inequality to the Political Transition
Examining Jordan's Influence in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Democracy in Tunisia
A Cold Peace: The Future of Egyptian-Israeli Relations
Can He Do It? Examining the Significance of Hassan Rouhani Regarding Iranian Relations
The Iranian Interim Deal: Perspectives and Implications
Transcending the Sunni-Shia Divide; An Overview of Al Qaeda-Iranian Relations
Turkey: The Middle East’s “It” Country, or Has It Outgrown Its Fifteen Minutes of Fame?
Religious Minorities in the MENA: The Baha'is and Druze in Israel
The Invisible Hand Behind the Arab Spring
Egypt as a Litmus Test
Instability in Yemen: A Rebel Takeover
Hitting Home: Understanding the Appeal of the Islamic State in the West
Lessons From Afghanistan
The Role of the US in Mediating the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict
The Everlasting Struggle: The Genius of Erdogan’s Political Rhetoric
Libya: Before and After the Fall of Muammar Gaddafi
Recent NGO Crisis Exposes Divisions in Egyptian Politics
The Revolution Will Be Live Streamed: The Role of the Internet in the Arab Spring: The Role of the Internet in the Arab Spring
Lebanon to join the Arab Spring?
The Persian Gulf and U.S. Strategy: Past and Future
Disintigrating Under Pressure: Saudi-U.S. Relations and the Syrian Conflict
Assessing the Effectiveness of Micro-finance Institutions in Jordan and Beyond
Prosecution, Politics, and Peace: Palestine’s Admittance to the International Criminal Court
Central and South Asia Section
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GST: India's Largest Economic Reform Since 1992
Investing in Kazakhstan: A Model of Chinese Power Acquisition
The Rise of Intolerance in India
The Past Guiding the Present: How Mongolia’s Soviet Past is Shaping its Development in the 21st Century
Will India Choose Israeli Technology or Iranian Oil?
The 2014 Indian Elections: The Rise of the BJP
Examining Modi's Defense Policy
The Indo-U.S. Relationship: Through the Lens of Republic Day
Hegemon Games: The Indo-Pak Question
Growing Forces: Foreign Investment in Central Asia
The Rupee Stumbles – What’s India’s Next Step?
The Enemy Behind the Gates: Pakistan's Teetering Talks
Indian Foreign Policy: In Search of a Direction
The Collapse of the India-Pakistan Talks
The Global Race to Myanmar
Trade: Is This the Way Ahead for Resolving Outstanding Disputes Between India and Pakistan?
Theme Section
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Economic Effects of Brexit: Should The UK Leave?
Will Demographics Drive China’s Debt Towards Disaster?
Using Realpolitik to Understand American Involvement in NATO
Security, Money, and Culture: The Role of the WTO in the Resilience of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
The Effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Influence, Trade, and Resources
The Responsibility to Protect: A Well-Meaning yet Inadequate Solution to the Battle Between Sovereignty and Humanitarian Intervention
Disconnecting Dissent: The Dilemma of Privatized Public Speech and Free Information Online
Who Owns the Internet?: Control and Mastery of the New Public Sphere
Online Community Building: The Emotional, Social, and Political Challenges of Adapting to a New Way of Being Together
“The Great Firewall” as an Inefficient Barrier
Borderline Open: The Barriers of Schengen
The World’s Most Dangerous Border: Refugees in the Mediterranean Are Fighting for Their Lives
Overcoming the Physical Barriers of Natural Disasters: Despair and Hope in post-Hurricane Dominica
From Past to Present: The Porous Nature of the DRC’s Borders
India's Struggle for Gender Equality
A False Sense of Protection: Failure of the UN to Address Allegations of Sexual Assault Against Peacekeepers
Scapegoats of Politics: How the Malaysian Transgender Community Fell Victim to the Politicization of Islam
Adversity and Perseverance: The Story of Bangladesh's Garment Worker
"Bye, Honey!": Brazilian Women Fight for Their Rights After Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment
Mexico's Unstable Democracy: Self-Defense Groups, Cartels, and the Struggle Over the Rule of Law
Obama to Trump: Immigration Policy Rhetoric and Resistance
Translating Democratic Theory into Constitutional Design: A Conversation with Professor Jefferey A. Lenowitz
The Reign In Spain: Analyzing the Catalan Threat to European Democratic Order
Reaching for the Sky: The New Age of Connection in Sri Lanka
The Battle for Ukraine
North Korea’s Strategy of Escalating Threats and Its Problems
Accusations of Pinkwashing in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Economies in Transformation, A Continent in Transition
The Dynastic Dictatorship Continued: The Internal Dynamics of North Korea and What to Expect From the New Leader
Russia's Gas Diplomacy
The "Oldest Profession" Organizes: A Conversation with Professor Gowri Vijayakumar
An Amazonian Legacy of Military Rule
Soldiers of Destiny, Deferred: Marriage Equality and Reproductive Rights in Irish Politics
A Tale of Two Courts: Why Chinese Capitalism Does Not Come With the Rule of Law
A Failure to Rise to the Occasion: Syria and the Future of “Responsibility to Protect”
South Sudan: Democracy Or Despair
Protests and Repression in a Digital Age
Wiping the Slate Clean: Modi's Water Conundrum
Increasing Oil Production: A Sound Approach to Achieving U.S. Energy Independence?
Water's Influence on Middle Eastern Policy: A Conversation with Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Allaban
A New Era for the Nile: The Effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Getting Past the Green Monster: An Analysis of Germany's Energy Transition
Theme Section Graphics
The African Union and a New Scramble: A Continent in Transition
Regional Perspectives
Pervasive Issues in China's Continued Urbanization
Art, Power, Politics, and Protest in Saudi Arabia
Should Europe Brace Itself for Brexit
Energy Analysis
Composition & Organs
African Union Timeline
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Interview with Dr. Sung-Yoon Lee, Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor in Korean Studies
A Historical and Political Understanding of Aid: The Implications and Conditions of Aid Packages
Park Geun-hye’s “New Kind of Korea” Prospects for Re-envisioned Inter-Korean Relations
Interview with Professor Nyangoni
Interview With Professor Padraig Carmody of Trinity College of Dublin, Author of The New Scramble for Africa
Timeline of U.S. Refugee Resettlement
A closer look into North Korea
How Does North Korea Stack Up?
According to the Expert: Interview With Professor Eva Bellin
Fulfilling an Ideological Destiny? An Insight into United States Policy Regarding the Syrian Conflict
PIS Off: Polish Women Mobilize to Reject Tightening of Abortion Restrictions
Brain Drain in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Downside of Migration
Grand Master and Pawns: Looking at the United States and Russia
In Putin’s Element: Why the U.S. Needs to Let Russia Take the Lead in Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons
In Syria, It’s the End of the Line
Greenback Boogie: The Story of Remittances from Central Asian Immigrants in Russia
Regional Perspectives
The EU as a Passive Actor
In Search of Home: The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the International Community
Vladimir Putin: The New Leader of the Free World?
Modi's Pakistan Strategy
Resistance Infographic
Mexico's Other Border: Human Rights Abuses of the Trans-North American Migrant Crisis
Most Significant Refugee Producing Countries
Syrian Conflict Statistics
The View From Moscow: Contention and Cooperation in the Middle East
A Discussion of the EU with Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
EU Timeline
Turkey's Membership in the EU: A Holy Venture?
Al-Shabaab and the Threats Posed to International Peace and Security
Interview with Professor Robert J. Art
Instability and Nationalism: Why Ecuador's Colombian Refugees Face Discrimination
ISIS Timeline
Interview with Professor Gary Jefferson
Contemporary Cyber-Terrorism
ISIS’ Rise to Prominence and Implications for the Future: A Conversation with Ambassador Dennis Ross
Qatar: An Uncertain Ally Against IS
Red to Pink: The Continued Evolution of the Chinese Internet Space
Russia’s Separatist Subversions: Return of the Steamroller, or Running Out of Steam?
Shifting Sands: Arab Tacit Support of Israel during the Recent Gaza Conflict
North Korea’s Other Crisis
China’s Korean Dilemma
State-Sponsored Separatism: the Specter of Russian Influence in Post-Revolution Ukraine
The Iraqi Crisis: The Effects of Sectarian Politics and Religious Divides
The Islamic State and the Rise of Western Jihadism: Interview with Professor Jytte Klausen
Regions Under Threat By Global Climate Change
Afro and African American Studies
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Malcolm X: A Misunderstood Legacy
Sociology
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The Implications of the Melting Pot: Examining the Political Socialization Process for Children of Immigrants
The Modern WelfareWarfare Nexus
Economics
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The Demise of Middle-Class America: Corporate-Performance Focused Development, Automation, and the Middle-Class Squeeze
Equity and Efficiency: Reconsidering the “Big Tradeoff”
Low Cost Carriers and the Future of Air Travel in Asia
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Debt As A Tool Of Inequity
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Bargaining Against Americans: How Public Sector Unions Undermine Accountability And Hurt Citizens
Could the European Union’s Agricultural Policy Serve as a Framework For US Agricultural Policy
Reducing Emissions in Developing Nations
No-Excuse Absentee Voting: A Fair Equalizer
Abortion Rights: Safeguarding Women’s Liberty
Diplomatic Immunity: Outdated, Unethical, And In Need of Reform
Archive
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Fall 2018
Spring 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa Section
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Burgeoning Cities and Suffering Publics: The Lagosian Infrastructure Trade-Off
An Explosive Climate: Spiraling Security Politics in the Lake Chad Basin
Africa's Digital Advance
The Language of Crisis
The African Gold Rush
Adowa Dance: Black Feminist Practice
The Panda’s Approach to Pandemonium: Managing Corruption in Nigeria
Student Movements in South Africa: Decolonization, Language, and Racial Justice
Foreign Investment in Africa: A Legacy of Unequal Relationships
The Politics of Inclusion
Uganda: The Politics of Persecution
The Politics of Destabilization: Interpreting Al Shabaab’s “Terrorist Attack” in Kenya
Senegal's Arduous Path Forward
Political Relations with Major Powers
A Half-Hearted Commitment to the Central African Republic
A Conflict-Free Congo: Can Corporations Revise Their Use of Conflict Minerals?
Rituals or Rights? The Politics of Female Genital Modification in Somalia
Mali: Tensions Between Islam, Ethnic Differences and the State
Manufactured Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa
Two Nigerias in Conflict: The Emergence of Boko Haram and its Implications for Nigerian Stability
US-Africa Summit: A Turning Point in Relations
A Change in Leadership at a Critical Period
The African Union and the International Criminal Court: Selective Justice?
Is the Fairytale Over For South Africa?
Interpreting US AFRICOM Toward a Future of Military Engagement on the African Continent
From Decentralization to Secession: Tuareg Rebels and the Quest for Balance in Mali
The Dragon's Gold: Chinese Investment in Africa
Deconstructing Boko Haram: Institutional Reform on the Path to Peace
Oil Money: Ghana’s Economic Considerations in the Global Oil Surplus
Protests in Ethiopia
Africa's Infrastructure: Leapfrogging the Traditional
Americas Section
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Three Kinds of Representation: The Case of Argentinian Women in Congress
American Military Presence in Okinawa: An Obsolete Endeavor
Abolish ICE: A History of the Agency and The New Movement for its Elimination
I Don’t Want to Talk About Vietnam”: U.S. Counterinsurgency between Saigon and Baghdad
Refugees in Canada: A Closer Look at the Safe Third Country Agreement
Sovereignty Under Attack?: The Costa Rican Case
Who, When, and How? Social Democracy Awaits in Cuba
Ni Una Menos: Twitter's Role in Fighting Femicide in Argentina
American Saber-Rattling Not Enough to Destroy Trade Relations with Canada
The Beaver and the Dragon: Canada's Strategic Embrace of China
Room For Improvement: Macri’s Economic Reforms, Argentine Political History, and the Argentinian Poor’s Protests
The More, The Merrier: Democracy, Corruption, and Impunity in Honduras
The Problem of Bouterse
The Socio-Economic Risk Factors that Culminated in the Zika Virus Outbreak
Trump’s Unfettered Populism and What It Could Mean for U.S. Foreign Relations
Cyber Attacks and Political Hacks: Implications of the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack
The Past, Present, and Future of the American Immigration System
The Path to a Global Internet
Threat from the East: China's Pivot to Latin America
State of Anarchy: The International Void Created by Maras in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Redefining Cuban Relations: A Closer Look at the End of the Cuban Embargo
The Dilemma of Mutual Understanding
The End of an Era: The Normalization of U.S.-Cuban Relations
Leader by Default: Why the Sun Has Yet to Set on American Global Leadership
Colombia and the FARC: Peace at Last?
Brazil’s Elections: The Long-Term Implications of a Tight Presidential Race
The Enduring Popularity of Rafael Correa and the New Left
The Secret Ingredient: Why Drones are Vital to U.S. Hegemony
Effects of Snowden’s NSA Leaks on U.S. Foreign Relations
The Failure of The United States’ Arab Spring Strategy
Apocalypse Postponed: The Enduring Importance of Maintaining the Arms Control Regime
Judicial Review or Institutionalized Racism?
Negotiating with North Korea: Try and Try Again
Celebrating Fifty Years of Diplomatic Gridlock: U.S.-Cuba Relations in 2012
Regional Integration and Private Sector Growth in Cuba
The Prospects of Slavery Reparations in the Caribbean
Protests Reflect Infrastructural Inadequacies in Brazil
History in the Making or a Recipe for Disaster? El Salvador’s Gang Truce Examined
Debating Iran: Can the United States Make a Deal with the Devil?
Priority for 21st Century Defense: A Sustainable U.S. Military Strategy
The Rise of Drones in American Foreign Policy
From a Dirt Road to a Green Cup: Brazil 2014
Leftward Shifts and Power Shifts: Latin America’s Pink Tide
Asia-Pacfic Section
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No Country for the Rohingya: An Explanation of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
The Future of American Trade Fear in East Asia
Entering The Chinese Room: China's Quest to Lead a New World Order
A Second Red Wedding: The Complications of Sino-Russian Relations
The Break Up: China and North Korea’s Toxic Relationship
Instability in the Middle Kingdom: The Shaky Foundations of China's Rise
The New Red Scare: An Examination of Cross-Strait Skepticism
A Realistic Move: China's New Silk Road
The Cost of Voting: How Xi Jinping Simultaneously Increased Democracy and Authoritarianism
Fishing For Trouble: The Economic Costs of Conflict in the South China Sea
The Danger of the Thucydides Trap: Xi Jinping's Visit to the United States
David vs. Goliath: The Philippines-China Arbitration Case
Xi's Return to Maoism
A Cause for Optimism?: China’s Energy Policy Post-COP21
The Show Goes On: Vietnam's Balancing Act
Redefining The State: Nationalism and the Push for Constitutional Revision in Japan
China’s Resources Policy: Expanding Influence
China’s Maritime Strategy: The Pursuit of Regional Dominance
China’s Geo-economics: Politics of Inequality
China’s Transition of Power: Domestic Struggles for Political Dominance
Confrontations Between Tibetan Protestors and the CCP Police Continue
2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster and Aftermath
Why Would China Want a Democratized Hong Kong?
East Asian Regional Integration
Stronger Together: A Case for ASEAN Military Integration
Capitalism Fights to Survive in China’s Special Administrative Regions
China’s Increased Involvement in Afghanistan Divergent from U.S. Wants
The Future of the Tibetan Problem
The Geopolitical Implications of the Indo-Japanese Abe-Modi Summit
Australia Experiences Heightened Degree of Geopolitical Influence U.S. and China Eye Each Other’s Moves in the Asia Pacific
Xi Jinping’s AntiCorruption Campaign: Stalinist Purge, or Second Chance for the Chinese Communist Party?
South China Sea Territorial Disputes ‘Rock The Boat’ of Regional Security
Europe Section
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Nominal Interests: A Breakthrough in the Ongoing Name Dispute Between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece
The Reinvention of the National Front
Democracy in Transition: Hungary's Descent into Authoritarianism
(Un)Orthodox Nationalism
Something is Rotting in the State of Denmark: Ethnic Nationalism Takes Root in Scandinavia
Blood, Oil, and Tears: Azerbaijan's Tradeoff Between Corruption and Growth
The Bear Awakens: Russia's Strategy to Sow Chaos in the West
Russia’s Return to Religion Signals Changes in Politics and Society, but Not Secularization
Spain: The Forgotten Frontier
Bye Bye Britain: Euroscepticism Threatens EU Solidarity in June Referendum
Europe's Migrant Dumping Ground: Serbia's Refugee Crisis
Regional Reconciliation: Evaluating Whether Cuba Will Join the OAS and the Subsequent Implications
Has Europe Got Milk?
Lifting the Iran Curtain: The Future of Economic Relations Between the EU and Tehran
Europe’s Take on the Rising Cost of Healthcare
Contrasting Eurozone Economies: The Good, the Bad, and the Corrupt
Europe's Take on Income Inequality
Russia’s Role in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Sustainer of Peace or Tension?
The Failure of Austerity
The Rise of Kazakhstan: A Solution for the EU’s Russian Energy Dependence?
Scotland After the Independence Referendum
Closing the European Security Gap
Europe Trading Up: The Strategic Importance of the TTIP
The UK to Tighten Immigration Restrictions
Old Powers, New Glory: U.K. and France’s Changing Roles in the New European Commission
Greece’s Political Pressure Cooker: the Rise of Radicalism
Caps Off: Analyzing the EU's Influence on Swiss Immigration Policy
Bulgaria and Romania’s Entry into the Schengen Treaty to be Further Postponed
Catalan Secession and Subsidiarity
The View from Independence Square
US-Russian Antagonism Reignited Over Human Rights Policy
The Dynamics of the Russia-China Relationship
European Action to Limit Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emission
Middle East and North Africa Section
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Confessionalism, the Rise of Hizbullah, and the May 2018 Elections in Lebanon
The Dilemma of Rebuilding the Cultural Heritage of Aleppo
Stars and Stripes in the Middle East: American Involvement in the Yemen Civil War
Unlikely Bedfellows: Israeli-Saudi Security Ties and the Middle East's Worst Kept Secret
The Constructed People: Kurdistan's Challenge to Iraqi Nation-Building
Globalism, Nationalism, and the Armenian Diaspora
The Turkish Coup Attempt: Was it an Erdogan Hoax?
Counterterrorism and Monarchical Power in Morocco
State and Familial Prostitution in Egypt
Post-Revolution Tunisia: The Challenges of Regional Inequality to the Political Transition
Examining Jordan's Influence in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Democracy in Tunisia
A Cold Peace: The Future of Egyptian-Israeli Relations
Can He Do It? Examining the Significance of Hassan Rouhani Regarding Iranian Relations
The Iranian Interim Deal: Perspectives and Implications
Transcending the Sunni-Shia Divide; An Overview of Al Qaeda-Iranian Relations
Turkey: The Middle East’s “It” Country, or Has It Outgrown Its Fifteen Minutes of Fame?
Religious Minorities in the MENA: The Baha'is and Druze in Israel
The Invisible Hand Behind the Arab Spring
Egypt as a Litmus Test
Instability in Yemen: A Rebel Takeover
Hitting Home: Understanding the Appeal of the Islamic State in the West
Lessons From Afghanistan
The Role of the US in Mediating the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict
The Everlasting Struggle: The Genius of Erdogan’s Political Rhetoric
Libya: Before and After the Fall of Muammar Gaddafi
Recent NGO Crisis Exposes Divisions in Egyptian Politics
The Revolution Will Be Live Streamed: The Role of the Internet in the Arab Spring: The Role of the Internet in the Arab Spring
Lebanon to join the Arab Spring?
The Persian Gulf and U.S. Strategy: Past and Future
Disintigrating Under Pressure: Saudi-U.S. Relations and the Syrian Conflict
Assessing the Effectiveness of Micro-finance Institutions in Jordan and Beyond
Prosecution, Politics, and Peace: Palestine’s Admittance to the International Criminal Court
Central and South Asia Section
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GST: India's Largest Economic Reform Since 1992
Investing in Kazakhstan: A Model of Chinese Power Acquisition
The Rise of Intolerance in India
The Past Guiding the Present: How Mongolia’s Soviet Past is Shaping its Development in the 21st Century
Will India Choose Israeli Technology or Iranian Oil?
The 2014 Indian Elections: The Rise of the BJP
Examining Modi's Defense Policy
The Indo-U.S. Relationship: Through the Lens of Republic Day
Hegemon Games: The Indo-Pak Question
Growing Forces: Foreign Investment in Central Asia
The Rupee Stumbles – What’s India’s Next Step?
The Enemy Behind the Gates: Pakistan's Teetering Talks
Indian Foreign Policy: In Search of a Direction
The Collapse of the India-Pakistan Talks
The Global Race to Myanmar
Trade: Is This the Way Ahead for Resolving Outstanding Disputes Between India and Pakistan?
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Economic Effects of Brexit: Should The UK Leave?
Will Demographics Drive China’s Debt Towards Disaster?
Using Realpolitik to Understand American Involvement in NATO
Security, Money, and Culture: The Role of the WTO in the Resilience of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
The Effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Influence, Trade, and Resources
The Responsibility to Protect: A Well-Meaning yet Inadequate Solution to the Battle Between Sovereignty and Humanitarian Intervention
Disconnecting Dissent: The Dilemma of Privatized Public Speech and Free Information Online
Who Owns the Internet?: Control and Mastery of the New Public Sphere
Online Community Building: The Emotional, Social, and Political Challenges of Adapting to a New Way of Being Together
“The Great Firewall” as an Inefficient Barrier
Borderline Open: The Barriers of Schengen
The World’s Most Dangerous Border: Refugees in the Mediterranean Are Fighting for Their Lives
Overcoming the Physical Barriers of Natural Disasters: Despair and Hope in post-Hurricane Dominica
From Past to Present: The Porous Nature of the DRC’s Borders
India's Struggle for Gender Equality
A False Sense of Protection: Failure of the UN to Address Allegations of Sexual Assault Against Peacekeepers
Scapegoats of Politics: How the Malaysian Transgender Community Fell Victim to the Politicization of Islam
Adversity and Perseverance: The Story of Bangladesh's Garment Worker
"Bye, Honey!": Brazilian Women Fight for Their Rights After Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment
Mexico's Unstable Democracy: Self-Defense Groups, Cartels, and the Struggle Over the Rule of Law
Obama to Trump: Immigration Policy Rhetoric and Resistance
Translating Democratic Theory into Constitutional Design: A Conversation with Professor Jefferey A. Lenowitz
The Reign In Spain: Analyzing the Catalan Threat to European Democratic Order
Reaching for the Sky: The New Age of Connection in Sri Lanka
The Battle for Ukraine
North Korea’s Strategy of Escalating Threats and Its Problems
Accusations of Pinkwashing in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Economies in Transformation, A Continent in Transition
The Dynastic Dictatorship Continued: The Internal Dynamics of North Korea and What to Expect From the New Leader
Russia's Gas Diplomacy
The "Oldest Profession" Organizes: A Conversation with Professor Gowri Vijayakumar
An Amazonian Legacy of Military Rule
Soldiers of Destiny, Deferred: Marriage Equality and Reproductive Rights in Irish Politics
A Tale of Two Courts: Why Chinese Capitalism Does Not Come With the Rule of Law
A Failure to Rise to the Occasion: Syria and the Future of “Responsibility to Protect”
South Sudan: Democracy Or Despair
Protests and Repression in a Digital Age
Wiping the Slate Clean: Modi's Water Conundrum
Increasing Oil Production: A Sound Approach to Achieving U.S. Energy Independence?
Water's Influence on Middle Eastern Policy: A Conversation with Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Allaban
A New Era for the Nile: The Effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Getting Past the Green Monster: An Analysis of Germany's Energy Transition
Theme Section Graphics
The African Union and a New Scramble: A Continent in Transition
Regional Perspectives
Pervasive Issues in China's Continued Urbanization
Art, Power, Politics, and Protest in Saudi Arabia
Should Europe Brace Itself for Brexit
Energy Analysis
Composition & Organs
African Union Timeline
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Interview with Dr. Sung-Yoon Lee, Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor in Korean Studies
A Historical and Political Understanding of Aid: The Implications and Conditions of Aid Packages
Park Geun-hye’s “New Kind of Korea” Prospects for Re-envisioned Inter-Korean Relations
Interview with Professor Nyangoni
Interview With Professor Padraig Carmody of Trinity College of Dublin, Author of The New Scramble for Africa
Timeline of U.S. Refugee Resettlement
A closer look into North Korea
How Does North Korea Stack Up?
According to the Expert: Interview With Professor Eva Bellin
Fulfilling an Ideological Destiny? An Insight into United States Policy Regarding the Syrian Conflict
PIS Off: Polish Women Mobilize to Reject Tightening of Abortion Restrictions
Brain Drain in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Downside of Migration
Grand Master and Pawns: Looking at the United States and Russia
In Putin’s Element: Why the U.S. Needs to Let Russia Take the Lead in Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons
In Syria, It’s the End of the Line
Greenback Boogie: The Story of Remittances from Central Asian Immigrants in Russia
Regional Perspectives
The EU as a Passive Actor
In Search of Home: The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the International Community
Vladimir Putin: The New Leader of the Free World?
Modi's Pakistan Strategy
Resistance Infographic
Mexico's Other Border: Human Rights Abuses of the Trans-North American Migrant Crisis
Most Significant Refugee Producing Countries
Syrian Conflict Statistics
The View From Moscow: Contention and Cooperation in the Middle East
A Discussion of the EU with Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
EU Timeline
Turkey's Membership in the EU: A Holy Venture?
Al-Shabaab and the Threats Posed to International Peace and Security
Interview with Professor Robert J. Art
Instability and Nationalism: Why Ecuador's Colombian Refugees Face Discrimination
ISIS Timeline
Interview with Professor Gary Jefferson
Contemporary Cyber-Terrorism
ISIS’ Rise to Prominence and Implications for the Future: A Conversation with Ambassador Dennis Ross
Qatar: An Uncertain Ally Against IS
Red to Pink: The Continued Evolution of the Chinese Internet Space
Russia’s Separatist Subversions: Return of the Steamroller, or Running Out of Steam?
Shifting Sands: Arab Tacit Support of Israel during the Recent Gaza Conflict
North Korea’s Other Crisis
China’s Korean Dilemma
State-Sponsored Separatism: the Specter of Russian Influence in Post-Revolution Ukraine
The Iraqi Crisis: The Effects of Sectarian Politics and Religious Divides
The Islamic State and the Rise of Western Jihadism: Interview with Professor Jytte Klausen
Regions Under Threat By Global Climate Change
Afro and African American Studies
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Malcolm X: A Misunderstood Legacy
Sociology
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The Implications of the Melting Pot: Examining the Political Socialization Process for Children of Immigrants
The Modern WelfareWarfare Nexus
Economics
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The Demise of Middle-Class America: Corporate-Performance Focused Development, Automation, and the Middle-Class Squeeze
Equity and Efficiency: Reconsidering the “Big Tradeoff”
Low Cost Carriers and the Future of Air Travel in Asia
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