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Ringed by Walls – Changing Perceptions of Israel in the U.S and Abroad

Zaki Alattar January 17, 2016

As President Barack Obama delivered the words “A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself”, many analysts pointed the statement as an adage against

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The Fake Liberation: Dissecting the Impact of Saudi Arabia’s “All-Women” Cities

Rea Savla January 12, 2016

Saudi Arabia, the country where women are not allowed to go in public without a chaperone, have individual rights in court, drive, wear clothes that

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Guatemala’s new president, the comedian—Morales’ Morality Campaign

Lilac Peterson January 7, 2016

Beginning in April, Guatemala’s streets swelled with massive weekly protests calling for two goals: for President Otto Perez Molina to step down, and to end

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To the Land of the Kiwis—Problems Arising from the Chinese and Indian Tidal Wave of Immigration to New Zealand

Old Writer January 5, 2016

New Zealand today has more ethnicities than there are countries in the world. Starting in 2013, the land of the Kiwis has seen record net gains

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The Nordic Model: No Universal Holy Grail

Ana Singh December 31, 2015

Nordic countries have become somewhat of an international sensation. In the last decade, they seemed impervious to the economic and social woes that ossified economic

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Turkey’s Role in the Syrian Crisis

Khairuldeen Al Makhozoomi December 24, 2015

Turkey’s assistance to the Islamic State goes beyond providing open borders for ISIS militants. By the end of 2015, Turkey is expected to host as

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The Waning Hermit Kingdom (Part II): The Challenges of Korean Reunification

Ana Singh December 23, 2015

In January 2014, the North Korean government supposedly announced that it had successfully landed a man on the sun. However, contrary to such macho announcements

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“Leapfrogging”: Can developing countries truly skip over fossil fuel reliance in favor of renewable energies?

Old Writer November 28, 2015

There is a popular argument that progress and growth are not possible without reliance on fossil fuel-powered energy.  Examples abide to support this claim: almost

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It Takes Two to Tango

Madison Chapman November 23, 2015

What a bitter runoff between Argentine frontrunners means for its democracy At the first Democratic National Debate, Bernie Sanders knowingly quipped that people would be

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Argentina’s Soiled National Fabric: The Dirty War, Trials, and Truth Commissions

Madison Chapman November 21, 2015

The truth can be painful. Yet it is, paradoxically, the only way to personal and social peace in Argentina—a country seriously marred by its own

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