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Ratifying Without Resolve

Gabriella Armato April 1, 2015

The 21st century was met with an explosion of international documents intended to protect universal human rights. Indeed, the international community is currently flooded with

After Every Winter Comes Spring: Tunisia’s Democratic Flowering

Yun Ru Phua March 31, 2015

On December 17th, 2010, a 26 year-old vegetable-seller named Mohamed Bouazizi had his unlicensed cart and products confiscated by a policewoman in the Tunisian city

Mr. Xi Jinping, Tear Down This (Fire)Wall

Old Writer March 31, 2015

In Beijing, signs throughout the city read: “Patriotism, Innovation, Inclusiveness, Virtue.” Like most political slogans, this particular one relies heavily on wishful thinking and an

China’s Growing Role in the Afghanistan Peace Process

Lilac Peterson March 31, 2015

Following decades of cautious foreign policy, China is now taking a significant role in helping to secure peace in neighboring Afghanistan. China’s interest in Afghanistan

Falling Forward: The Ramifications of Libya’s Oil Crisis

Manahil Shah March 30, 2015

Oil has fueled the Libyan economy for years, but major clashes between political factions within the nation have produced disastrous consequences for the once lucrative

Three Decades Late: U.S.-Cuba Relations

Yun Ru Phua March 30, 2015

Fifty-four years after diplomatic fallout, the United States and Cuba are finally ready to let bygones be bygones. In his State of the Union address

Snapchat Terrorism: Liberty and Security in Britain

Giacomo Tognini March 30, 2015

When two gunmen stormed the central Paris office of Charlie Hebdo in early January, and slaughtered the magazine’s most prominent cartoonists, Europe stood still in

Unlikely Bedfellows

Manahil Shah March 18, 2015

President Obama’s newfound friendship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the world speculating about the potential strengthening of an alliance between two crucial players

The Remarkable Rise of Mozambique

Quinn Schwab March 17, 2015

Since the 1990s, Africa has emerged as a region defined by rapid political and economic transformation. By establishing accountable, democratic governments and instituting new economic

A Failed State No More: Somalia’s Waning War

Giacomo Tognini March 1, 2015

Sleek Boeing 737-800s operated by Turkish Airlines fly into Mogadishu’s gleaming new international airport as patients flock to the recently refurbished Erdoan hospital, the best-equipped

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