From Abandoned to Essential: China’s Ban on International Adoptions Signals a New Era for Daughters
By Makena Tom
For decades, Chinese daughters were abandoned in favor of sons, leading to waves of international adoptions like Kate's. This new restriction on international adoption seems to signal a change in how Chinese society views its daughters today.
Eren Yeager and America’s Preemptive Foreign Policy Strategy
By Nicolas Naing
“If we kill all our enemies on the other side of the sea, will we...

Prop. 36 Would Curb Rates of Theft and Drug Addiction
By Caspar Turner
A national drug crisis and a shoplifting epidemic have combined to make California, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, a hotbed of petty crime. Now Californians will have the opportunity to undo this trend, at least in part.
Human Rights Issues in California: The Case of Human Trafficking
By Daniel Villatroro
Human trafficking is a dark shadow looming over California, silently ensnaring thousands each year. It's...

Posts tagged as “arctic”

Heating up in the High Arctic

By Liam Frolund on November 23, 2019

The idea of global warming has physically manifested itself most clearly in the melting ice caps. Series of satellite images can quantitatively determine that polar…

How Climate Change Will Empower Russia

How Climate Change Will Empower Russia

By Anis Guedoir on August 26, 2018

Frozen in Place: Canada’s Arctic Policy

Frozen in Place: Canada’s Arctic Policy

By Old Writer on March 29, 2017

Northwest Passage

By Jae Lee on April 25, 2015

The Northern Sea Route: Could It Be The New Suez Canal?

By Jeffrey Kuperman on December 22, 2014

Breaking the Ice: The Politics of the Arctic Council

By Old Writer on November 23, 2014