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The Most Dangerous Precedent
“It has been a long time since we last met, and I hope it will be a long time before we have to part.” In his address to the 2018 Boao...
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Jan 17, 20234 min read


Most Likely to Change the World
Throughout history, youth voices across the world have played integral roles in protest movements. Facing coordinated state violence...
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Jan 17, 20234 min read


DNA Deception
In 2016, a woman in San Francisco was subjected to the intrusive process of a rape kit after suffering from domestic violence and sexual...
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Jan 17, 20236 min read


Not In My Ecosystem
The California Supreme Court’s March 3rd decision ruling that UC Berkeley must keep its enrollment at 2020 levels was a major blow to the...
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Jan 17, 20235 min read


Fit to Serve
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, Western powers are undoubtedly assessing their own military capabilities. The United States...
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Jan 15, 20234 min read


Temporarily Protected, Permanently in Limbo
As the Russian invasion rages on in Ukraine, countries from around the world have come together to support refugees fleeing the country....
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Jan 15, 20235 min read


Neutral No More?
Switzerland is best known for its cheese, chocolate, and unwavering commitment to maintaining neutrality in geopolitical conflicts....
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Jan 13, 20234 min read


Rare Earth Rush
Today’s energy crisis harkens back to the 1973 oil shock, during which Arab petrostates instituted an oil embargo against Western...
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Jan 13, 20235 min read


Handkerchiefs for Hope
In Buenos Aires, a crowd of protestors dressed in green gathered in the Plaza de Mayo to patiently await the decision of the Argentinian...
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Jan 13, 20235 min read


Contractual Consent
In 1995, Bai Junfeng tortured and then forcibly penetrated his wife Yao, leading her into a coma that nearly took her life. Yet the...
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Jan 13, 20235 min read


Sanctions 2.0
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine carries on, economic sanctions remain the principal deterrence strategy of the United States and other...
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Dec 11, 20225 min read


Ditching Nord Stream for Nuclear
When hostilities between Russia and Ukraine erupted just a few weeks ago, NATO member states took measures to deter crisis by sending...
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Mar 15, 20225 min read


Decoding Speech: The implications of giving computer code First Amendment protections
Today in the United States, anyone equipped with the right string of 0s and 1s can 3D print an unregistered and untraceable assault...
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Mar 7, 20225 min read


France’s Fight for the Right
An early assessment of the French presidential candidate Éric Zemmour Editors’ Note: This article was written in November 2021, so some...
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Mar 3, 20226 min read


The CIA Doesn’t Want You to Know Who Killed JFK
How the CIA & FBI’s handling of JFK’s murder created modern conspiracy culture In November of this year, QAnon supporters gathered at...
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Mar 3, 20224 min read


Artificial Ethics
Problematizing the ethical development of artificial intelligence Since the introduction of the Tin Man in “The Wizard of Oz,” people...
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Mar 3, 20225 min read


Pipelines of Mistrust
As many as 12.8 million lead pipes wind through homes, businesses, and schools in the United States, making lead poisoning a reality for...
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Feb 24, 20224 min read


An Economic Bandaid
Inflation: We hear about it all the time, but what does it actually mean for our daily lives? This economic phenomenon—which refers to a...
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Feb 24, 20223 min read


UNMIKstakably Complicated
Resolving ethnic conflict in Kosovo requires prioritizing both political and economic institution-building Few things symbolize the...
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Feb 24, 20226 min read


Protection Correction
How involuntary solitary confinement infringes upon the rights of incarcerated LGBTQ+ individuals With homophobia and transphobia deeply...
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Feb 24, 20224 min read
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