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Labour’s Path Back to Power
2019 was a historically disastrous year for the British Labour Party. The December election produced its worst defeat since 1935, giving...
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Nov 19, 20205 min read


Pot or Not: the High Stakes of New Zealand’s Cannabis Referendum
For decades, Aotearoa (New Zealand) has been suffering from the wounds inflicted by our own “war on drugs” campaign. Laws need to promote...
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Nov 15, 20206 min read


What the Renewable Energy Market Can Tell Us About the Future of Global Geopolitics
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced to the UN’s General Assembly in September that his country would achieve carbon neutrality by...
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Nov 12, 20205 min read


BitMEX: The Digital World’s Latest Black Market
Cryptocurrency – once thought of as a lucrative way to make quick cash has transformed into treacherous and illegal territory. Left...
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Nov 11, 20204 min read


Preaching Preservation: Religious Leaders and Climate Change
Water scarcity currently affects billions of people worldwide. In the coming years, it is expected to become increasingly severe due to...
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May 28, 20204 min read


Brexit’s Threat to English Soccer
The English Premier League (EPL) is a colossal industry and a pillar of English society. In the 2017/2018 season, England’s top soccer...
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May 27, 20206 min read


An Uncertain Future: European Leadership Amid the US Retreat
Europe is in the throes of a leadership crisis. For signs of mounting concerns over a possible leadership vacuum, look no further than...
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May 27, 20207 min read


Cutting Ties: Cameroon’s Path to Monetary Autonomy
In the midst of electoral fraud and corruption scandals, President Paul Biya of Cameroon visited the 2019 French military Bastille Day...
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May 26, 20207 min read


Harm and Inefficacy: the U.S. sanctions on Cuba
Over a span of 43 years and across 8 American presidencies, the CIA came up with or executed plans to assassinate former Cuban leader...
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May 22, 20205 min read


BPR Interviews: Vera Molnár
Vera Molnár, considered by many scholars and historians to be the world’s first female digital artist, began her career in the mid-1940s....
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May 19, 20207 min read


The U.S. – Canada Northwest Passage Dispute
Canada and the United States enjoy a peaceful coexistence – as allies and trading partners, they tend to cooperate on most important...
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Apr 8, 20204 min read


Disinformation Prevention and Defending Democracy in Taiwan
Tsai Ing-wen triumphed over challenger Han Kuo-yu in January and sealed her second term as President of Taiwan. Tsai, of the Democratic...
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Apr 8, 20205 min read


The G-Word: Why The US Needs to Recognize Genocides
For a century, the United States government refused to recognize the systematic murder and explusion of 1.5 million Armenians under the...
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Apr 8, 20205 min read


Why Lebanon’s Protests Aren’t Stopping
Editor’s Note: This article was completed in November of 2019. The delay in publishing was due to factors outside of the writer’s...
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Apr 8, 20205 min read


Putin’s Pipeline: The Dangers of Nord Stream 2
Nord Stream 2 may well be the most controversial construction project in the world. The 1,200 kilometer pipeline, extending from...
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Apr 8, 20204 min read


Whose Pipeline Is It Anyway?
It has taken three years and one pipeline for the Trump administration to respond to Vladimir Putin’s increasingly hostile Russia. Since...
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Mar 2, 20206 min read


Cryptomining, Post-Soviet Nationalism, and Monetary Sovereignty in Abkhazi and Transnistria
Along the continental rift between Europe and Asia exists another border: that between three globally recognized countries and their four...
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Mar 2, 20206 min read


The Huawei Question: The U.S. Campaign Against the Booming Chinese Tech Giant
Chinese technology and telecommunication company Huawei is a rising giant in the global marketplace. However, China is increasingly...
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Mar 2, 20206 min read


Repetitive Mistakes: Mexico’s New National Guard
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s (AMLO) historical and unprecedented electoral win was met with high hopes of transformative change, but due...
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Mar 1, 20206 min read


Coronavirus: The Racism of Fear
As of February 9, 2020, the Coronavirus outbreak has claimed over 600 lives and infected over 80,000. The figures have surpassed the SARS...
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Mar 1, 20205 min read
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