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Colombia: Giving Peace (Negotiations) A Chance
On September 23, Colombians awoke to the unexpected news of a peace accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...
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Oct 19, 20154 min read
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Warsaw’s Economic War
Relations between Poland and Russia have never been described as warm. While their robust economic cooperation may have had a mutually...
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Oct 17, 20155 min read
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The Bogeyman’s Advocate: A Retrospective Look at Xi Jinping’s State Visit
When Donald Trump found out that the White House was hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner, he decided he should...
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Oct 15, 20156 min read
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Finding the Humanitarian Approach: Refugees and a Shared Responsibility
On August 27, an unsuspecting Austrian Autobahn worker happened upon an abandoned truck on the side of the road. What he found inside...
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Oct 14, 20156 min read
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A New Cyber State of Affairs
Clear your calendars…or, at least the ones on your phone and computer. Thanks to a presidential proclamation, this October is once again...
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Oct 14, 20155 min read
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Losing Ground: What Today’s Global Refugee Crisis Tells Us About Preparing Our World For Climate Cha
In his historic address to Congress in September, Pope Francis likened the magnitude of the current refugee crisis to that of World War...
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Oct 12, 20156 min read
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The Polluter (Never) Pays: Southeast Asia’s Recurring Haze Crisis
Singapore’s Central Business District is known for its world-famous skyline. It boasts towering skyscrapers, a giant Ferris wheel, and...
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Oct 12, 20155 min read
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Jeremy Corbyn and the Rise of the Radical Left
Amid a flurry of impatient press members and anxious voters, representatives of Britain’s Labour party gathered at a special conference...
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Oct 8, 20154 min read
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China and the Federal Reserve: An Emerging Responsibility in Emerging Markets
It’s the biggest news of the season that isn’t news: The United States Federal Reserve has once again opted not to raise the federal...
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Oct 7, 20154 min read
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Pacifism in the Pacific: Japan’s New Military
Last week, Japan’s upper chamber of parliament approved new guidelines to allow the country’s military “to engage in overseas combat...
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Oct 5, 20156 min read
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Ayotzinapa: Mexico’s Unhealed Wound
Today marks the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 Mexican students from the Rural Teachers’ College of Ayotzinapa in the...
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Sep 26, 20155 min read
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Celebrating Victory Amid Turkish Troubles
On August 29 and 30, to commemorate a moment of national freedom, an open-air auditorium in Turkey’s capital hosted a magical encounter...
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Sep 6, 20156 min read
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Charged Up: How Georgia’s energy future could change geopolitics
On January 22nd, 2006, two Russian-controlled natural gas pipelines in the North Caucasus exploded. The impending delays to energy...
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Aug 18, 20155 min read
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Israel’s Economic Pivot
Over the past few years, the European Union has become increasingly vocal in its criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians,...
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Aug 11, 20156 min read
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Indigeneity, Horizontal Inequality and the Shortcomings of Peña Nieto’s Education Reform
Nestled in Mexico’s Santiago Valley, deep in the southern region of the country, lies Santiago Mexquititlán, a township of about ten...
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Aug 2, 20155 min read
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Israel’s Chance in a Season of Change
In just a few short months this summer, the world has borne witness to a rapidly and profoundly altered status quo. In the United States,...
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Jul 26, 20156 min read
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Outcast: Georgia’s Continued Obstacles to EU Membership
In March, the Republic of Georgia took a considerable step forward on the road to full membership in the European Union. The country...
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Jul 15, 20154 min read
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2015: The Year for Turkey
For a generation that has been disappointed one too many times by the promise of participatory democracy to anticipate any real change,...
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Jun 8, 20159 min read
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Les Femmes du Maroc: Lalla Essaydi’s Feminist Response to Colonial Art
Lalla Essaydi’s photographic art depicting Arab women emerges from a simple yet powerful idea for the image: women, their clothing, their...
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May 30, 20154 min read
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Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez, McOndo, and the Straitjacket of Cultural Identity
Over one year has passed since Colombian writer Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez passed away, leaving behind one of the richest and most beloved...
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May 13, 20154 min read
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