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Iran is at a tipping point, but it’s about much more than modesty laws
On September 13, 2022, Iran’s morality police detained Masha Amini for improperly wearing her hijab. Once in custody, Amini was...
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Jan 5, 20234 min read


Confederating Central Asia: The Iroquois Model
The year is 1701. A fire burns inside a colossal wooden Longhouse near modern-day Syracuse, New York. Around it delegates from five...
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Dec 11, 20226 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


The World’s Suicide Capital: Colonialism’s Impact on Greenland’s Mental Health Crisis
Tasiilaq is a sleepy town of 2,017 located on Greenland’s eastern coast. The town is dotted with colorful homes, small businesses, a...
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Dec 10, 20224 min read


The Political Implications of China’s Zero-Covid Strategy
Until very recently, China was the only country in the world still holding fast to a zero-Covid strategy, an approach that focuses on...
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Dec 9, 20225 min read


Mothers & Motherlands: The Forgotten Legacy of Slavery in the United States
I once had a friend who loved the ocean. He would sink his feet into the scorching sand and let gravity pull him toward the ground. He...
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Dec 9, 20225 min read


The Line: Ushering in the Future or a Smokescreen for Repression?
In January 2021, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia announced The Line, a “civilization revolution” designed to...
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Dec 9, 20226 min read


Democracy In Decline: How BJP Has Caused India’s Fall From Freedom
At the 2021 International Summit for Democracy, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched his address by stating he was “proud to...
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Dec 9, 20225 min read


Migrant Domestic Workers in Oman: A Lost Population
Fatmata left her home in Sierra Leone in February of 2020, packing her bags for the Sultanate of Oman in hopes of securing “a better...
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Dec 7, 20225 min read


Double Standards: Why Do We Care Less About War in the Global South?
Since the outset of the occupation of Ukraine, the Western world has remained hypervigilant, immersed in constant media coverage and...
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Dec 1, 20225 min read


How You Could Have Predicted Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, and Other Lessons in Media Signaling
As we now well know, on February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Three months earlier to the day, on December 24, Russia made a very...
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Nov 29, 20224 min read


Drought in the Fertile Crescent
“The Hour will not occur until the Euphrates recedes, uncovering a mountain of gold over which people will fight. Ninety-nine out of...
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Nov 29, 20223 min read


The Death of The Queen and the Legacy of the British Empire
When Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, the world seemed to come to a brief but crashing halt. While many leaders from across...
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Nov 22, 20224 min read


Ethiopia: A Country in Crisis
Editors’ Note: On November 2, 2022, after this article was written, a peace deal between the TPLF and Ethiopia was signed. Although the...
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Nov 18, 20227 min read


As the World Crumbles, Who Will Foot the Bill?
It happened at night. The people awoke as the walls began to shake, disrupting what would otherwise have been a normal August night in...
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Nov 18, 20225 min read


Tomato Soup and Mashed Potatoes: Recipe for Nothing
Two anti-fossil fuel activists throw tomato soup on a Van Gogh, glue themselves to a wall, and ask: “What is worth more: art or life?”...
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Nov 15, 20226 min read


The Integration of Ukrainian Refugees into the Education System in Germany and Poland
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, millions of Ukrainians have been displaced, both within and outside the...
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Nov 15, 20224 min read


Interpreting Sri Lanka’s Organic Farming Failure
On July 9, 2022, more than 100,000 Sri Lankan protesters stormed the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, forcing the president to...
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Nov 14, 20225 min read


All Roads Lead to Beijing: The Sino-Angolan Trade Relationship and Unserious Accusations of Neocolon
In the last few decades, the government of the People’s Republic of China has sought to grow its influence in not only the Indo-China...
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Nov 14, 20225 min read


Nicaragua: Putin’s New Client State
On June 11, 2022, the Nicaraguan Government under President Daniel Ortega authorized Russian military forces to enter the country for the...
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Nov 14, 20225 min read
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