America’s ban on stem cell research in the early 2000’s opened up opportunities for other countries to advance in the field at the US’s expense. In August 9, 2001, President…
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GeopoliticsMiddle EastSecurity and Conflict
The United Arab Emirates – Why One of the Most Peaceful Countries in the Middle East is Involved in the War in Yemen
Since last March, violence has increased in Yemen’s war between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition. The latter, in what many consider a proxy war, aims to restore…
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The outcome of the European Union (EU) referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) has ushered in a period of geopolitical and economic uncertainty. As the UK grapples with the transition,…
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FeaturedGlobal HealthSociety and CultureWomen's Rights
Cutting Them Close: Female Genital Mutilation Today
A few months ago, I read the heartbreaking story of Mariya Karimjee, an American girl of South Asian origin who underwent a female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure when she was…
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Crisis ReliedEuropeFeaturedGeopoliticsImmigrationReligionSociety and Culture
A closer look at refugee integration in Europe (Part II)
The first part of this article addresses integration policies in France and may be read in full here. Sweden: A multicultural model Sweden has struggled with sub-replacement fertility since millions…
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A young boy plays in the abandoned complex where he lives with more than 135 other refugees in Toulouse, France. SourceCrisis ReliedEuropeFeaturedGeopoliticsImmigrationReligionSociety and CultureA closer look at refugee integration in Europe (Part I)
In 2015, over 1.3 million people displaced by war and conflict sought asylum in Europe. Of this number, only 292,540 were refugees—individuals approved for asylum and guaranteed protection by the…
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Vigil of solidarity in the wake of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Fibonacci Blue, Flickr, (CC) SourceSaturday, June 12th, marked yet another horrific case of mass homicide in America—another shooting to emblazon headlines, another series of lives lost at the mercy of a speeding bullet. The…
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From Right to Left: Christiane Amanpour, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School Student Journalists, Susan Oh, Arturo Siguenza UCLA PhotographyUCLA and the WorldThe Evolution of Journalism – An Exclusive Interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
On April 13, 2016, CNN’s chief international correspondent and award-winning journalist Christiane Amanpour spoke at UCLA’s Korn Convocation Hall for the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Series. The series was created…
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The Generation is, first and foremost, a foreign affairs magazine. After the painful events that occurred on campus yesterday, however, I realized that it is a magazine built on educating…
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AfricaFeaturedSociety and CultureWomen's Rights
Domestic Violence in Ghana: Socially Accepted and Judicially Trivialized
The West African country of Ghana’s deeply entrenched patriarchal culture, where the husband’s exclusive rights to his wife trump her own, condones domestic violence. Most Ghanaian women are told that…
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