In the early fall of 2013, China’s President Xi Jinping announced the launch of a…
Category: The International Economy
the state of the international economy and its impact on our generation, i.e. The global job market, the G20 summit
COVID-19: Globalism’s Achilles Heel
As COVID-19 spreads around the world, everyday life for hundreds of millions has been drastically…
McDonaldization and its Discontents
In the summer of 2019, McDonald’s debuted a special international menu with four delicious fan…
The Dragon and the Eagle: Where the United States’ Chinese Foreign Policy is Failing
The hostile relationship between the People’s Republic of China and the United States isn’t anything…
State of the European Union
Two years after the British people narrowly voted for a “Brexit” referendum to withdraw the…
Bayer Acquires Monsanto: Controversy & Implications for Global Agriculture
Following two years of negotiations and approval seeking from various governmental bodies, the acquisition of the…
Adam Schiff: Bernard Brodie Lecture and Interview
Congressman Adam Schiff came to UCLA to give the Bernard Brodie Lecture on the Conditions…
Trump’s Isolationist America
Swept into office almost a year ago now, Donald Trump was elected in part because…
Redefining International Interdependency: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the most revolutionary, comprehensive international agreement that any country has…
Randomized Approaches to Development: An Interview with Economist Esther Duflo
Last week, Generation Editor-in-Chief Holt Alden and Editor Arturo Siguenza spoke with world-renowned economist and…