- AfricaFeaturedGlobalizationInternational Trade
China’s Strategic African Exploitation
by Tala Ahmadi August 6, 2017The minibus violently jostled left and right as we hit a road under construction. Awoken from my nap, I looked out the window half…
- GeopoliticsMiddle EastSecurity and Conflict
Al Jazeera and the Gulf Crisis: Consequences of Partial Press Freedom
by Jemma Tan July 15, 2017The regularly tumultuous region of the Middle East was sent into an unprecedented tailspin last month when the Gulf Cooperation Council, a group of…
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How the EU’s internal dysfunction is complicating the migrant crisis
by Da Eun Choi May 20, 2017Since the Arab Spring in 2011, the already heavy flow of migrants from Africa and the Middle East to Europe has spiked. Over half…
On February 13 2017, Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, died in Malaysia. Kim was apparently poisoned with a…
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Trump’s Positive Decision on Iran Deal May Allow World to Prosper
by Conor McDonald April 26, 2017To a vast number of political and nuclear scientists, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between the United States and Iran is considered…
- EuropeFeaturedPopulism
To Resist Le Pen, France Must Overcome A Nationalistic Precedent
by Sarah Wyman April 21, 20172016 was a productive year for the populist far-right. With Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and Donald Trump’s victory in the…