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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…
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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…
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Of Drones and Terrexes: The Seizure of Military Vehicles
by Teng Wen Li March 8, 2017In December 2016, sailors from a Chinese warship seized a United States unmanned underwater vehicle operating in the international waters of the South China…
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Trump Administration Threatens the Future of Global Female Contraceptive Use
by Jason Lui February 28, 2017Technology and medicine have pushed the boundaries of innovation since the beginning of the 21st century, but women’s reproductive health remains one of the…