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President Obama’s Unfinished Drone Legacy
by Holt Alden November 16, 2016The abundance of news focused on the U.S. presidential election has left little room for the discussion of President Obama’s national security legacy. This…
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Iran at a Crossroad: Balancing Economic and Environmental Pressures
by Katie Linder November 9, 2016Although it remains an issue of contentious debate, the Iran Nuclear Deal has been widely regarded as a necessary step to ensure international security…
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JASTA: A Tragedy of American Hypocrisy, Sovereign Immunity, and International Relations
by Maya Yang October 15, 2016In a rare show of bipartisanship on September 28 this year, the United States Congress overwhelmingly overrode President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against…
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US Involvement in Afghan Poppy Fields
by Changyeun Hahn December 1, 2016In 2012, pictures emerged of US soldiers in the Helmand province guarding poppy fields. These fields are the sources of opium, which is used…
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Medicine Across Borders: Building a US-Israeli Stem Cell Partnership
by Jason Lui September 21, 2016America’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…
The outcome of the European Union (EU) referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) has ushered in a period of geopolitical and economic uncertainty. As…

