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The Reshuffling of Power in the 21st Century
by Jade Faircloth April 8, 2024The international system is marked by shifts in power. Historically, the international power structure has cycled through a carousel of unipolarity, bipolarity, and multi-polarity,…
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From Silence to Solidarity: United States Public Diplomacy in Response to Genocide in the 20th Century
by thegeneration April 8, 2024By Sariah Perera, University of Southern California Introduction: Genocide and Public Diplomacy Genocide is a human creation – both the action and the word…
Global Deadlock At the Munich Security Conference on February 16th, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a dire assessment of the current state of global…
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Navigating International Terrorism from an American Point of View
by Jade Faircloth February 2, 2024The events of September 11th (9/11) permanently altered the security foundations of the United States. 9/11 not only destabilized American dominance over global operations…
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The Complex Realities of Migrant Labor Exploitation in the GCC
by Leena Musharbash January 25, 2024Labor migration systems are inherently exploitative – and the kafala system of states in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is no exception. The exploitative…
By Seb Zerilli, University of California, Los Angeles The establishment of the State of Israel received widespread support from the Western world, often seen…