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One of the most progressive areas of modern medicine is that which involves gender-affirming treatments. In recent years, as its availability has increased, many ethical questions have emerged. Is the diagnosis of gender identity helpful to…
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There is unrest in Honduras. As the electoral commission declared the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez as President of Honduras, people have taken to the streets with indignity decrying electoral fraud. The results are also contested by the…
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Since 1979, the United States State Department has kept a list of what it calls “state sponsors of terrorism.” According to the State Department, these countries have “repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism." Such a…
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2018 started on the worst possible note for US-Pakistani relations. Donald Trump’s inaugural tweet accused Pakistan of pocketing $33 billion in US aid since 2002, providing safe haven to terrorists and even thinking US leaders are…
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Since Donald Trump’s inauguration at the start of this year, America’s foreign policy has experienced a dramatic shift with erratic moves that have aligned it with countries previously seen as threats. At a time when America’s…
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Europe's political world was shocked to learn that Christian Lindner, head of Germany's Free Democratic Party (centre-right), had walked out of coalition negotiations with the Christian Democrats of Angela Merkel and the Greens. “It’s…
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One might think international travel would be a benefit of achieving some degree of celebrity status. However, the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show proved that a jet-setting, globetrotting lifestyle can have its headaches as well. Held…
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Donald Trump's State Department has been one of controversy and bipartisan criticism. Beginning with the surprise announcement of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, the former CEO of Exxon without American foreign policy experience, it…
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Throughout the history of international diplomacy and geopolitics, appearance and reality are quite divided. Often, countries use backdoor methods of diplomacy, shrouding negotiations and various forms of cooperation with ‘rival’ states in…
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Editor's Note: This article is the second of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) shifting power dynamics. In Part I, Chanko explores the reasons behind the United States' waning influence in the region. CHINA In…
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