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Rise of China: China is a rising revisionist power, seeking to realign the status quo in the Pacific and assure its security via domination of its periphery regions, after a "century of humiliation." In 1978, its GDP was a…
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Nearly every nation in Sub-Saharan Africa has faced power traps and institutional instability since their independence from European colonialism. Over the past four decades, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have…
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Technological hubs and startup revolutions are rarely discussed in the context of development. In Africa, however, the two seem to go hand in hand. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the continent has observed an impressive growth in…
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Protests, violence, and hunger seem to have taken over Venezuela. Ever since the death of former president Hugo Chavez, the country has struggled to resolve political conflicts and economic crises. Amidst falling oil prices, civilian…
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The world of Japanese politics, mundane on most days, was turned upside down last July when Yuriko Koike, a former cabinet minister from the ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), defected from her party and stood as an…
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Just recently, GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) collapsed in the U.S. Senate chamber, a major failure for Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans. All of this occurred in the midst of a White House shakeup, with Trump…
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Democrats were dealt a fresh round of disappointment earlier this June in Georgia. After raising nearly $24 million dollars in the most expensive House race ever, documentary filmmaker Jon Ossoff lost to former Georgia Secretary of State…
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The following article is in part based on the author's own internship experience as well as an interview-style discussion with the Honourable Susan M. Capeci. The following reflects the author's own opinions and not those of Judge Capeci or…
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This article was initially published in Global Americans. The Rio Grande—long a symbol of connection between two increasingly interdependent partners on questions of trade and security—has recently come to symbolize the rift between the…
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On the 23rd of July 2017, the International Aids Society (IAS) gathered in Paris to review the AIDS pandemic’s global status. The IAS, founded in 1988, is one of the world’s most visible associations dedicated to the HIV/AIDS cause. The…
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