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Sabrina Nelson

Sabrina is a first-year student pursuing a degree in Political science with a minor in international development. Her interests include human rights issues, social justice, authoritarian regimes, and politics in the Middle East. She is passionate about languages and currently speaks six.

Russia-Ukraine War: The Realist Perspective

Sabrina Nelson Apr 22, 2022

Many see the war in Ukraine as an indication of the West’s failure to deter Russian aggression. By expanding NATO eastward and building friendly relations with Ukraine, Western powers seem to have only increased the Kremlin’s discontent and…
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War on Truth: Press Under Threat in Mexico

Sabrina Nelson Mar 23, 2022

A recent spike in journalist murders in Mexico sheds light on a persistent issue of violence and impunity within the country. Yet keeping journalism alive in countries where it is under the largest threat is essential to protecting press…
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Revisiting the Sino-US Cold War Narrative

Sabrina Nelson Dec 2, 2021

With China's recent gains in power and tensions between the US and China increasing, the debate on whether to qualify the Sino-US rivalry as a new Cold War has added relevance.
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Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan: A Gap Between Theory and Practice

Sabrina Nelson Nov 5, 2021

How the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan disproves the prediction made by the international committee and shows the challenges of humanitarian interventions.
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