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The Mosquito vs. the Modern Nation State: Climate Change…
"Away with a pæan of derision
You winged blood-drop.
Can I not overtake you?
Are you one too many for me…
An Olympic Bargain: Engagement and Socialisation of…
On January 9th, 2018, the Inter-Korean talks between North and South Korea rendered some of the brightest prospects…
Erdoğan Calls Monument of Turkish-Armenian Relations a…
Turkish sculptor Mehmet Aksoy is no stranger to provoking conflict over his works of art. He has had politicians in…
Automation and the Death of Self-Sufficiency
It was long considered a “stylized fact” of economics that the division of income between labour and capital was a…
Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points and the Liberal World…
On January 8th 1918, United States President Woodrow Wilson delivered his 14 Points Speech, which…
Barring the Opposition: What Does Putin Have to Fear?
Tensions among key candidates are quickly rising in Russia as the March presidential election date draws closer. On…
Flashback: The Implications of Angola’s Civil War
While the Angolan Civil War ostensibly began as another proxy war between the Soviet/Cuban-supported MPLA and the…
Sharp Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Women in…
Both cultural barriers and structural gender discriminative policies are interwoven in a way that systemically…
UChicago Trauma Relief
The new year is bringing much needed medical relief to Chicago’s South Side. At the end of 2017, the University of…
The Deadliest Catch: Migrant Trafficking Through Libya
The number of migrants attempting to migrate to Europe via the Mediterranean reached epic proportions after the…
How Hunger Breeds Hatred: Venezuela’s Shortage…
"They're hunting! The people are hungry" is the cry heard from a jarring video posted by Venezuelan congressman…
Vaccine Skepticism: Addressing Myths
In 2000, as the United States made its entrance into the 20th century, it proudly declared itself measles-free. 17…