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MIR Meets Ep. 3: Sarie Khalid & Frankie Wallace
Happy holidays from MIR! We'll be back soon with more content, but in the meantime, meet our two amazing Senior…
Twists and Turns: Saudi Arabia’s Politicization of…
On November 4th, 2017, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri appeared live on an Al Arabia satellite broadcast from…
The Role of Jihad in the Rohingya Crisis
On November 23rd 2017, Bangladesh and Myanmar announced a tentative deal to repatriate Rohingya refugees to the…
Russia’s Newest Satellite State May Be Farther…
In the post-World War II era, Europe was divided by what Winston Churchill proclaimed as an “iron curtain,” a…
Green Bonds: How to Fund Climate Change Initiatives
As the OECD’s fourth Green Investment Financing Forum convened in Paris on the 24th and 25th of October 2017, much…
Celebrating ASEAN’s 50th Anniversary: Attainments and…
Founded in Bangkok in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates its 50th anniversary this…
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former…
"I just drank poison" -- With these words, the twenty-five-year mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for…
The Fall of an Empire: President Mugabe’s…
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and his party the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)…
Cashiers and Coal Miners: The Decline of Two Sectors
Towards the end of November, Americans partook in the annual ritual of Black Friday, when customers line up, still…
Editor’s Desk: The End of Internet Innovation
Quietly buried amongst the inflammatory headlines that have become so emblematic of Trump’s America, Ajit Pai, head…
The Renegade General
General Tso’s chicken is a popular Chinese dish found throughout North America, however, the dish just like its…
The Commission of Truth: Seeking Colombia’s…
It has been a little over a year since the Colombian government and guerrilla group FARC-EP signed a Peace…