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The Purge: Oil and the Angolan Economy
Lourenco has begun puring is cabinet of Dos Santos loyalists. Will this help end the corruption plaguing the…
China’s Glass Ceiling: Exclusion of Women from…
The closing of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), also known as the Party Congress, …
Banking without a Central Bank
Until a few years ago, cryptocurrency was a fringe concept embraced by the savvy few, with little…
A Saudi Game of Thrones: Riyadh’s Royal Purge
Riyadh’s recent purge of high-ranking officials has marked a significant turn of events within Saudi Arabia’s…
#metoo: A Hashtag Versus a Giant
On October 5th, the New York Times published an article that placed a spotlight on the work culture in Hollywood.…
A Bleak Look at America’s Gun Control Issue
Last weekend the United States was hit with a tragedy that now feels all too familiar. In Texas a man shot and…
Conditional Empowerment: Shifting Community Land Rights…
Pastoralism has been a key feature of East African savannas for millennia. Herders in Kenya practice mobile…
Illiberalism in Malaysia?
‘The Persekutuan Tanah Melayu… shall be for ever a sovereign democratic and independent State founded upon the…
Pride Exclusive: The Forgotten Drag Revolution
Marsha P. Johnson was a prominent figure in the fight towards queer liberation during the twentieth century. Born…
Corruption in Vietnamese Education: Major Issues
Attempting to enhance its education system, Vietnam had set several goals for 2006 and 2010 through at the Higher…
MIR Meets EP 2: Marie-Hélène Gyorog
Meet Marie-Hélène Gyorog! A native of Geneva, Switzerland, Marie-Hélène has a strong interest in global migration…
Explainer: How Do the Kurds Relate to the Arab World,…
On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelmingly in an independence referendum to separate from Iraq and become…