One Way Ticket to Beijing: Taiwan in a Globalized-China World Suzanne Holcomb Oct 6, 2016 A China Southern plane touched down at the airport in Nanjing, China on Tuesday, September 20; on board were 63…
Hear the Wedding Bells Ring: The Dark Side of Child Marriages Kathleen Rose Kennedy Apr 5, 2016 Every minute, 28 girls under the age of 18 are married against their will. Over 700 million women alive today have…
Child Soldiers around the World: Can You Relate? Kathleen Rose Kennedy Feb 10, 2016 Over my short lifetime, I have lived in and travelled to over 28 countries. My family and I have moved numerous…
The SDGs Offer More Than Just a Great Personality Alexandra Yiannoutsos Feb 3, 2016 September 25, 2015 marked the launch of the seventeen internationally adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals.…
The Outcomes of HIV/AIDS: Increase in Poverty Kathleen Rose Kennedy Jan 13, 2016 Since the outbreak of Ebola, it seems as though we have not heard much about HIV/AIDS around the world. As one of…
The Rise of Coups D’État: Kenya vs. Burkina Faso Kathleen Rose Kennedy Nov 25, 2015 Between 1952 and the 1990s, there were over 71 attempted and successful military coups d’état in Africa . Depending…
Labour Focus: Egypt Sam Hersh Oct 29, 2015 Instead of doing one long overview of labour movements in developing countries I have decided to zoom in to a…
Insight into a Humanitarian Crisis: The Ebola Outbreak Alexandra Yiannoutsos Oct 23, 2015 West Africa entered the world stage in March of 2014 with the deadly outbreak of Ebola virus disease, or…
“Black Monday”: What China’s Economic Slowdown Means for Africa Benjamin Aloi Sep 14, 2015 On August 24th, or what is now being referred to as China’s “Black Monday”, the Shanghai Composite Exchange…
The Prospects of Democratic Consolidation in Tunisia Anne-Cécile Favory Dec 10, 2014 The recent elections mark a milestone in Tunisia's transitional democracy. For many, the success story of the…