Why are Americans Disappearing from the Military? Marcus Kelly Apr 12, 2024 For years, The Pentagon has struggled to reach its personnel recruitment goals and finds itself at a serious…
“Adding Fuel to the Fire”: How Domestic News Reporting Deteriorated… David Duan Nov 9, 2020 When facing the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, states may hope to temporarily ease…
Spotlight: The Changing Dynamics Within the Syrian Civil War Naomi Shi Sep 24, 2020 This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Maddy Evans, to talk about her!-->…
Vaulting Ambition Sarah Farb Mar 7, 2020 So long as the Syrian Civil War persisted in full force, the contradictions between Russia's alliances could be…
The Lady Has Fallen Allegra Mendelson Jan 27, 2020 A lot has been said about Aung San Suu Kyi since she first emerged on the international stage. Her complicated and…
The Implications of Labelling the Rohingya Crisis as Genocide Allegra Mendelson Dec 27, 2018 Ethnic cleansing and genocide are often, incorrectly, used interchangeably in political dialogue. Although many may…
A Day Inside Myanmar’s Unremarkable Parliament Allegra Mendelson Oct 16, 2017 55 years ago, the world watched as Myanmar, formerly Burma, suffered a revolutionary coup d'état in which the…
In-between a Nuclear Game of Chicken Esli Chan Sep 13, 2017 North Korea has the international community at the edge of its seat, advancing its nuclear program and frequently…
Commitment Issues: Trump’s New Asian Foreign Policy Esli Chan Jun 5, 2017 Then president-elect Donald Trump’s personal phone call with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen was one of the…
An American Alliance in Confusion Suzanne Holcomb Nov 4, 2016 This past week Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines, made a state visit to Beijing where he gave a…