The New Face of Espionage : Intelligence Tactics for the Internet Era
A power cut hits an Eastern European capital, a government employee spends their day writing comments on social media, a series of confidential files turn up on the web, and an inflammatory ad shows up on a Facebook feed. What do all of…
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1917: Tales from the Trenches
The letters below were published in the Saint Croix Courier in October, November and December 1917. They were transcribed from the Saint Croix Courier archives in the Saint John Free Public Library, New Brunswick, Canada. All images…
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Screening of The Box Depicts Refugee Life as a Child
This Tuesday, Boğaziçi University held a screening of the short animation The Box: A Syrian Story, which was directed, written, and produced by Boğaziçi alumna Merve Çirişoğlu. The film tells the story of a young Syrian boy, his…
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What in the World does Russia Want?
The end of the Cold War marked the end of Russia’s status as a global superpower. A politically and economically turbulent 1990s weakened Russia’s influence in the world. In 2000, the election of Vladimir Putin ushered in an era of…
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A Case for Japan’s Remilitarization
Following a landslide election victory at the end of October 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to challenge what he considered the country’s pressing national crises: persistent deflation, an aging population and the…
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Welfare vs Warfare: How a Powerful Military Weakens Democracy
In September 2017, Congress approved an $80 billion increase to the U.S military budget, ballooning total military expenditure to approximately $700 billion for the 2018 fiscal year. The congressional increase was larger than the one…
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Does the US have a human rights problem?
The United States is often seen as a world leader in negotiating international treaties and agreements, including the crucial UN Declaration of Human Rights. However, the U.S. is the only developed country that has not yet ratified numerous…
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Draft-Dodger to Commander-in-Chief: Donald Trump’s Complicated Relationship with the U.S Military
On May 18, Donald Trump delivered the commencement speech to the Coast Guard Academy class of 2017 in New London, Connecticut. The speech, which was a golden opportunity for Trump to talk about one of his favorite topics, the U.S.…
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WHO Let Mugabe Out? Political Pressure and the Future of the WHO
Global health stewardship and the 37 year-old rule of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe are rarely thought of in conjunction, but for three days, the World Health Organization (WHO) believed the two went hand in hand. On October 19, Dr.…
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Review’s Radio: Dr. Sabina Alkire on Multidimensional Poverty in Rural China
MIR's Anica Lanzi sits down with Dr. Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), to discuss Chinese government efforts to alleviate multidimensional poverty in its rural provinces. In addition to…
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