Erdogan’s Balancing Act

As the new year unfolds, Turkey—under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—will continue to hold an increasingly significant role within European, Middle Eastern and global affairs. Since the monumental AKP victory in the Fall of 2015,…
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Gender Discrimination in South Korea

Confucianism was, and still is, deeply rooted in South Korea’s society. One particular theme is patriarchy where each gender has its own role in a family. Family is an important functioning unit of society in South Korea; the society…
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The Expat Elector in 2016

Welcome to 2016 readers! It is officially an election year. Within the next twelve months, we will have a new President of the United States. If you are feeling at all similar to the way I do, this is more terrifying than exciting…
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