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Yin and Yang: China’s Rise and the Future of the…
Rise of China:
China is a rising revisionist power, seeking to realign the status quo in the Pacific…
Power Traps and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nearly every nation in Sub-Saharan Africa has faced power traps and institutional instability since their…
Africa’s Fintech Revolution
Technological hubs and startup revolutions are rarely discussed in the context of development. In Africa, however,…
Venezuela’s Crisis: The Start of a Dictatorship?
Protests, violence, and hunger seem to have taken over Venezuela. Ever since the death of former president Hugo…
The Road to Japan’s First Woman Leader Just Got…
The world of Japanese politics, mundane on most days, was turned upside down last July when Yuriko Koike, a…
A Falling House of Cards: How Trump Could Cost the GOP…
Just recently, GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) collapsed in the U.S. Senate chamber, a major…
A Bit of Blue Dog, a Bit of Bernie
Democrats were dealt a fresh round of disappointment earlier this June in Georgia. After raising nearly $24 million…
The Diversion Program: An Intern in Judge Capeci’s…
The following article is in part based on the author's own internship experience as well as an interview-style…
The U.S.-Mexico War on Narcotics: One step forward, two…
This article was initially published in Global Americans.
The Rio Grande—long a symbol of connection between two…
What Drives the Fatal AIDS Resurgence in Central and…
On the 23rd of July 2017, the International Aids Society (IAS) gathered in Paris to review the AIDS pandemic’s…
Poland’s Falling Out With Democracy
In the past several weeks, Poland’s government has received domestic and international backlash following the…
Bridge Academies to Expand in Liberia –With No Data to…
Like Nigeria and Kenya, Liberia has followed suit in the trend of outsourcing schools to multinational…