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The Pendulum
Dec 15, 202411 min read
Afghanistan in Context: Analyzing Contemporary Afghan Politics with Clemson ECAR
Matthew Ployhart During a presidential address on April 14, 2021, American President Joe Biden announced his intention to withdraw...
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The Pendulum
Dec 4, 20248 min read
A Series of Strings: French Neocolonialism
Jackson Hufman In 1892, Cecil Rhodes stretched his arms over Africa. From his hands hung phone lines connecting the continent’s two most...
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The Pendulum
Nov 16, 20240 min read
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The Pendulum
Oct 15, 20248 min read
“Imperialism in its final and perhaps its most dangerous stage:” The effects of neo-colonialism on the Central African Republic
Briggs Murray Beneath the arid, subtropical, scattered townships of the Sahel, above the overbearingly humid jungles of the Congo River...
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The Pendulum
Sep 22, 20246 min read
Oxford’s Crossroads: Education and Class in British Society
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Owen Eastman As an academic institution, Oxford University holds a weighty place in pop culture that few...
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The Pendulum
Jul 21, 202414 min read
Cigarettes and Whisky: The Practical Barriers to Greenlandic Independence
Matthew M. Ployhart I lurched forward in my seat as the boat slammed down into the icy waters of the Arctic after racing over another...
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The Pendulum
Jun 5, 20248 min read
Russia and Mozambique: A Contemporary Case Study
Matthew Ployhart Image credits: Wikimedia Commons, under Creative Commons 4.0 usage Russia’s presence in Africa has long-term historical...
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The Pendulum
Mar 4, 202418 min read
Loyalties to Liberators? The African Countries Weary of the West
Matthew M. Ployhart It was a chaotic scene in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on February 14th, 1961. A reader of the American New York Times that...
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The Pendulum
Feb 20, 20244 min read
Japan’s Digital Farming: Strengthening Agricultural Roots for the Future
Dee Vemuri Japan’s utilization of digital farming - the use of technology to integrate financial and field-level records in order to...
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The Pendulum
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Exploring the Healing Horizons: Navigating India's Medical Tourism
Tulsi Patel While tourism often generates images of famous attractions and endlessly redundant photos, it may be taking on a new form in...
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The Pendulum
Sep 20, 20235 min read
China, Past and Present: Tying Economic Growth to Political Legitimacy
Owen Eastman A long-standing aspect of the Chinese Communist Party’s political legitimacy has been their robust economic growth rates...
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The Pendulum
Sep 11, 202315 min read
Belarus: A Threat to Ukraine? A Brief Summary of What Was Once “Europe’s Last Dictatorship"
Matthew M. Ployhart The Russo-Ukrainian War has gained significant global attention since the renewed Russian invasion of the country in...
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The Pendulum
May 8, 20235 min read
Hunger and Poverty in Somalia: The Starvation of the Country’s Most Vulnerable
Jenna Maunsell Poverty is a persistent problem in Africa. An estimated 490 million people in Africa live below the poverty line. Poverty...
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The Pendulum
Apr 10, 20237 min read
Where to Turn Next? The Future of European Energy Post-Russia
Matthew M. Ployhart On the morning of February 4, 2022, Russia launched a new invasion of Ukraine. Although hostilities truly began in...
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The Pendulum
Feb 8, 20235 min read
Where is Peng Shuai?
Hannah Stewart On the night of November 2, 2021, Peng Shuai, a retired Chinese professional tennis player, published a 1600-word essay...
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The Pendulum
Dec 7, 20223 min read
The Qatar Quandary: Human Rights Abuses and the World Cup
Gavin Hunt On November 20 of this year, the FIFA World Cup opened to fireworks and fanfare in Qatar’s Al Bayt Stadium, beginning a 29 day...
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The Pendulum
Nov 29, 20223 min read
China Extends its Influence in Brazil
Blake Mauro The National Flags of China (left) and Brazil (right) Over the past two decades, China has stretched its reach far beyond its...
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The Pendulum
Oct 3, 20223 min read
Protests In Haiti Break Out Over Fuel Price Hike
Ian Stewart A man carries a sign that reads: "Banks are not innocent in our misery" during a protest to demand that Haitian Prime...
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The Pendulum
Sep 23, 20226 min read
Chinese Involvement in Africa: the Controversy of “Private” Security
Matthew M. Ployhart There are many instances in history in which a more advanced power has influenced the development of another nation...
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The Pendulum
Sep 21, 20225 min read
Russia in Ukraine: An Examination of Russian Motivations for Invasion
Matthew M. Ployhart In 862, Vikings under the command of Oleg of Novgorod founded the Slavic state of Kievan Rus, which was situated in...
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