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Conflict in the Congo: Fears of a Wider War in Sub-Saharan Africa
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Matthew Ployhart Throughout late October 2000, thousands of shoppers could be seen surrounding stores...

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Mar 249 min read
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Time to Write Our Own Destinies? The Shifting Calculus of Genetic Technology in a Dynamic World of Crises
Ryan Mehlem The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” Of course, most of humanity had decided...

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Jan 186 min read
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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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Dec 15, 202411 min read
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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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Dec 4, 20248 min read
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Nov 16, 20240 min read
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“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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Oct 15, 20248 min read
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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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Sep 22, 20246 min read
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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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Jul 21, 202414 min read
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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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Jun 5, 20248 min read
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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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Mar 4, 202418 min read
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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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Feb 20, 20244 min read
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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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Oct 2, 20234 min read
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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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Sep 20, 20235 min read
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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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Sep 11, 202315 min read
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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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May 8, 20235 min read
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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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Apr 10, 20237 min read
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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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Feb 8, 20235 min read
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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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Dec 7, 20223 min read
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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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Nov 29, 20223 min read
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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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Oct 3, 20223 min read
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