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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...

The Pendulum
Mar 4, 202418 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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Feb 20, 20244 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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Oct 2, 20234 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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Sep 20, 20235 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...

The Pendulum
Sep 11, 202315 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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May 8, 20235 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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Apr 10, 20237 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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Feb 8, 20235 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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Dec 7, 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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Nov 29, 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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Oct 3, 20223 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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Sep 23, 20226 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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Sep 21, 20225 min read


Cosmos and Conflict: The Russian-Ukrainian War and Global Space Partnership
Mary Grace Nimmer On July 15, 1975, the world witnessed the success of the first international space partnership, the Apollo-Soyuz Test...

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May 10, 20225 min read


Inside Putin’s mind: Moscow’s Motives Explained
Blake Mauro, Contributing Writer As discussed in part one of this series, Putin has repeatedly denounced and denied Ukraine’s independent...

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Apr 27, 20224 min read


A Spoiled Brotherhood: A Historical Look into Russia’s and Ukraine’s Relationship
Blake Mauro, Contributing Writer The Russia-Ukraine conflict has roots which existed before February 24, 2022, before the invasion of...

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Apr 14, 20224 min read


A Silent Battle: Sexual Violence within Militaries Around the World
Ava Barros In the United States military alone, one in four service women report being sexually assaulted by a fellow service member, and...

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Apr 8, 20224 min read


The Nihilistic Nutcracker: How Ballet’s Roots Confound Modern Political Issues
Clara Noble As the holiday season winds to a close, the last of the Christmas trees find homes on snow banks and curbsides and holiday...

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Mar 1, 20225 min read


Canadian Reparations and Welfare Reform
Hannah Roebuck The Canadian federal government and First Nations leaders have come to a historic $40 billion agreement-in-principle to...

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Feb 22, 20223 min read


Putin’s Gamble: The Ukraine Crisis and How it Started
Gavin Hunt It’s the night of January 21st in Ukraine as a Boeing 747 cargo plane lands and begins slowly taxiing to its parking zone....

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Jan 31, 20224 min read
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