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Armenia and Azerbaijan: The Aftermath of Atrocity
Mary Grace Nimmer In the past several decades, both Azerbaijanis and Armenians have called Nagorno-Karabakh home. In 1992, shortly after...

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Apr 13, 20214 min read
Farmers, the Free Market, and Manufacturing Consent in India
Hannah Stewart In times of significant upheaval–for example, during a deadly global pandemic–other social and economic issues are often...

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Apr 1, 20213 min read


The Patsy of the Pandemic
Jade Killion It is no secret that the Coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected racial minority groups around the world....

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Mar 24, 20213 min read


Myanmar and the Fight to Restore Democracy
Gavin Hunt It is the early morning hours of February 1st, and the sun has yet to rise. Military vehicles and police spread out across...

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Mar 11, 20213 min read


The Complicated Case of the White Ant
Nate Matzko On February 4th, 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convened in The Hague, Netherlands, to deliver a verdict on the...

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Mar 3, 20213 min read


Red Light Districts: Sex, Desire, Power
DeVante Kee-Young Neon lights, bustling alleyways, street eateries, and calls from women trying to make a pretty penny from a sexual...

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Feb 17, 20215 min read


The Faith of the Targeted: Government Surveillance of Muslim Americans
Amani Altwam Muslim Americans have been under the scrutiny of the United States Federal and local governments since the September 11th,...

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Feb 10, 20214 min read


Sick Man of Europe: The Potential of Italexit
Della Maggio Despite the importance of the relationship between Italy and European Union (EU), tension between these two entities has...

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Feb 3, 20213 min read


Chocolate Chip Cookies: Eldorado Park Remembers Lockies
Nate Matzko “They shot Lockies!” On August 26th, 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies left his home to make his evening rounds around his...

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Nov 20, 20204 min read


Trinkets, Souvenirs, or Art?: African Art in the Face of Western Imperialism
Devante Kee-Young For centuries, Africa has been—and continues to be—exploited by more industrialized technological powers such as the...

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Oct 19, 20204 min read


COVID Amongst Conflict and Crisis: How Syria Continues to Crumble Under the Pandemic
Jade Killion Battered and bruised from almost a decade of violent conflict, humanitarian crises, and economic hardships, Syria has...

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Oct 12, 20203 min read


Contested Space: The International Race to Study the Unknown
Gavin Hunt In a fireball of light, sound, and smoke at 6:58 AM Tokyo time, the first mission to Mars by a Middle Eastern nation leaped...

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Oct 5, 20203 min read


Milk Tea with a Side of Democracy: How Memes are Brewing a Political Movement
Mary Grace Nimmer In April, offended Chinese citizens took to twitter to attack Thai celebrities whose tweets implied that Hong Kong and...

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Sep 28, 20203 min read


A Mother’s Life in Occupied Palestine
Amani Altwam It’s been 9 years since my mother has gone home. 9 years since she’s seen her childhood house. 9 years since she’s smelled...

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Sep 14, 20204 min read


An Act of Backpedaling: Italy’s Migration Policy in the Era of COVID-19
Della Maggio In 2018 and 2019, the previous Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, introduced and pushed through parliament...

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Aug 29, 20203 min read


Hong Kong's Long Fight
Katy Trawick The most recent protests in Hong Kong started in March of 2019. With a long history behind them, these have become the...

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May 15, 20204 min read


Episode 2: Unspeakable, the Legal Language of International Rape Laws
Peyton Mitchell Special thanks to: Andy Gasparini, Austin Schlueter, Tyler McDougald, Mims Stewart and Luke Waldrop

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Apr 25, 20201 min read


Female Genital Mutilation: A Feminine Sorrow
Mary Ann Fahmy In the poem Feminine Pain, Somalian Poet Dahabo Ali Muse writes, “it is what my grandmother called the three feminine...

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Apr 19, 20202 min read


The Lebanese Deviation
Gavin Hunt Revolution. Last year was full of it, and the trend continues into this one. Hong Kong, Chile, Algeria, Spain, Ecuador,...

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Apr 3, 20203 min read


Episode 1: The Macron Paradox Podcast
Gavin Hunt Special thanks to: Andy Gasparini, Editor-In-Chief Ashley Rhom, Europe Editor Luke Waldrop, Graphics Editor and Sound Engineer...

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Mar 27, 20201 min read
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