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South Korea’s Marital Law Misstep and Leadership Crisis
Halle Lindsey Wallis Introduction On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol—in an impromptu, late-evening oration...
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Dec 23, 20245 min read
Russia’s Growing Grip on NATO
Uma Miskinyar Introduction: NATO’s Origins and Post-Cold War Expansion: A Tense Geopolitical Shift In 1949, NATO was formed in response...
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Dec 2, 202414 min read
The Femicide Crisis in Africa
Makayla Bangoura Overview In September of 2024, Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan Olympic track athlete, died in Kenya after succumbing to...
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Dec 2, 20244 min read
Navigating Far-Right Influence in Israeli Politics
Ellie Trumpfheller Introduction In 1994, Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein brutally murdered 29 Palestinian worshippers in the West...
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Nov 27, 20244 min read
11.22.2024 Weekly Digest News
Weekly News Digest for November 22nd, 2024 Compiled by Lydia Wong, Nila Karunakaran, Joey Quinn, Layla Jeeth, Trinity De Lima, Mary Wahn...
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Nov 26, 20249 min read
Veiled Justice: The Silent Revolution Against the Taliban’s Gender Apartheid
Halle L. Wallis Introduction In the context of modern history, Afghanistan serves as a palpable manifestation of chronic instability and...
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Nov 21, 20248 min read
The United States’ Long Battle with Russian Disinformation
Athena Leskovics Introduction In August 2020, the U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center released a special report that...
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Nov 18, 20245 min read
America's Enduring Chokehold: The Complex Legacy of U.S.-Cuba Relations
Claire Scafidi Executive Summary Cuba, an island only 330 miles from Miami, is suffering at the hands of the United States government...
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Nov 12, 20247 min read
11.11.2024 Weekly News Digest
Weekly News Digest for November 8th, 2024 Compiled by Lydia Wong, Nila Karunakaran, Joey Quinn, Layla Jeeth, Trinity De Lima, Mary Wahn...
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Nov 11, 20248 min read
Mines and Militias: How Rebel Groups Profit from DRC's Mineral Wealth
Zach Leggio In April 2024, M23, a resurging rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), seized the mining town of...
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Nov 7, 20244 min read
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