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Syria was a Narco-State: The Rise of Captagon in the Middle East
Wells Benjamin Introduction Captagon has had a meteoric rise in popularity throughout the Middle East in the past few decades. What began...
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Jan 8, 20256 min read
Does China's Increased Influence on International Organizations Affect the Rules-Based International Order?
Mallory Houlihan Background Solidified after the end of World War Two, the rules-based order (RBO) has long been a cornerstone of global...
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Jan 5, 20255 min read
The Future of Citizenship: Jus Soli and Jus Sanguinis in a Changing World
Cristian Paez Introduction In an increasingly interconnected world, the concept of citizenship is evolving in ways that challenge...
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Dec 27, 20248 min read
Who’s Really Russian: Linguistic Imperialism and Indigenous Identity in the Russian Federation
Meera Srinivasan Introduction As the Russo-Ukrainian war seems poised to enter its fourth year, the war’s outsized toll on Russia’s...
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Dec 27, 20248 min read
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
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