US Politics
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Irresistible Force, Immovable Object: Explaining the Longest Shutdown in American History
Approximately a month ago, the United States government shut down for the…
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Succession Crisis: A New Face of the World Bank
On January 7th, Jim Yong Kim, then-President of the World Bank, announced…
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Op-Ed: Tired of Losing? It’s Time for the Democrats to Fight Dirty
Despite the nonsensical “split decision” narrative peddled by the press on election…
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The Realities of Proxy Wars in the Post Cold War Era
The role of proxy wars are best known from the Cold War,…
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Cease-fire in Yemen: Resolution at Last?
On December 13th, Iranian-backed Houthi Rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government agred…
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A Syrian Withdrawal: The International Implications of Trump’s Latest Foreign Policy Move
On Wednesday, President Trump announced the withdrawal of all American troops from…
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Op-Ed: Dear Americans: Please Fix Your Healthcare System
A couple of weeks ago, I started feeling pretty sick. I was…
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Challenging US Hegemony: China, the Disruptor
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Huawei, on December 1st marks…
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Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement: The Battle May Be Over, but the War Has Just Begun
If you were to look at a picture of Hong Kong’s Civic…
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Op-Ed: The Pelosi Problem
Two weeks ago, millions of Americans cast their ballots in the midterm…
