Education in Syria has been under attack since the beginning of the civil war, which spanned over a decade. Beginning as a peaceful uprising…
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Can a Perfectly Sustainable City Work?
by Clarissa Damesyn January 13, 2025Streets lined with trees and hope for a cleaner future, state-of-the-art technology, a walkable city, zero waste, hydrogen-powered transportation, solar-powered buildings, 200 meters to…
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Living on the Margins: Japan’s Responsibility to Address the Plights of Stateless Koreans
by Matthew Inui December 29, 2024Japan is widely considered one of the most racially homogeneous nations in the world, with more than 95 percent of the population reported as…
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Marco Rubio as Secretary of State: What He’ll Mean for Foreign Policy
by Madeline Abellera December 27, 2024“Every Trump appointment is like, ‘Donald Trump has appointed the Grinch as Director of the Department of Christmas.’” After President-elect Donald Trump began announcing…
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Starlink and Ukraine: How Elon Musk’s Company Has Made Him a Key Figure in Global Affairs
by Brianna Bell December 26, 2024In February 2022, two days after Russia invaded and launched a cyberattack to take down the satellite system used by the Ukrainian military, Ukraine’s…
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Change on the Horizon: Botswana’s First Transition of Power
by Chaitanya Kishore December 23, 2024On November 1st, 2024, voters in Botswana voted out the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), and the President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, conceded his…
