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Category: Europe

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The European Union’s Rubicon or a New Normal? Brexit’s impact on the dynamics of European integration, and national stay or leave sentiments

Posted on April 2022 by Bowen Damask

As Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor of European Politics at ETH Zurich, contended in 2018, in relation to the European Union (EU) “crises are open decision-makin...

Americas/Asia/Comments/Europe

Sanctions on Russia: Implications for the Financial World Order

Posted on March 2022 by Jasmine Keung

Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Western sanctions have failed to act as an effective deterrent against Russian aggression. Today, as Vladimir P...

Essays/Europe/Winter Issue

State Controls and Narrative Constructions of Migration, Smuggling, and Europe at the Serbian-Hungarian Border

Posted on March 2022 by Zachary Goodwin

Introduction In 2015, the European Union (EU) registered the arrival of more than one million migrants, thrusting the European “migration crisis” to the forefro...

Comments/Europe

The Strategy Making Dilemma: Life and Land

Posted on February 2022 by Deepanshu Singal

A strategy is a plan of action to achieve certain goals. It is used in both state policy and daily lives. For nations, strategy entails using their diplomatic, ...

Comments/Europe

The Personality of Boris Johnson and His Impact on the Possible Scottish Independence Referendum

Posted on February 2022 by Barbora Novakova

The Brexit referendum in 2016 has sparked new hopes in the matter of Scotland’s independence. Unsatisfied with the UK leaving the European Union, Scottish natio...

Comments/Europe

The Rule of Law Crisis: EU’s response to Poland’s violation of the rule of law

Posted on January 2022 by Barbora Novakova

Introduction Since its formation, one of the main aims of the European Union is to preserve unity among its member states and strengthen their cooperation. Late...

Comments/Europe

The “Zemmour phenomenon”: How Éric Zemmour is Harnessing French Pessimism to Drive His Xenophobic Candidacy

Posted on January 2022 by Tristan Byrne

The social policies that Éric Zemmour would implement, if elected as French President, perfectly distill the currents of the country’s racism and xenophobia ove...

Comments/Europe

Looking Beyond Ukraine: How decisive U.S. action in the Ukraine crisis can help Taiwan

Posted on January 2022 by Abby Schnabel

Near the Ukrainian border and in Crimea – a peninsula forcibly annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 – the buildup of Russian military forces is a point of gro...

Comments/Europe

Pride and Populism: Rising Populist Governments in Europe Clamp Down on LGBTQ+ Rights

Posted on January 2022 by Irene Colombo

On October 27th, the Italian Senate scrapped DDL Zan, a bill that would have amended a section of the Italian penal code to include bans on discrimination, viol...

Comments/Europe

Dealing with the colonial past in the Netherlands: the Zwarte Piet Phenomenon

Posted on January 2022 by Barbora Novakova

The significance of evaluating controversial remnants of the past and an accompanying greater emphasis on political correctness are resonating through...

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YRIS Acheson Prize Issue

The Yale Review of International Studies is currently soliciting submissions for our annual Acheson Prize Issue. The author of the winning essay will receive a monetary prize of $700, second place will receive $300, and third place will receive $200. We are accepting any essay related to international affairs under 40 pages double spaced. A panel of Yale professors will judge the essays, and the competition is exclusively open to Yale undergraduates. Students can submit their essays by email to yris@yira.org. Submissions are due on April 15.

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