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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...

Asia/Book Reviews/Comments

“1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh” and “The Blood Telegram”: A Review

Posted on March 2022 by Alex Abarca

I. 50 Years Since Independence, 50 Years Since Genocide  December 17, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of the creation of the country of Bangladesh. ...

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/Science and Technology

Facebook’s Australian News Ban: Implications for Freedom of Political Communication

Posted on February 2022 by Jess Honan

As part of the backlash against the Australian government’s deliberation over whether Facebook should pay media outlets to use their news content in February th...

Asia/Comments

Defining the State: Despite Imperfections, Duterte’s Philippines is Still a Democracy

Posted on January 2022 by Deepanshu Singal

Since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in the Philippines in 2016, many have criticized his administration as undemocratic and even ruthless. Questions w...

Asia/Comments

Building Shared Futures: China’s “Community of Common Destiny,” Its Promises and Paradox in Southeast Asia

Posted on January 2022 by Arrizal Jaknanihan

China’s rising prominence has been accompanied by not only economic and military might, but also a variety of new concepts in Beijing’s diplomatic lexicon. Duri...

Asia/Comments/Middle East

A Precarious Situation: The Taliban’s Uyghur Dilemma

Posted on January 2022 by Ahmed Almoaswes

Since the Taliban’s return to power, the U.S. Federal Reserve has frozen just under $10 billion of Afghanistan’s assets. With a harsh winter about to settle in,...

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/Middle East

An Emerging Catastrophe: Implications of Climate Change on the MENA region

Posted on January 2022 by Mahnoor Saleem

In recent years, the state of countries in the Middle East and Northern African (MENA) region have painted a disturbing picture of the world ragged with em...

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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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