Power or Water: Ethiopia’s Hydroelectric Dam & Rising Tensions along the Nile River
Estimated to cost almost 5 billion dollars at completion and holding 74 billion cubic meters of water at capacity, Ethiopia’s new hydroelectric dam will produce...
Bracing Against the Tide: ECOWAS and Recent Military Coups in West Africa
A historical center of global trade, culture, and learning, West Africa is now the world epicenter of military coup d’etats. Over the last seven decades, the re...
Sanctions on Russia: Implications for the Financial World Order
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...
State Controls and Narrative Constructions of Migration, Smuggling, and Europe at the Serbian-Hungarian Border
Introduction In 2015, the European Union (EU) registered the arrival of more than one million migrants, thrusting the European “migration crisis” to the forefro...
“1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh” and “The Blood Telegram”: A Review
I. 50 Years Since Independence, 50 Years Since Genocide December 17, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of the creation of the country of Bangladesh. ...
The Strategy Making Dilemma: Life and Land
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, ...
The Personality of Boris Johnson and His Impact on the Possible Scottish Independence Referendum
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...
Facebook’s Australian News Ban: Implications for Freedom of Political Communication
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...
The Definition of a Refugee Under International Law: The Complexities Behind the Initial Deliberations and Modern Implications for Contemporary Refugees
This piece was published in the Winter Issue Online Edition (Volume 11) Abstract: In the aftermath of World War II, a new world order was created with the...
Rage Against the Regime: A Case Study of Women Protesters in the 2020 Pro-Democracy Belarusian Protests
Abstract This article analyzes the role of women protesters in the 2020 Belarusian pro-democracy protests following the illegitimate re-election of the country’...