Gastarbeiter, German-er, or Geopolitical Pawn: The Evolution of Turkish-German Relations Through Diaspora Politics

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Alya Aşci

This essay won 1st Place in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a re...

High School Essay Contest

Smogged and Silenced: Taiwan’s Environmental Struggle Beneath China’s Shadow

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Junxian Wang

This essay won 2nd Place in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a re...

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High School Essay Contest

How Crisis Softened a Century of Conflict

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Defne Demirag

This essay won 3rd Place in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a re...

High School Essay Contest

Chip by Chip: How Japan and South Korea Transformed Historical Rivalry into Collaboration

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Iris Lee

This essay won an honorable mention in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a relationshi...

High School Essay Contest

A Coded Revolution: How Tunisia and Estonia Digitized a Democratic Alliance

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Jaden Lee

This essay won an honorable mention in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolut...

Column/Europe

Ancient Greek Heritage Diplomacy as a Means of Soft Power

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Alexandra Anargyrou

Introduction In an era marked by shifting geopolitical paradigms and the proliferation of non-traditional instruments of statecraft, culture has reemerged as a ...

Column/Europe/Science and Technology

Moral Authority in a Technological World: The Vatican and the Global AI Race

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Riley Avelar

In Vatican City, the home of the Roman Catholic Church and among the holiest sites in the Christian world, representatives from the world’s leading techno...

Interviews/Asia

“China is Learning Super Fast:” Economist Zhiguo He on U.S.–China Financial Ties, Tariffs, and the Future of Global Markets

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Sarah Jeddy

Zhiguo He is a Chinese economist and James Irvin Miller Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Before joining the Stanford faculty, h...

Column/Americas/Asia

The Cold War and Taiwan: A Lesson for Modern U.S. Diplomacy

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Matilda Sophia Mottola

The Cold War may feel like distant history, but its echoes are unmistakable in today’s geopolitical landscape as the United States once again arms foreign allie...

Column/Europe

Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality Rebooted: Putin’s Authoritarian Playbook

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Jairo Diaz Rodriguez

Since coming to power in 1999, Vladimir Putin has presented himself as a leader restoring Russian greatness. To some, his rule appears defined by assertive mode...