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Brinkmanship as Climate Policy: Trials and Tribulations

Posted on April 2020 by Andy Xie

In October 1962, the Soviet Union began to install long-range, nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba – an unprecedented expansion of Soviet reach.[1] President Kennedy...

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A New Playbook For Canadian Foreign Relations

Posted on October 2019 by Justin J. Lee

Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland addresses the House of Commons on June 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Written by: Justin J. Lee, Trin...

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The Truth Behind the Jamaican Bobsled Team

Posted on October 2019 by Blake Bridge

When asked to describe what the average Jamaican looks like, most Americans will respond with a depiction of a person somewhat reminiscent of a member of the 19...

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The Implications of the Saudi-Iran Conflict on the People of Yemen

Posted on October 2019 by Mason LaPlante

The pressing issue at hand in the Middle East is the growing tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran.  The conflict between these two nations has its roots i...

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Presidential Speech and Trade with East Asia

Posted on September 2019 by Katerina Kaganovich

Written by: Katerina Kaganovich, Bergen County Technical High School (NJ) The Office of the President of the United States is often associated with the unoffici...

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Turkey under Erdogan: the 2018 Turkish General Elections

Posted on April 2019 by admin

Written by Coco Chai On June 24th, 2018, Recep Tayyip Erdogan from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected President of Turkey. This presidential el...

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From Paris to Beijing: How the Shandong Decision Influenced the Communist Rise in China

Posted on April 2019 by admin

Written by Zhou Xizhuang Michael Introduction Interpreting history is both an important and powerful process. It allows us to breathe life into dull, lifeless a...

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The Italian Budget: A European Economic Crisis?

Posted on April 2019 by admin

Written by Jake Kochanowsky (Wesleyan University) While all eyes are fixated on the chaotic Brexit negotiations, another major political story is unfolding in I...

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On the Fate of Intervention: Forgotten Lessons from Two UN Peacekeeping Missions

Posted on April 2019 by admin

Written by Tyler Jager As the Cold War came to a close in the 1990s, global attitudes towards conflict changed. The majority of conflicts during the Cold War we...

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Fifty Shades of Gray: An Analysis of Modern Conflict

Posted on April 2019 by admin

Written by Henry Suckow-Ziemer Less than a week after Indian PM Narendra Modi promised a “jaw-breaking” response to a terror attack that killed 40 paramilitary ...

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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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