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...
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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...
“1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh” and “The Blood Telegram”: A Review
The Importance of the Thesis in Historical Narratives I. 50 Years Since Independence, 50 Years Since Genocide December 17, 2021, marked the 50th anni...
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...
Defining the State: Despite Imperfections, Duterte’s Philippines is Still a Democracy
Since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in the Philippines in 2016, many have criticized his administration as undemocratic and even ruthless. Questions w...
Building Shared Futures: China’s “Community of Common Destiny,” Its Promises and Paradox in Southeast Asia
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...
A Precarious Situation: The Taliban’s Uyghur Dilemma
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,...
The Rule of Law Crisis: EU’s response to Poland’s violation of the rule of law
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...