Understanding Taiwan’s 2018 Mid-Term Elections: What We Learn from Democracy
Written by Michael Xizhuang Zhou In early November, many had anticipated a “blue wave” during the U.S. mid-terms and expected the Democrats to take back the Con...
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An analysis of the 2018 Italian general election
Written by Ariana Habibi Held on March 4 in response to President Sergio Mattarella’s decision to dissolve the Italian parliament, the 2018 Italian general elec...
Netanyahu calls for snap elections
Written by Numi Katz Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on December 24 that Israel would hold early elections on April 9th, 2019. The ann...
Sunda Strait tsunami calls into question warning mechanisms
Written by Putt Punyagupta On December 22, a tumultuous series of waves pummelled coastal settlements on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java, killing nea...
Guyanese government collapses after no-confidence vote
Written by Putt Punyagupta Guyana, a Caribbean English-speaking nation of 750,000, faces inevitable political change as of December 21, following a dramatic par...
State Fragility in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Written by Ariana Habibi When considering fragile states, there is an assumption that countries who have yet to industrialize or otherwise conform to modernity ...
Bangladeshis head to polls in elections marred by violence
Written by Minahil Nawaz Over 100 million people headed to the polls in Bangladesh to vote in the country’s 11th general elections on Sunday, December 30th. The...
Syria expected for readmission to the Arab League
Written by Minahil Nawaz In December 2018, the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir became the first leader of an Arab League member state to visit Syria in eight ...
Acoustic Warfare: The Case for Reimagining Sound as an Instrument of War
Written by Andrew Song Historically, militaries wage war through conventional methods: the projection of raw physical power through the use of small arms, tanks...
U.S. Involvement in the 1980s Iran-Iraq War: America’s Haphazard Extension of Gulf Insecurity
In a televised address on September 17, 1980, president Saddam Hussein stood before the National Assembly of Iraq and condemned the neighboring state Iran. Huss...