North Korea: The Need For a New US Policy
North Korea is a mistake of history created by outside forces. It has nuclear weapons, improving missiles and the world’s most brutal totalitarian regime. It is...
Category: Column
Immigrant Family Detention: A Failed Experiment
Immigrant family detention is an ineffective process that further traumatizes children and adults fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries. Not ...
On Street-Side Sexism: Global Awareness for a Global Problem
Global awareness has recently risen about the street harassment experienced by women worldwide. Though there is little consistency in street climates towards wo...
Cuba as a Humanitarian Model in the 21st Century
A quick Google search of “Cuba Humanitarian Aid” generates countless pages of do-gooders soliciting donations for aid to Cuban citizens. The general perception ...
A Selective Sanctuary: “Pinkwashing” and Gay Palestinian Asylum-Seekers in Israel
Every June, the LGBTQ community celebrates pride month. And every year, Tel-Aviv is marketed as a must-visit gaycation destination. From the rainbow-decorated s...
Letter from the Editors (Vol. 5, Issue 1)
Dear Reader: It is with great pleasure that we present you with this fall’s intercollegiate edition of the Yale Review of International Studies. Now in its seco...
Letter from the Editors (Vol. 4, Issue 3)
This year, we were humbled again by student interest in the Dean Gooderham Acheson Prize for Outstanding Essays in International Studies. The more than one hund...
Letter from the Editors (Vol. 4, Issue 2)
Dear Reader: In this issue of the Yale Review of International Studies, the seventh since our founding, we’re proud to continue and renew our commitment to prov...
Janet Yellen and International Impact at the Federal Reserve
Barack Obama recently announced his nomination of Janet Yellen as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Though the Fed chair has always wielded extensive po...
The Business of Love: Inside Shanghai’s “Marriage Market”
Female, born in October 1974. Shanghai. 1.66m in height, unmarried. PhD at the London School of Economics & Political Science, now works at a famous univers...