Dancing through Diplomacy: Ballet’s Role in United States-Soviet Union Relations
On walls throughout Russian cities, Swan Lake graffiti has been appearing. These depict the famous line of four ballerinas in the “Dance of the Cygnets” in “Swa...
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Chongryon Schools: North Korea’s Hidden Hand in Japan
When most people think about North Korea, images of both seclusion and hostility come to mind. North Korea is largely shunned by the international community–its...
What the Tokyo Olympics Can Teach us About Foreign Labor and Immigration in an Aging Japan
Today, Japan is facing an unprecedented demographic crisis: of a population of over 125 million people, 29% are over the age of 65 while more than one in ten ar...
Shared Waters, Shared Futures: ASEAN-Led Cooperative Fisheries Governance in the South China Sea
The loss of fish in the South China Sea is a crisis for Southeast Asia. Due to overfishing, 64% of regional fish stocks are at a medium to high risk of collapse...
International Chinese Students: Academic Weapons
Amid the great power competition between China and the United States, an unlikely group has been caught in the crossfire: Chinese international students. Of the...
The Mongolian “Hoop Dream” — Creation of American Soft Power Through Basketball
“Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you.” – Michael Jordan Introduction Recent years have seen the slow erosion of US influence i...
ExxonMobil’s Expansion in Guyana: Navigating Environmental, Legal, and Historical Challenges
ExxonMobil’s operations in Guyana are at the nexus of oil expansion, environmental responsibility, and legal entanglements. As the company seeks to broade...
Algorithms of Destruction: Moscow’s Tragedy and the Case for AI Regulation
On March 22, 2024, Moscow experienced the worst terrorist attack that Russia has seen in over adecade when four gunmen opened fire in the Crocus City Hall, kill...
Religion, Culture, and Legal Reform in Saudi Arabia
Originally published in May 2021 The guardianship system in Saudi Arabia consisted of a set of legal norms that, until recently, restricted women’s liberties. P...
Following the Money-Trail: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Lobbying Expenditures in the United States and European Union
The year is 2023 and artificial intelligence, one of the most salivating issues for American and European legislators, is picking up steam in legal chambers. Wh...