Gastarbeiter, German-er, or Geopolitical Pawn: The Evolution of Turkish-German Relations Through Diaspora Politics

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Alya Aşci

This essay won 1st Place in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a re...

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Smogged and Silenced: Taiwan’s Environmental Struggle Beneath China’s Shadow

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Junxian Wang

This essay won 2nd Place in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a re...

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How Crisis Softened a Century of Conflict

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Defne Demirag

This essay won 3rd Place in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a re...

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Chip by Chip: How Japan and South Korea Transformed Historical Rivalry into Collaboration

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Iris Lee

This essay won an honorable mention in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolution of a relationshi...

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A Coded Revolution: How Tunisia and Estonia Digitized a Democratic Alliance

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Jaden Lee

This essay won an honorable mention in the 2025 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Examine the evolut...

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Destitute and Desolate: Colombia’s Compassion to Venezuela’s Vulnerability

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Manar Hadi

This essay won 1st Place in the 2024 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Evaluate an example of a fore...

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India’s Tibet Policy: Empowering the Snow Lion to Stand Up to the Dragon

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Abana Dhillon

This essay won 2nd Place in the 2024 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Evaluate an example of a fore...

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The Flow of Diplomacy: Lessons from the Indus Water Treaty

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Dhwani Jambunathan

This essay won 3rd place in the 2024 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Evaluate an example of a fore...

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Setting it all Ablaze: John Howard’s 1998 Letter to B.J. Habibie

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Andrew Liu

This essay won an honorable mention in the 2024 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Evaluate an exampl...

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From Rising Sun to New Dawn: Japan’s Efforts in Cambodia’s Reconstruction

Posted on September 3, 2024 by David Liu

This essay won an honorable mention in the 2024 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Evaluate an example of a foreign polic...