The New Neo-Colonialism? Analyzing Tax Haven Incentives in Puerto Rico
“El Apagón,” Bad Bunny’s award winning anthem, famously launches the listener into scathing critique of Puerto Rico’s woes. From gentrification to persistent bl...
A Meaty Issue: Halal Food and Muslims in South Korea
Walking in the busy streets of Seoul on a Friday or Saturday night, it is common to see groups of friends sharing juicy samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) while d...
Martians in the Gobi: Mongolia’s New Approach to Space Policy
Introduction In March, Mongolia was welcomed into the international space community by successfully sending two nanosatellites, Ondosat-Owl-1 and Ondosat-Owl-2,...
The Evolving Zainichi Identity and Multicultural Society in Japan
Originally published June 1, 2021 Introduction The notion of ethnic homogeneity has served a potent role in building modern nation-states. Governments have ofte...
Trading the Rope: How Chinese Dual-Use Investment is Destabilizing South Asia
Earlier this year, Chinese state-owned Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group delivered the first of eight Hangor-class submarines to Pakistan continuing the decad...
A New Regime: The Middle East after Masoud Pezeshkian’s Election in Iran
On May 19, 2024, former Iranian president Ibraheem Raisi, among other comrades, died in an aircraft accident in Iran. Either he was killed in a natural accident...
Letter from the Masthead: Fall 2024
Hola, bonjour, marhaban, privet, nǐ hǎo, and hello! Whether you’re reading this from a rondavel in Botswana, a reihenhaus in Germany, a rickshaw in Cambodia, or...
Portraits of Erasure: The Ethnic Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh
Two Artsakhtsis displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh in Goris, Armenia with the few possessions they managed to bring with them. | Credit: Anoush Baghdassarian. One ...
1st Place — The State in the Salt Marsh: The Conception, Construction, & Conquest of the Rann of Kutch
Introduction In 1965, India and Pakistan fought a four-day war over a patch of salty, barren territorypopulated by greater numbers of wild asses than men. In th...
2nd Place — Trapped Empire: British Strategy at the End of the Palestine Mandate
Introduction “Historians have traditionally attacked the British for either failing the Jews, failing the Arabs, or failing the Empire.”1 British policy at the ...