Interview with YPG volunteer soldier Brace Belden
In May, YRIS Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth Siegel (MY ‘20) had the chance to talk over the phone with Brace Belden, a former soldier for the YPG (In Kurdish, Yekîne...
Schools Side-by-Side, but Worlds Apart: The Possibilities of Reconciliation through Integrated Education and Shared Education in Northern Ireland
This piece was originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Photo caption: Education Minister, John O’Dowd, pictur...
The Survival of the Syrian Ba’ath Party: Domestic Politics or International Support?
This piece was originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Photo caption: The Syrian dynasty. Introduction While ...
The Responsibility to Protect through the Realist Lens: Strategic Choice, Inconsistency, and Delegitimation
This piece was originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of the Yale Review of International studies. Photo caption: The flags fly outside of the United Nat...
“Be Fruitful and Multiply”: The Role of Israeli Pronatalist Policy in the Pursuit of Jewish Demographic Dominance in the Holy Land
This post originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of the Yale Review of International Studies. Photo caption: Maternity ward at Assuta Hospital Introd...
Should IR be Taught at High School?
On Saturday, April 21st, high school students from around New England came to Yale’s campus to participate in the International Relations Symposium at Yale (IRS...
The Future of Unipolarity
After the bipolar world order ended with the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, what was left, some argued, was a new power distribution within the ...
A Contrarian’s Life in Words: The Autobiography of Maria Eugenia in Review
Written by Andrew Song Maria Eugenia’s narrative of her experience as a M-19 guerrillera is not a story about military conflict and guerilla strategy. Rather, “...
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: A Snapshot in the Life
South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, endearingly called Mama Winnie and “Mother of the Nation,” passed away in early April. A funeral service was held on A...
Interview: Israel’s treatment of refugees, with visiting professor Tally Kritzman-Amir
The Israeli government currently faces severe pushback on its plans to deport thousands of mostly Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to third countries, namely Ugan...