Eurovision and the Making of Queer (Counter-)Cultural Diplomacy
Irish drag artist Panti Bliss once joked that May 23, 2015 “has the potential to be so gay that the Earth’s orbit is affected,” since the Eurovision Song Contes...
Engaging Non-State Armed Groups in the ‘Fight’ Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Eastern Congo
Introduction According to the UN Secretary-General’s 2014 report, “Conflict Related Sexual Violence,” Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is closely related...
Growing Up Green in Rajasthan: Feminism and Grassroots Desertification Combat in Piplantri Village
Introduction To what extent did the Piplantri reforestation succeed in its goal to promote gender equality and empower women and girls in the village? This init...
The Impact of 2014 U.S Economic Sanctions on Russian Public Welfare and Public Opinion
The use of economic sanctions as an alternative to military conflict can be traced back to Pericles’ issuing of the Megarian Decree in 432 B.C.[1] While the exa...
Strengths, Tensions, and Concerns for US-Saudi Relations from 1979 until Present Day: How will Changing US-Iranian Relations Affect US-Saudi Relations?
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Often the foundation for unexpected diplomatic alliances, this intuitive, common notion can help explain why,...
Radio Free Europe and the Rhetoric of Liberation
Introduction On February 28, 2014 President Barack Obama publicly addressed the military mobilization of Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula for the first t...
We “Still Waiting”: Barriers to the Achievement of Social Equality in South Africa through the Lens of LGBT Rights
During its transition to democracy in May of 1996, South Africa adopted one of the most progressive national constitutions of its time—the first in the world to...
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 ...
First Place – The Armenian Genocide Centennial and the Politics of Remembrance
After the bitter winter months, springtime brings hope and warmth to Yerevan, the Armenian capital. As the melting alpine snow gives way to roaring streams, wil...
Second Place – A Farewell to ‘Dulce et Decorum est’? Constitutional Patriotism’s Strained Relationship with the Enlightenment and What It Means for the European Union
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori. —Wilfred Owen[...
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