How to Scare a Giant: Resolve Signaling in South China Sea Maritime Disputes
Written by: James Boehme, Tufts University Summary Introduction Vast quantities of International Relations scholarship published over the past several decades h...
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Authoritarian Environmentalism, Democracy, and Political Legitimacy
By: Mayson Glenne Obrien, University of Texas Our planet is warming at an alarming rate, due largely to human actions, such as burning fossil fuels and repurpos...
Pride as Regret: The Psychological Well-being of Young Adults Who Are Children of Martyrs
Winter Issue 2019 Written by: Majlinda Zhuniq, University of Pristina Despite the fact that war in Kosovo has ended in 1999, the consequences of the loss of lov...
Narrow Artificial Intelligence Weapons Systems and their Impact on the Balance of Power
By:Alexandra Tsitsiringos, Tufts University Narrow Artificial Intelligence Weapons Systems and their Impact on the Balance of Power Research Question: How might...
A Review of Contemporary US Sports Diplomacy: How American Foreign Interests are Cushioned by its Professional Leagues
North America and the Caribbean Desk Written by: Blake Bridge, Davenport College ’23 In our current age of challenged liberalism and shifting world power, the n...
Integration in Latvia: Exploring a Thematically-Interconnected Discourse in an Ethnically-Divided Society
By: Colin Bushweller; University of Vermont 1. Introduction “Our Latvia is not yet ready. We are still building it and on the way. Latvia should never be ready....
Why Attacking Farmers Won’t Solve the EU’s Environmental Crisis
By: Nathalie Bussemaker, Morse’21 With Greta Thunberg at the helm, millions of Europeans have rallied to the banner of climate activism. According to a 20...
Constraints on an “African Solution:” How Regional Interests Interplay with the African Standby Force
Winter Issue 2019 Written By: Connor Akiyama, Tufts University Introduction In recent years, the African Union (AU) has made great strides to improve political ...
A Pashtun Awakening Against All Odds
By Minahil Nawaz, TD’21 On January 28, 2020, Pakistani authorities detained two members of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) in the northwest city of Peshawar...
Relations with Russia Reveal Intrinsic Flaws in EU Foreign Policy Structure
Winter Issue 2019 Written by: Dalya Soffer, Boston University Following Russia’s occupation of Crimea in 2014, the EU presented an unexpectedly strong and unifi...