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...
Tag: recent
Ensuring Rare Earth Elements for National Security
In August of 2022, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act enacted some of the largest-ever subsidies and rebates to incentivize the domestic production and c...
Algerians Don’t Appreciate the Audacity
For decades, Algerians have proudly chanted the slogan “One, Two, Three – Viva l’Algerie!” in the face of adversity. Yet even this slogan, which has...
Why a symbolic exchange matters: Signaling in Biden-Xi Summit
On November 14, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden met in person with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in his presidency. This summit, conducte...
Africa and the Western Monpolization of Agribusiness
Amid the Green Revolution of the mid-20th century and the growing voice of global actors, innovations across the agricultural sector gave hope to the idea of en...
Africa and the Monopolization of GM Technology
Amid the Green Revolution of the mid-20th century and the growing voice of global actors, innovations across the agricultural sector gave hope to the idea of en...
Exploring the Major Influences on Government Behaviour and Achievements
Introduction: “The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government” (Jefferson 1809). Th...
How Russia Lost Its Grip on Central Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin demonstrated with the invasion of Ukraine in February of this year that he will go to extreme lengths to preserve, even reinvig...
Ensuring Cooperation for Central Asia’s Water Woes
1st Place, High School Essay Contest 2022 On April 28, 2021, border personnel from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan fired on each other, marking the beginning of a bor...
The European Union’s Rubicon or a New Normal? Brexit’s impact on the dynamics of European integration, and national stay or leave sentiments
As Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor of European Politics at ETH Zurich, contended in 2018, in relation to the European Union (EU) “crises are open decision-makin...