Dagestan: Wrestling as a Way of Life
South and Central Asia Desk Written by: Jake Mezey, Timothy Dwight College ’21 Dagestan is a semi-autonomous republic in Russia’s Southern Caucuses known ...
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Contemporary Issues in Arab-Israeli Identity as Seen through the TV Show “Arab Labor”
Arts Column Written by: Sam Pekats, Davenport College ’22 Humor and personal narrative are two powerful techniques one may use to legitimize and elucidate...
Briefing: Lebanese Economic Protests
Middle East and North Africa Desk Written by: Since Thursday, October 17, protests have been raging across Lebanon. Here’s what you need to know: What is happen...
Embracing North Korean Refugees
Campus Desk Written by: Emily Lin On October 23, 2019, Yale Law School invited Andrew Hong, the founder and executive director of Emancipate North Koreans (ENoK...
The Dominant Male Perspective in Sexual Violence Laws: A Radical Feminist Critique of The Lebanese Penal Code
Global Issue 2019 Written by: Natasha Mouawad, American University of Beirut Introduction Jurisprudence represents a constant and sincere attempt to provid...
Why is Taiwan so important? The manipulation of nationalism in legitimizing one-party rule in China
Global Issue 2019 Written by: Jun Tao Yeung, University of Hong Kong Introduction Since Tsai Ing-wen and the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)...
Spanish Supreme Court Finds Catalonian Separatist Leaders Guilty of Sedition; Leaders Face 15 Years in Prison
Europe Desk Written by: Will Waddingham, Saybrook ’22 The Spanish Supreme Court ruled Saturday that several prominent Catalonian seperatist leaders would ...
“Alleged” Genocide in Darfur: Post-9/11 Consensus Breaking and the 21st Century UN
Global Issue 2019 Written by: Hanna McKinley, University of Toronto From 26 February 2003 to present, the Darfur region of Sudan has experienced a genocide duri...
Heterosexism & Homosexuality: The Performance of Privilege & Secrecy in Bahamian Society
Global Issue 2019 Written by: Natino Thompson, University of the Bahamas All over this archipelago, Bahamians have mastered the art of managing the simultaneous...
Fading Hope For a Peace Agreement in Afghanistan
Written by: Jake Mezey, Timothy Dwight College ’21 The peace process in America’s longest war appears to be halted for the near future. The United States ...