U.S.-China Relations Today: A Return To The Cold War?
A Comparative Analysis between Current US-China Relations and US-Soviet Competition during the Cold War “It is in the spirit, the spirit of ’76, that I ask you ...
Category: Winter Issue
Are Democratic Values Breaking the Ice?: Attitudes in the Frozen Caucasian Conflict
Written by Karen “Ken” Krmoyan Abstract After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been waging war on the disputed region of Nagorno...
Henry Kissinger and the Roots of Shuttle Diplomacy: Realpolitik, Bilateral Relations, and Domestic Motivations
Written by Sarah Lu Introduction Former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger considered himself a formidable force in US diplomac...
From Encounter to Exodus: Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar
Written by Kassandra Neranjan and Sakshi Shetty According to the United Nations, the Rohingya are amongst the most persecuted minorities in the world. The Rohin...
Tiananmen in 1989: Tailoring Chinese Dissidents for American Consumption
Written by Yixin Claire Ren “Events do not deliver their meanings to us. They are always interpreted.”—The Gate of Heavenly Peace While the 1989 student movemen...
The Insidious Nature of E-Waste and the Onus on GAFA
Written By Amelia Pollard Abstract This research paper evaluates the externalities that have ensued from the rise in consumption of electronic products. The atr...
The Association of Southeast Nations and Efforts to Address Mass Atrocities: An Historical Analysis
Written by Nicolas Wicaksono In discourses about human rights and preventing mass atrocities, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is infamous for...
Helms-Burton Act of 1996: A Case Study in Unprincipled, Opportunistic Foreign Policy
Written By Kiran Chokshi Economic sanctions are a common tactic used by the United States government when dealing with hostile countries. Often, those sanctions...
Axis of Convenience: Limitations to Russia-Iran Cooperation
Written by Taehwa Hong Introduction Russia’s intervention in the Syrian Civil War in support of the Assad regime in 2015 marked the first Russian military actio...
Contradiction and Ambivalence: Mexico’s Cold War and the United States
Image Caption: Former Mexican President López Mateos (left) was one of several presidents to navigate a complex and often contradictory Cold War forei...