Author: Karina Ngo

Karina Ngo is pursuing a degree in Political Science and Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is particularly interested in developing more effective, equitable, and just public policy to address issues of racial and economic disparities in the United States through a career in law. On an international level, she is passionate about finding solutions to international refugee crises and facilitating cooperation among nations on climate change policies.

“A Profound Moral Obligation”

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Post date December 21, 2021
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Biden’s Responsibility to Afghan Refugees Dates Back to Vietnam

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The U.S. needs Southeast Asia to be Independent from China

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Post date August 24, 2021
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China not only accounts for a sizable portion of ASEAN countries’ imports and exports, but it also has a strong military presence in the South China Sea and has shown an impressive commitment to face-to-face diplomacy throughout the ongoing pandemic.

Tags China, great power compeition, southeast asia

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Addressing China’s and France’s Encroachment in Africa Requires a New Perspective on Neocolonialism

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Post date March 3, 2021
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Countries have yet to escape the grasps of their former colonizers as new foreign powers flock to the continent to install their own systems of extortion, in particular France and China.

Tags Africa, China, Culture, France, research, scholarly research