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Towards a Feminist Foreign Policy

A feminist foreign policy necessitates a shift in values and a transition from militaristic to diplomatic tactics in dealing with actors on the world stage.

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Blueprint For Armageddon: The Race For Rare Earths

The 21st century has seen unpredictable changes to the landscape of the battlefield. But one thing never falters: control over supply chains is paramount to sustainability.

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U.S.-Russia Relations Crumbled in the Gulf War’s Afterlife

Their unprecedented cooperation in the Gulf War gave the world a reason to believe that a partnership between Moscow and Washington could one day become a reality.

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The SolarWinds Hack is a Wakeup Call: Should the U.S. Retaliate?

The SolarWinds hack, widely believed to be carried out by Russian state actors, is a wakeup call evidencing the weakness in American cybersecurity. Undetected for over half a year, the hack infiltrated networks of multiple government agencies and Fortune 500 companies, triggering a dispute over whether the United States should retaliate to discourage further cyberattacks.

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Care not Cops, Rights not Rescue

The problem of legal support and mutual aid for sex workers has been a topic of increasing importance as sex workers are speaking out against violence committed by customers, managers, and the police.

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Pax Americana? The U.S. and its Resilient Superpowerdom

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

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COVID-19 Vaccines as Weapons? The Scourge of Vaccine Diplomacy

Existing on the edge of brinkmanship over multiple subjects of global contention, China and the West now see the COVID vaccine as a crucial leverage. After more than 142 million confirmed cases and over 3 million deaths worldwide, the key to ending the pandemic has become a weapon itself.

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Contradicting Narratives: The U.S. And The War In Yemen

Despite international calls for conflict resolution in Yemen, the United States has played a significant and damaging role in its current crisis.

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Big-stick Politics: how the Biden-led airstrikes in Syria demonstrate the United States’ continued hard power stance in the Middle East

While Washington is unlikely to remove all economic sanctions imposed on Iran, only time will tell which country will give in first. Even though the United States continues to carry a big stick, at some point some compromise from both sides must occur.

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Obama and Trump Have Failed Syria, and now it’s Biden’s Turn to Shift the Trajectory of American-Syrian Relations

The power vacuum in Syria and the influence of rival players urges the U.S. to protect its interests in the region by rebuilding the country’s social infrastructure with very limited violence.