RACE, OIL, AND REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA
Contributing Writer Ahmad B. Shanaa provides a background of the current economic and political crisis in Venezuela.
INDIAN GENERAL ELECTION 2019: TOWARDS A HUNG PARLIAMENT?
Senior Editor Siddharth takes a look at the upcoming elections in India and the potential outcomes
MEMORY AND JUSTICE IN ARGENTINA'S DIRTY WAR
Staff Writer Cristina Hernandez covers a GPS event on "Argentina's Dirty War" and the survival story of Patricia Isasa
THE CIA'S FIRST COUP: A LESSON IN (DIS)INFORMATION
Staff Writer Ethan Azad describes the CIA's first coup in Iran and the effects of media propaganda.
TECHPLOMACY: AN EXPERIMENT IN FOREIGN POLICY
Staff Writer Pankhuri Prasad discusses the developing link between technology and diplomacy across the globe
From NAFTA To USMCA: The New Deal and What's Missing
Staff writer Rebeca Camacho covers the event held at the School of Global Policy and Strategy that presents the implications of the impending ratification of the United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement (USMCA) in terms of gains and losses and its effects on indigenous people.
SUPER SOLDIERS WILL SOON WALK AMONG US—JUST NOT AS HOLLYWOOD IMAGINED
Senior editor Bailey Marsheck discusses current research into and future prospectives for "super soldier" technology.
THE GILETS JAUNES: WHY AMERICANS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION
Staff Writer Ethan Azad discusses the importance of the Yellow Vest movement in France following on-site interviews this month.
THE SHAPING OF A GLOBAL CITIZEN
Staff Writer Deborah Jeong reviews the Global Forum event meant to help students explore global citizenship through two guest speakers discussing travel, working abroad and getting involved in your host community.
COULD RECENT PEACE TALKS BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END IN AFGHANISTAN?
Staff Writer Alex Bittner discusses the ongoing war in Afghanistan, Taliban control and the hopes and complications surrounding current negotiations for peace.
OTROS DREAMS EN ACCIÓN: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEPORTATION?
Staff Writer Cristina Hernandez discusses organization 'Otros Dreams en Acción' and their work to help those deported from the U.S. adjust to life in Mexico and better process the transition.
Brazil's New President: Populist In The Streets, Elitist In The Sheets
Staff Writer Rebeca Camacho discusses the framework of the 2018 Brazilian presidential election and possible implications of Jair Bolsonaro's policies in office.
GLOBAL CHALLENGES FOR THE "#MeToo" MOVEMENT: THE CASE OF FRANCE
Staff Writer Pankhuri Prasad discusses the nuances of the #MeToo movement from a different cultural perspective and explores the role of intersectionality in building a more global movement.
November 23, 2018
Friday Reading List for November 23, 2018 by Abigail Staggemeier, Director of Operations
ERASING THE PAST: ISIS'S DELIBERATE DESTRUCTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Staff Writer Hector Guzman looks into the motivations and repercussions of the destruction of art by and cultural artifacts in the Middle East.
November 9, 2018
Friday Reading List for November 9, 2018. By Abigail Staggemeier, Director of Operations
DEFENDING AMERICA'S LIGHT PRESENCE IN SYRIA
Staff Writer Kahlil Ram reflects on America's response to the Syrian Civil War, arguing that a policy of light U.S. involvement was not only justified but necessary due to the complicated regional dynamics at play.
SOCCER IN THE MOTHER CITY: CHALLENGING POST-APARTHEID INEQUALITIES THROUGH SPORT
Following her semester abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, Managing Editor Veronika Michels investigates the value of community action in connection with sport and childhood development in a country plagued by the social and economic reverberations of apartheid.
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Friday Reading List for November 2, 2018. By Abigail Staggemeier, Director of Operations
DIGITAL INDIA: GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF INDIA'S TECHNOLOGICAL BOOM
Staff Writer Pankhuri Prasad covers a GPS event on India's technological advancement.