Romania and Bulgaria: The EU’s Scapegoats

The European Union Schengen vote on December 8, 2022, reflects its long-standing second-class treatment of its southeastern-most members: Bulgaria and Romania. These countries, both EU members, were up for addition…

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Seismic Consequences of the Syria-Turkey Earthquake

Political tension is not often an aftershock associated with natural disasters. Yet, in the aftermath of multiple earthquakes that wreaked havoc around the Syrian-Turkish border, many unanswered questions have emerged…

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Puerto Rico: A Complicated State of Affairs

After a triumphant victory against the Spanish in 1898, the United States set its eyes on the territory of Puerto Rico, a small island with economic and geopolitical potential. After…

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Print Media Holds onto Its Credibility

On November 28, 2022, five of the West’s most influential newspapers published an open letter arguing against the continued prosecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange by the U.S. government. The editors…

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A Car-Free Manhattan

It’s time we go all in. With climate change in motion, and electric cars not being rolled out quickly enough, one must ask the question: What if we just got…

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