Here’s What a Russian Parody of Trump Tells Us About Our Countries’ Relationship Anna Redmond Politics & Economics Here's what it looks like when Russia parodies our new President.
Erdogan’s Delusions of Energy Grandeur: Why Turkey Will Not Achieve “Energy Hub” Status Constantinos Papalucas Politics & Economics With Erdogan’s democratic countercoup enforcing temporary order and the recent rapprochement with Russia and Israel, Turkey’s expected next step is to focus on its long-standing aspiration: to become a...
The Syria Situation: Russian Success, American Failure Bobby Shanahan Politics, Politics & Economics Russia has done certain things right in the fight against ISIS. Maybe it's time America learned from their tactics.
What is Good Healthcare?: A Global Study (pt. 2) Mark Wien Science & Medicine This is the second of a three-part series. Part 3 will appear on December 23. Where There is Life, There is Hope Cultural and religious beliefs define many of us, and the decisions we make....
What Brave New Worlds: Top Reads Maria Repnikova Society & Culture So You Have Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson This book is an exploration into the phenomenon of online public shaming. The author draws a reader in through a personal story of someone attempting...
Life Under Putin at the Movies Maria Repnikova Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Government, Society & Culture It’s hard to decide what the highly acclaimed Russian political drama, Leviathan, does best: masterfully capture the key facets of Russian life under Putin or convey the universal hopelessness in any...
Why Ukraine Matters: Democracy Redefined? Simon Radford Government, History One of the most over-used quotations to introduce essays on political subjects is Zhou Enlai’s famous bon mot. When the Communist Chinese premier was asked about the significance of the French Revolution of...
