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Echoes of the Hammer and Sickle: Soviet Legacies in Modern Russian Intelligence
When the Soviet Union’s hammer and sickle flag was lowered for the last time off the Kremlin and was superseded by the Russian white,...
Luben Daynov (Guest Writer)
Apr 3, 202514 min read


From Policy to Practice: Advancing Labour Rights Through Tripartism: An Interview with Mr Oktavianto Pasaribu, Deputy Director of the ILO in Southeast Asia
An interview with Mr. Oktavianto Pasaribu, Deputy Director of the International Labour Organization in Southeast Asia.
Samuel Lee, Peerajit Phasitthanaphak, Viandito Pasaribu, and Mr. Oktavianto Pasaribu
Mar 12, 202538 min read
Have the Last Two Years Brought a "Zeitenwende" in Germany's Foreign and Defense Policy?
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent shockwaves through Europe...
Chloe Logan (Guest Writer)
Mar 11, 20257 min read
Why is the Alternative Für Deutschland Disproportionately Successful in Eastern Germany?
Decades after German reunification, significant political, cultural, and economic divides between the East and West persist.
Chloe Logan (Guest Writer)
Mar 11, 20255 min read
How is the United States Responding to BRICS' Efforts of Expansion and De-dollarization?
“The idea that BRICS countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER,” Trump stated, addressing a...
Yusra Khan (Staff Writer)
Mar 3, 202513 min read
The Importance of East Asia as a Region for Foreign Policy Decisions in Northeast and Southeast Asia
Possessing the world’s most populated countries and some of the oldest civilizations, Eastern Asia, Northeast, and Southeast Asia have...
Yusra Khan (Staff Writer)
Feb 12, 202515 min read
The Foreign Policy of the New Trump Administration
When you focus on Trump’s foreign policy you will notice that it has protectionism and hawkish views on China as its main tenets. As...

Declan Browne (Staff Writer)
Feb 3, 20257 min read
Who, Not How: Rethinking Sanctions
The case of North Korea raises critical questions about the effectiveness of sanctions, and how a contextual sanctions approach can lead...
Ishaan Pandey (Guest Writer)
Dec 10, 202412 min read


Rice & Wagyu: An Interview with Former Second Secretary Rosanne Costin on Trade and Diplomacy
Listen to the audio on Spotify *The transcript has been edited for readability Hosted by Samuel Lee and Declan Browne. Special thanks to...
Samuel Lee, Declan Browne, Rosanne Costin, & Raphael Dillon
Dec 9, 202423 min read
Political Parallels: Incumbency and Palestine in the 2024 US and UK Elections
In the immediate aftermath of Trump’s poll defying victory in the US election....
Kai Michael Nixon (Guest Writer)
Dec 4, 20248 min read


National Unification, Collaboration and Collective Memory: The Impact of the War of Resistance on Chinese History
"Women’s Defense Corps training at Canton, China, 1938" by Cambridge University Before answering whether the war of resistance witnessed...

Samuel Lee (Staff Writer)
Dec 3, 20248 min read
Analyzing Elections: "Did Tory Tactics or Labour Chaos Win the 1979 Election?"
This paper will argue that both the Conservative campaign as well as the perception of the Labour government were equally important...
Tanay Sonawane (Guest Writer)
Dec 3, 20249 min read
Carl vs Karl: Examining Carl Schmitt's Conception of Marxism
The Kronjurist of Hitler’s Third Reich, [1] jurist and political theorist Carl Schmitt’s long intellectual record of legal-political works..
James Yu (Guest Writer)
Dec 2, 202421 min read
Navigating Gray Areas: Social Media, the Casualties of War, and the Conflict between Free Speech and Ethics
The advent of social media presented the world with new user-based platforms that unlocked the ability to present ideas and information...

Augustine Acuña III (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 202410 min read


Women's Voices: Struggling with Modernity in Qing China
"Chinese Girl" by Vladimir Tretchikoff This essay will analyse the role of women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century...

Samuel Lee (Staff Writer)
Dec 2, 20249 min read
Financialization and the Transformation of the Global Economy
Financialization has transformed the global economy in profound ways. But how did this process begin?

Declan Browne (Staff Writer)
Nov 29, 20246 min read
Unveiling the Ineffectiveness: The Global War on Terror's Counterproductive Counterterrorism Policies
This paper will argue that the counter terrorism policies enacted during the Global War on Terror have been largely unsuccessful.

Declan Browne (Staff Writer)
Nov 24, 202413 min read
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