Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Take ‘The Line’—a megacity under construction with two parallel skyscrapers stretching 170 kilometers horizontally through the Arabian desert. Or ‘Hyperloop’—Elon Musk’s proposed high-speed tran...
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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Take ‘The Line’—a megacity under construction with two parallel skyscrapers stretching 170 kilometers horizontally through the Arabian desert. Or ‘Hyperloop’—Elon Musk’s proposed high-speed tran...
In the last few decades, the government of the People’s Republic of China has sought to grow its influence in not only the Indo-China region, but beyond the nations in its proximity. The West accuses China of practicing modern-day colonialism—neo...
In the last few decades, the government of the People’s Republic of China has sought to grow its influence in not only the Indo-China region, but beyond the nations in its proximity. The West accuses China of practicing modern-day colonialism—neo...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, Americans have considered vaccines to be their ticket back to normalcy. Pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson quickly became household names as the entire world follo...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, Americans have considered vaccines to be their ticket back to normalcy. Pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson quickly became household names as the entire world follo...
The largest challenge for the United States to overcome in the international sphere is not the lack of influence, but rather the misguided efforts of its foreign policy and the necessary reform of its flawed approach towards the developing world. The...
The largest challenge for the United States to overcome in the international sphere is not the lack of influence, but rather the misguided efforts of its foreign policy and the necessary reform of its flawed approach towards the developing world. The...
Since the turn of the century, Lao PDR has been on a bullet train to graduate from its “Least Developed Country Status” by 2020. According to a recent UNDP report, the country was “on track” to achieve this goal. Since 2000, its GDP has incre...
Since the turn of the century, Lao PDR has been on a bullet train to graduate from its “Least Developed Country Status” by 2020. According to a recent UNDP report, the country was “on track” to achieve this goal. Since 2000, its GDP has incre...
Evo Morales has been the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 2006. The term “Plurinational State,” adopted by the 2009 constitution that President Morales himself helped formulate, explicitly describes the country not as a natio...
Evo Morales has been the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 2006. The term “Plurinational State,” adopted by the 2009 constitution that President Morales himself helped formulate, explicitly describes the country not as a natio...
A curious David-against-Goliath story is unfolding in disputed Southeast Asian waters. In late September, the small nation of Timor-Leste achieved a small but important victory when a UN Conciliation Commission declared that the Pacific country in th...
A curious David-against-Goliath story is unfolding in disputed Southeast Asian waters. In late September, the small nation of Timor-Leste achieved a small but important victory when a UN Conciliation Commission declared that the Pacific country in th...
Over the last few years, companies like Uber and Airbnb have exploded onto the national and international economic scenes. Uber was recently valued at $68 billion, and Airbnb at $30 billion. In less than a decade, these two companies have built the ...
Over the last few years, companies like Uber and Airbnb have exploded onto the national and international economic scenes. Uber was recently valued at $68 billion, and Airbnb at $30 billion. In less than a decade, these two companies have built the ...
The legacy of foreign involvement in Afghanistan is both extensive and controversial. Whether referring to Soviet manipulation of the state during the Cold War or the continued American presence in the country — arguably the symbol...
The legacy of foreign involvement in Afghanistan is both extensive and controversial. Whether referring to Soviet manipulation of the state during the Cold War or the continued American presence in the country — arguably the symbol...
In July, after several months of discussion, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have finally established the New Development Bank. With an initial capital of $50 billion and a $100 billion reserve fund, the new insti...
In July, after several months of discussion, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) have finally established the New Development Bank. With an initial capital of $50 billion and a $100 billion reserve fund, the new insti...
Photo Author’s Own I have no problem admitting it: I am a small-town kid. I spent my first 22 years in two southern towns: Greensboro, NC (about the size of Providence) and Lexington, VA (very small). My first ever post for the Brown Political...
Photo Author’s Own I have no problem admitting it: I am a small-town kid. I spent my first 22 years in two southern towns: Greensboro, NC (about the size of Providence) and Lexington, VA (very small). My first ever post for the Brown Political...
Over the winter break, your intrepid reporter went on a field trip to Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg represents many of the factors I am fascinated by: a small southern town experiencing a renaissance as the pillars of the old economy: textiles and t...
Over the winter break, your intrepid reporter went on a field trip to Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg represents many of the factors I am fascinated by: a small southern town experiencing a renaissance as the pillars of the old economy: textiles and t...