A Faltering Experiment
By Shivani Vohra “A Greek, an Irishman, and a Portuguese go into a bar and order a drink. Who picks up the bill? A German.” When the European nations signed the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, they clearly never fathomed the…
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Activism and Optimism: The Syrian Uprising – An Interview with Karam Nachar
Conducted by Justin Schuster Karam Nachar is a PhD candidate at Princeton University. His research and writing focuses on the cultural and political history of the Levant in the twentieth century. Raised in Aleppo, Mr. Nachar has close connections to…
In the Shadow of the Crescent
By Justin Schuster ON January 1, 2012 the last of the United States’ troops pulled out of Iraq. In October, President Obama noted, “After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over.” While this date may mark the…
World Population Hits 7 Billion
By Austin Schaefer THIS Halloween, the world reached a major demographic milestone; the United Nations reported that global population had exceeded 7 billion individuals. Though a surprise to no one, this has sparked discussion of the significance of this event, as…
The UK and the EU: A Breaking of Unions
By Alex Fisher FOR the first time in many years, British Eurosceptics smell blood. With the Eurozone crisis having vindicated the nation’s decision to stay out of the single currency, the uneasy truce that had emerged between pro-Europeans like former…
China’s Unsustainable Growth
By Paavan Gami AMY Chua’s book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother whipped up an international storm. While criticisms defending Western parenting gained prominence, the Chinese perspective itself was neglected. In China, the book was paradoxically heralded as…
Springtime for North Korea?
By Sun Woo Ryoo GEORGE Kennan, the chief architect of the American strategy of containment, expressed his doubts for a quick end of the Cold War, saying it may only “be possible to negotiate the end of the Cold War…
Moving to Global Zero -An Interview with George Perkovich
By Harrison Monsky George Perkovich is Vice President for Studies and Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has focused on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation, particularly with respect to South Asia and Iran….