State Building in Myanmar: What Comes after the Coup?
By Aaron Riley Source: Getty Images The world is paying attention to the Tatmadaw’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in...
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- Feb 23
- 3 min
How Taiwan Conquered COVID-19
By Ayn Hatfield Source: The World While millions of Americans have been forced to cancel travel and entertainment plans due to the...
- Jan 21
- 3 min
Op-Ed: Overcoming the Rise of Populism through Inclusive Forms of Knowledge
By Claudia A. Fernández Calleros Jaider Urrego: Ju'gwesx uus Jhatxn (Tejiendo en nuestras memorias/Knitting in our memories) Despite the...
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
Raising the Minimum Wage – Who Does It Help?
By Tanvi Jaluka Source: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida’s approval of a $15 minimum wage last month is fueling the debate again on the...
- Dec 4, 2020
- 9 min
Debunking Trump’s Claims of Fraud
By Alex Wyckoff Source: AP News In his four years as the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump has reportedly told over...
- Sep 21, 2020
- 6 min
A Sit-Down With Former State Department Senior Advisor on Wildlife Trafficking: Jessica Graham
By Alex Wyckoff Source: National Geographic When working on the JIPS podcast, RealTalk, Myles and I try to aim for a wide variety of...
- Sep 10, 2020
- 4 min
Digital Pandemic Relief Funds Leave Out Vulnerable Women
By Tanvi Jaluka Source: Press Trust of India As a (positive) second-order impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, development officials...
- Aug 14, 2020
- 5 min
What Does #DefundThePolice Actually Mean?
By Alex Wyckoff Source: The New York Times Since the killings of George Floyd in May and Breonna Taylor in March, one of the strongest...
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Diplomacy in Defense: The U.S. Military Needs Cultural Awareness Training
By Paul S. Kim Source: U.S. Navy The global disposition of U.S. military forces, amplified by an environment of ubiquitous connectivity,...
- May 29, 2020
- 3 min
Op-ed: Riots to Revolution
By Mikenna Montgomery Source: southfront.org The modern “American” experience is a tale of two countries. The first tale is of a country...
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
The USMC: A Leaner, Lethal Beast in the Pacific
By Phil Steven Source: USMC The United States Marine Corps has shifted its doctrine to combat the changing strategic environment in the...
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
Migrant Workers: Essential, Yet Sidelined
By Camila Gomez Wills Source: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons The US response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted at least three...
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
Op-Ed: To Compete with China, U.S. Must Dump Trump
By Alex Wyckoff Source: The Guardian President Donald Trump sailed into his 2016 election victory, at least in part, through his promises...
- Apr 25, 2020
- 4 min
Improving Disability Rights in the United States
By Topher Taylor Source: https://affecttheverb.com/disabledandhere/ Given the current COVID-19 pandemic and its particularly severe...
- Apr 24, 2020
- 4 min
Revealing Policy Gaps at the Intersection of Disability and COVID-19
By Kendra J. Muller Source: https://affecttheverb.com/disabledandhere/ COVID-19 has revealed many vulnerabilities in disaster...
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
Counterproductive policy responses to the rise in domestic violence during quarantine
By Camila Gomez Wills Source: German Rojas, Pixabay The global rise in domestic violence (DV) cases has led to a wide range of responses....
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Small Country, Big Action: Taiwan’s Unparalleled COVID Response
By Ayn Hatfield Source: Atlantic Council As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, each country’s individual response to the...
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
Mapping the novel coronavirus
By Nolan Kelly Understanding the progression of COVID-19 across the United States is vital for policy makers and health officials....
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Fed slashes reserve requirement
By Alex Wyckoff Source: Council on Foreign Relations On March 26th, the Federal Reserve shifted United States reserve requirements for...
- Feb 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Fracking Controversy and the Future of Energy
By Mikenna Montgomery Source: iStock The fracking controversy attracts a sea of perspectives. Big Oil supporters on Wall Street believe...