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Feb 24
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 that the transition f...

Jan 29
3 min

Making a Change

By Sebastian Sarria Image by Tyler Johnson In December 2015, when world leaders signed the historic Paris Climate Agreement and committed to lowering greenho...

Nov 5, 2019
3 min

Expanding Transit Access for San Diego Communities

Author: Joe Bettles Originally posted on the Voice of San Diego Opinions Section. For the first time since 1940, when the San Diego Electric Railway Company ...

Oct 12, 2019
2 min

African Telecom SOEs and China

Does Chinese funding encourage state ownership of African telecom enterprises?

Oct 2, 2019
3 min

Policy Solutions in Action! Meet the 2019-2020 JIPS Board

The School of Global Policy & Strategy is filled with talented students working in policy fields from local politics to international development. This year’...

May 15, 2019
3 min

Author Spotlight: Gender Disparity in Grad School Materials

By Noah Gerber | May 15, 2019 With the latest edition of the Journal of International Policy Solutions coming out in just a couple of weeks, we wanted to cat...

Feb 20, 2019
3 min

The hope for climate change policy: in the age of Trump, look beyond diplomacy

By Kristin Rounds | February 20, 2019 Last year, David Victor and Bruce Jones of the Brookings Institute published Undiplomatic Action, offering comprehensi...

Aug 22, 2018
5 min

5G is coming. Who will be the winners and losers?

By Yulia Korbleva | August 21, 2018 Next generation wireless technology could be the force that will help repair a global ecosystem fractured by populi...

May 25, 2018
2 min

How 3D Printers Will Change Civil Wars

By Taylor N. Trummel | May 24, 2018 A foundational attribute of a civil war is the ability of a rebel group to acquire resources like finances, arms, and ...

Apr 14, 2018
4 min

Ivan the Hackable: Russian Objectives in Cyber Warfare

By Brenna McKee | April 13, 2018 The information era has brought upon the advent of international cyber warfare and espionage, reshaping how academics ...

Mar 24, 2018
4 min

Can Innovators be Created?

By Elizabeth Lyons | March 12, 2018 The rate of new startup foundings has been in steady decline over the past four decades, potentially contributing to ...

Mar 8, 2018
4 min

Relocating MCAS Futenma: All Costs and No Benefits

By Elizabeth Fitzgerald | March 7, 2018 Japan is widely regarded as one of the United States’ most reliable and important allies, and has played host to ...

Feb 2, 2018
4 min

Trump's travel ban won't make US any safer

By Alireza Eshraghi | February 1, 2018 President Trump, shortly after announcing the new travel restrictions, tweeted that "Making America safe is my n...

Jan 11, 2018
5 min

Under the Haze: Chinese Transboundary Pollution in South East Asia

By Frederick Hemans | January 10, 2018 Pollutants, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Ozone, PM 2.5, and water contamination do not res...

Dec 20, 2017
4 min

Defending Race & Religion: Political Participation of Buddhist Nationalist Movements and the Future

By Mark Wang | December 19, 2017 Since the surprising acceleration of Myanmar’s democratization and political liberalization in 2011, Buddhist nationalis...

Nov 23, 2017
3 min

Has Trump’s Approach Blocked the Pathway to a New NAFTA?

By Teodoro Martinez III | November 22, 2017 The North American Free Trade Agreement, also known as NAFTA, is currently being renegotiated by the countrie...

Nov 16, 2017
3 min

Rushing Peace: The Fast-Track in Colombia

By Mateo Villamizar Chaparro | November 15, 2017 In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace treaty with the guerilla group FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Re...

Nov 4, 2017
3 min

Why Putin invaded Ukraine? It is not about ethnicity

By Brenna McKee | November 3, 2017 The war in Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian military and paramilitary forces has been portrayed b...

Oct 18, 2017
5 min

The Ghost of Franco: A Case for Independence

By Frederick Hemans | October 17, 2017 The violent police response to mass protests following a contested independence vote brought the issue of Catalon...

Sep 23, 2017
3 min

Where international economics and development meet

By Joanna Valle Luna | September 22, 2017 While searching for summer internships during my first year at GPS, I only had two clear ideas. On one hand, I w...