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Apr 14, 20203 min read

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, 20203 min read

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, 20203 min read

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, 20203 min read

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...

Jan 28, 20203 min read

Making a Change

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

Nov 5, 20193 min read

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...

Oct 12, 20192 min read

African Telecom SOEs and China

Does Chinese funding encourage state ownership of African telecom enterprises?

Oct 2, 20193 min read

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...

May 15, 20193 min read

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...

Feb 20, 20193 min read

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,...

Aug 21, 20185 min read

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 ...

May 24, 20182 min read

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...

Apr 13, 20184 min read

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,...

Mar 23, 20184 min read

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,...

Mar 7, 20184 min read

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...

Feb 1, 20184 min read

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...

Jan 10, 20185 min read

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...

Dec 19, 20174 min read

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,...

Nov 22, 20173 min read

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...

Nov 15, 20173 min read

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...