Much Ado About Bad Data
By Frederick Hemans | August 17, 2017 Located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine...
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Nov 28, 20164 min read
Election 2016 Reactions: Institutions are the Ultimate Trump Card
By Will Fuller | November 28, 2016 For sports fans, 2016 was full of drama, unpredictability, and more than a few larger-than-life...
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Nov 18, 20164 min read
Election 2016 Reactions: What Happens Next? Election Results Discussion with GPS Faculty
By Ariel Neidermeier | November 18, 2016 GPS faculty struck a reassuring tone with students about the outlook of U.S. policy under...
Nov 15, 20163 min read
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Getting Ahead in the Politburo: Predicting who will be enthroned in China’s 19th Party Congress
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Oct 21, 20163 min read
How to get to Complete, Verifiable, Irreversible Disarmament
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Direct Democracy: Bad Idea or Worst Idea?
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Oct 2, 20165 min read
What if China had a Ballot in the US Presidential Election?
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Bibi Goes to Washington
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Memo Series: Donald Trump becomes President of the United States
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Saddam Hussein’s Decision to not Withdraw from Kuwait
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Memo Series: Overcoming Social Structural Problems through Delegation and Association
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Jan 26, 20166 min read
The Philippines’ Arbitration Case Against China: A Milestone or a Tombstone in the South China Sea?
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Indonesian Diplomacy in Transition
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South Korean Security Policies after the Civil War
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The Environmental Impact of India’s Increasing Power Needs
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