From Cold War Allies to Regional Players: Analyzing the Shifting Dynamics of Russia,...
By Anna Vartsaba
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Abstract
The collapse of the Soviet Union in...
Antitrust & Zaibatsu Dissolution
By Leyra Espino-Nardi
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Abstract
Zaibatsu dominated Japan’s economy during the 19th...
Framing Gender Inequality: The ‘Gender Conflict’ Metaphor in South Korean Media and Political Discourse
By Nayoon Kim
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to...
The Desert (as) Femme: An Ecofeminist Analysis of Sand Rites
By Jade Keegan
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Abstract
In his novella Sand Rites (featured in...
Modi’s India: Assessing the Vulnerability and Longevity of the Competitive Authoritarian Regime
By Maryam Guerrab
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Abstract
In June 2024, India, the world’s largest...
Biden’s One Tech-Trade Policy Shot: Trials and Tribulations of a U.S.-Led Digital Trade Agreement...
After the withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), questions loomed about the future of U.S. involvement in the region’s trade affairs. Though the debate about the TPP continues, a new question has arisen: should the U.S. pursue a digital trade agreement (DTA) with Asian-Pacific partners? In this paper, Lee will explore the prospects of a U.S.-DTA in Asia, concluding that it is worth the Biden administration’s while to try.
Heavenly Horses of Bactria: The Creation of the Silk Road
Tao argues that the Silk Road stemmed primarily from the combined result of a Han Chinese military gambit to obtain Central Asian horses, and a Bactrian strategy to align commercial interests with political expediency during a period of dynastic decline. Evidence of those motivations can be sourced to both ancient literary texts and sculptural, osteological, and genetic research on Chinese
horses.
Putinism: Russia’s Authoritarian Unity
By Sahar Al-Gazzali
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Introduction
Russia today is almost unrecognizable from Russia...
Fairy Tales in a Soviet Reality
By Katya Burklin
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Introduction
Throughout the Soviet Union’s existence—from the Bolshevik...
Early Confucianism’s Take on Perfectionism: Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, and their Modern Interpreters
By Julia Zhou
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There were three great sages in early...
