Fairy Tales in a Soviet Reality
By Katya Burklin
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Introduction
Throughout the Soviet Union’s existence—from the Bolshevik...
Antitrust & Zaibatsu Dissolution
By Leyra Espino-Nardi
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Abstract
Zaibatsu dominated Japan’s economy during the 19th...
Gender and the Episteme: (E)Masculation as a Tool of the Colonial Patriarchy
By Jacquelin Grace Davidson
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Introduction
In his personal narrative “The Failure,”...
Putinism: Russia’s Authoritarian Unity
By Sahar Al-Gazzali
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Introduction
Russia today is almost unrecognizable from Russia...
The Voice of a Zombie: A case study of Virtual YouTubers’ language and authenticity
By Sarah Vickery Hartanto
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Introduction
Virtual YouTubers, otherwise known as VTubers,...
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...
A Blood Soaked Canvas: The Paradox of Japan’s Onin War
By Giselle Paulson
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Introduction
One of the most violent conflicts in...
Early Confucianism’s Take on Perfectionism: Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, and their Modern Interpreters
By Julia Zhou
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Abstract
There were three great sages in early...
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.
Western Medical Diplomacy in Imperial China
Doan argues that medicine played an indispensable role in advancing the cause of Western diplomacy in China during the mission of William of Rubruck to Möngke Khan in 1253, the Jesuit mission to the Qing Court of the Kangxi Emperor in the 17th& 18th centuries, and the Protestant missions to the Qing Empire during the 19th century, which ultimately facilitated the entrenchment of Christianity within China and the subsequent encroachment by Western Imperial powers upon China during the latter half of the 19th century.
