Written By: Chris Ploumidis Written in December, 2022 The recent death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police has sent shockwaves across the country and launched protests in solidarity abroad, worsening Iran’s already unstable political climate. These protests have shed a light on the persistent human rights abuses that Iran has…
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Yuan Some Dollars With That?
Written by: Christopher Ploudimis The Chinese yuan is becoming stronger and more widely accepted as a currency. Morgan Stanley predicts that in the next ten years the Chinese yuan will be the world’s third-largest reserve currency, behind the euro and the U.S. dollar. Analysts have been projecting that the yuan will account for five to…
U.S. Foreign Policy in Yemen’s Civil War
Written by: Christopher Ploumidis Introduction The Yemeni civil war is a bloody conflict that has left an estimated two-hundred and thirty thousand dead and resulted in what the United Nations call “the worst humanitarian crisis” since 2019. In recent years, this crisis has garnered massive international attention due to the sheer amount of human suffering…
Brazil: Democracy or Autocracy
Written by: Christopher Ploumidis In one year, Brazilian politicians will be facing off for the most powerful offices in the nation. The 2022 Brazilian Presidential election is beginning to closely mirror the 2020 U.S. Presidential election in some frightening ways. Known as the “Trump of the Tropics,” presidential incumbent Jair Bolsanaro has been sowing…
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