Back To The Future: The New International Era - October 23rd, 2022
The response to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine served as harbingers of what the next decade will look like; one in which the current international system is challenged by those who seek to undermine the existing Western Order.
There Should Be No Doubt About What China Wants - October 4th, 2022
Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August sparked an unprecedented Chinese response, as well as highlighted the very real possibility of China following in Russia’s footsteps and doing the unthinkable: invade Taiwan. Why does China want Taiwan, and how will Xi’s increasingly Autocratic rule factor into this decision?
Nuclear Deterrence Strategy: Flawed Logic, Perverse Incentives, and a Perceptual Dilemma - September 11th, 2022
Nuclear deterrence strategy as it stands today, which many believe has been built upon a foundation of reinforced cement, is in reality a house of cards; built upon the illusion of our own superiority, the irrationality of our actions, and the mistrust that is so deeply ingrained within our human psyche.
How Should we “Do” Foreign Policy? - August 20th, 2022
The philosophy around US foreign policy should surround three key ideas: protecting American lives, maintaining the balance of power in the word, and safeguarding human rights.
Dawn Breaks on a New European War: Putin’s Miscalculations in Ukraine - March 7th, 2022
The first week of Putin’s war in Ukraine has been a massive failure, what will Putin do now?
Voting as a Way to Increase Happiness (Research Report) - May 26th, 2020
As voter turnout and happiness decrease, what is a solution that can solve both of these uniquely American problems?
Political Polarization: How Self-Gerrymandering Affects African-Americans (Research Paper) - March 21st, 2020
For the first time in twenty years, the African-American voter turnout rate has declined, and while many are quick to blame institutional gerrymandering, the problem may lie in geographic gerrymandering, carried out by African-Americans themselves.
Political Ideology and Science-Based Misinformation Through Social Media (Research Paper) - February 27th, 2020
Anti-science misinformation is spreading through social media. It’s a problem.
The Iran Fiasco (News) - January 15th, 2020
On January 3d, 2020, a United States missile killed Qasem Soleimani. Who was he? Why was he killed? And what implications will this have in the Middle East?
Homeownership: The Obstacle for Immigrant’s Political Achievement (Research Paper) - November 18th, 2019
Many argue that immigrants, who are disproportionately more likely to be renters, have been left behind in the political world and in their ability to achieve the famed “American Dream”