Atlantic Allies and Pacific Rivals: US Relationships with Britain and Japan Precipitating WWII
By the turn of the 20th century, the US was becoming a neutral isolationist great power alongside other great powers […]
2nd Place — Trapped Empire: British Strategy at the End of the Palestine Mandate
Introduction “Historians have traditionally attacked the British for either failing the Jews, failing the Arabs, or failing the Empire.”1 British
Anti-Immigrant Populism in Italy: An Analysis of Matteo Salvini’s Strategy to Push Italy’s Immigration Policy to the Far Right
Matteo Salvini, head of the Lega Nord party (LN) and a rising political figure in Italy, has leveraged Facebook and
India’s Tibet Policy: Empowering the Snow Lion to Stand Up to the Dragon
This essay won 2nd Place in the 2024 YRIS High School Essay Contest for its response to the following prompt: “Evaluate an example of
Déby After Déby: Violent Protests in Chad Expose Corruption in Military-Led Government
Citizens of Chad awoke, on the morning of October 21, 2022, to carnage in the streets. The stains of a
Algerians Don’t Appreciate the Audacity
For decades, Algerians have proudly chanted the slogan “One, Two, Three – Viva l’Algerie!” in the face of adversity. Yet
Like A Glove: Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage and American Foreign Policy
At 2:03am on the 26th of September, 2022, the Geological Survey of Denmark recorded a 2.3 magnitude tremor originating from
Israel, Palestine, and the Role of the Bystander: The View from London
Since Hamas’ attacks against Israel on October 7, and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza, London has been deeply affected. Grief,
