A Partisan Ploy: The Campaign to Recall Governor Newsom
A Partisan Ploy: The Campaign to Recall Governor Newsom

Newsom and his allies have cast the recall as a blatant partisan power grab by California Republicans, while the recall’s proponents claim their campaign is simply a reaction against Newsom’s failures as governor amid the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. While some voters may have legitimate criticisms of the Newsom administration, the origins and conduct of the recall campaign thus far indicate that the effort is more a partisan ploy than a legitimate use of recall power.

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StateBrandon DimapasocComment
The Cautious Optimism for a Saudi-Iran Détente
The Cautious Optimism for a Saudi-Iran Détente

The implications of this half-century long rivalry in the Persian Gulf have been immeasurably dire for the stability and wellbeing of people in the Middle East. A détente is not only in the interest of regional peoples and states, but also for the benefit of the world given the interregional effects of war and extremism emanating from the Middle East.

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GlobeMarco ParksComment
Blood, Oil and Sand: The Arab Spring’s 10 Year-Anniversary
Blood, Oil and Sand: The Arab Spring’s 10 Year-Anniversary

All participants of the Arab Spring have either yielded unfathomable socio-economic losses or have reverted back to authoritarian states, leaving the Middle East the same, if not worse, than it was 10 years ago.

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GlobeAndy EssaArab Spring, Blood, oil, sand, 10 year anniversary, American, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Freedom, Tunisia, Middle East, Bashar al-Assad, Hosni Mubarak, Muammar Gadhafi, Mohammad Bouazizi, Ben ali, democracy, repressionComment
Migrants In Bosnia: A Human Rights Crisis
Migrants In Bosnia: A Human Rights Crisis

In August, a main road leading to the northeast town of Velika Kladuša was blocked by residents in order to prevent a bus filled with asylum seekers and migrants from entering; the following days were filled with protest and violent actions against these asylum seekers and migrants. Then in September, two men nearby were attacked by vigilantes, who had also burned down an abandoned house where migrants and asylum seekers had been given permission to stay.

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Priyal ThakralComment
This is Not the Last We Will See of Pro-Trump Insurrectionists
This is Not the Last We Will See of Pro-Trump Insurrectionists

Trump addressed a crowd of his supporters at the steps of the Capitol--he detailed the many mediums used to “rig” the election, told the crowd America “has been under siege,” and said to his supporters, repeatedly, that he “loves” them. He finally encouraged them to walk down to the Capitol and “give [lawmakers] the boldness that they need to take back our country.” Minutes later, they stormed the halls of Congress, sending lawmakers into bunkers and the nation into a frenzy.

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Maya ClarkComment
A Diplomatic Strategy to Revamp the Iran Nuclear Deal
A Diplomatic Strategy to Revamp the Iran Nuclear Deal

The most pressing issue for U.S. regional and national security interests has been Iran’s growing nuclear capabilities. Upon Biden’s inauguration today, Iran’s recent bellicose behavior will press him to establish a strategy for working with Tehran that safeguards U.S. national security and satisfies American allies in the Middle East.

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Marco ParksComment
California Voter Suppression and Intimidation : an untold story of civic intimidation in the Golden State
California Voter Suppression and Intimidation : an untold story of civic intimidation in the Golden State

Today, California is one of a handful of states making drastic changes to the way that they’ve decided to conduct elections. Rather than putting election resources toward physical polling places and ballot boxes, there has been a reallocation of emphasis (and funds) onto mail-in voting -- as a result, slashing the number of poll places available.

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Ankita BhatComment