Trump Indicted: A Look in the Case
On Thursday, March 20th, 2023, former President Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York – facing, as reported by CNN, “more than 30 counts related to business fraud”. While scarce details have been...
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Shining a Light on the Dark Side of America
Contrary to the benevolent picture of America painted by education systems and blockbuster movies like Zero Dark Thirty, it has continually trampled on domestic human rights. For two decades, the notorious Guantanamo Bay torture facility has overseen...
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The Jan. 6 Committee: An Exercise in Cinematography
A Monmouth University poll showed that the July 2021 hearings of the January 6th Committee had little impact on public opinion; the largest numerical shift was that 4% fewer respondents saw Trump as directly responsible. Following...
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The World Divided: The Sino-US Chip Rivalry
When Biden proudly proclaimed that China would never become the most powerful, wealthiest nation “on [his] watch,” the world’s often unpredictable future crystallized into two eventualities. America could revitalize its long-failing domestic industries, defeating the China...
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Death of Democracy: Arab Spring to Arab Winter
On the 17 December 2010, a simple street vendor by the name of Mohamed Bouazizi, tired of the ritualistic repression and humiliation of his life under the dictatorship of President Ben Ali set himself on fire....
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American Hypocrisy: The Electoral College
One of the Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton, stated this of the electoral college when it was originally established, “if the manner of it be not perfect, it is at least excellent.” 236 years later, 63% of...
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Emerging Ideological Divisions in the West
In 2014, the Pew Research Centre found that American democrats and republicans are farther apart on the political spectrum than ever before. Since 2014, divisions have only heightened. Nowadays, 92% of Republicans were to the right...
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A Rich History of Independence: It’s Ukraine’s Story
This essay was rewritten as a historical analysis paper by The Sunday Diplomat Policy Research Department. It was republished on February 25th, 2024, and is accessible through this link: https://thesundaydiplomat.com/policy-research-who-made-ukraines-independence/. The old version is present below:...
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The Fall of Idealism and the Rise of Pragmatism
Experts tell us that politics is more polarized than ever, with the politics of voters diverging from each other at unprecedented rates. Given this, you might expect politicians in democratic countries to profess their adherence to...
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Sino-US Conflict: How to Avoid a Cold War Turning Hot
Before the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Yuval Noah Harari, a prominent academic, commented that such a conflict would shatter the convention of avoiding battle at all costs. As this struggle marks its one-year anniversary, the world’s...
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