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Russian Sanctions: Are they working?
As a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States, the G7, and other international partners have imposed unprecedented global economic sanctions on the Russian Federation with the goal…
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The Ongoing Battle for Military and Political Presence in the Pacific
In October of this year, the Marshall Islands, situated in the Central Pacific, was the last of three island nations to renew their Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the United States, inking…
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US Interest Rates and the National Debt Dilemma: The Federal Reserve’s Strategy with Global Stakes at Play
The Federal Reserve plays an essential role in balancing fiscal and monetary policies to shape the U.S. economy, through interest rate manipulation aimed at controlling inflation or stimulating it when necessary. Their most…
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Fishy Business: The Trade Dispute Between Japan and China over Japan’s Release of Treated Nuclear Wastewater
Twelve years after a major earthquake and tsunami led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, effects of the catastrophe linger, most recently impacting the fishing industry of Japan. As part of the cleanup, radioactive…
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China’s Looming Financial Crisis: Unpacking the Risks, Realities, and Global Ramifications
Recent data from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report last week has indicated that a financial crisis in China is no longer unthinkable. One of the world’s preeminent emerging economies is now bracing…
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TikTok: Misinformed About Misinformation
Have you ever planned on going to bed at reasonable hour only to find yourself on TikTok until 3am? Yeah, me too… TikTok was first launched in 2018 by Chinese tech giant ByteDance.…
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Amazon Attempts to Circumvent New EU Data Privacy Laws
The European Union (“EU”) is in the process of rolling out new data privacy laws that target social media and tech giants, like Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, and Google, among others. The Digital Services…
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Shutting Down the Shelves: How the Government Shutdown Could Impact Food Assistance Programs
With the fourth partial government shutdown in a decade on the horizon, many Americans are wondering what impact this will have on them, their benefits, and their day-to-day lives. For anyone who eats,…
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Drones: The Unregulated and Ungoverned Killing Machines
Those waking up in Ukraine do not greet the morning with the smell of coffee and beautiful blue skies. Rather, they are waking up to loud explosions, smoke-engulfed buildings collapsing, and missiles striking…
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Shadow Banking and the Effect on the Economy of China
Shadow banks are institutions that engage in the activity of banking, just like other banking institutions, but are not themselves regulated like those institutions. While traditional banking institutions are subject to intense regulation,…