Bahrain and the Compliance Gap
The current situation in Bahrain is one of political strife and violence. This fact is not lost to the American government but …
What is Happening in the Far East — Culture May Allow Japan to Abuse More Kids
Are you uninterested in Japan because it is so far east? Well, an important friendship between Japan and the US has been maintained since the San …
The Motives of Modern Day Slavery- Money and Menial Tasks
1- (Modern day) Slavery is a multi-billion dollar industry, at least. It is woven into most facets of our daily lives, from …
A new threat? Zika virus
Is there yet another new threat to the world? The media are beginning to inform about the Zika virus which draws the …
The Homogenization of Africa: Perspectives on Western Students Studying Abroad in the Global South
From a social perspective, globalization can work to connect people of similar ideologies across borders through social media and the ease with …
Origins of Universal Human Rights
At the beginning of the 3rd century BCE, the stoic philosopher Zeno of Cilium introduced the idea of Universal Human Rights in …
The Black Experience as Genocide
Genocide, as defined by the United Nations, is “any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, …
The Legitimacy of International Law
Throughout many PPEL and political science classes that I have taken at UR, the topic of the legitimacy of both the enforcement …
What is behind the Green Mermaid?
Last year I had the SSIR: Eating Locally, Thinking Globally. As a result, I became increasingly interested in global food markets on …
R2P
The crisis in Syria is mounting with the spread of ISIS and more international actors entering the conflict, leaving millions of lives …