By Nathan Rupp, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Recent data show an increasingly regionalized variation in development funding goals. Nations are taking different approaches to how they… Read more “Regional Variation in International Aid to Cambodia”

Jordan Pic, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Since it hosted the World Cup in 2014, Brazil has been in the global spotlight. The light continued to shine… Read more “The Next Competition for Brazil: Goals for Prosperity”

Chelsea Lenhart, MPA, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives As early as 2011, and arguably earlier, Americans have been warned of a looming monster across the sea: China… Read more “The Big Fallacy: China Replacing US as the Global Superpower”

Andre Avanessians, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives April 24, 2016 will mark the 101 year anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The killing of 1.5 million Armenians… Read more “Turning a Blind Eye: The US Failure to Recognize the Armenian Genocide After 101 Years”

Conor McGrath, MPA, Staff Writer/Deputy Editor, Brief Policy Perspectives As the global refugee crisis worsens, European governments have quickly embarked on a hysteria-driven campaign of border closing,… Read more ““Draw Bridges Up” is Not the Answer – Why Europe Must Keep the Schengen Agreement Intact”

Konark Sikka, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In the past decade, China has developed its reputation on the global stage as an influential actor with initiatives… Read more “What Drives the Russia-China Relationship”

Andre Avanessians, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Considered the victors of  World War II, five nations – China, France, the USSR (now Russia), the United Kingdom,… Read more “UN Security Council: Global Enforcer or Ineffectual Figurehead?”

Zhao Zhai, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Introduction Since the 1950s, Iran has been developing its nuclear programs. At that time, Iran was an American ally… Read more “The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Evaluating the Negotiation Process and the Sanctions”

Konark Sikka, MPP, Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) started in June 2014 and is now in… Read more “The State of the War against ISIL: How the Differing Goals of the U.S., Russia, and Regional Powers are Shaping the Conflict in the Region”