INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATION IN LATIN AMERICA
Throughout Latin America, indigenous people hold little political power. By Mireya Pinell-Cruz, Contributing Writer
THE DEVIL BANISHED?
The rule of Charles Taylor in Liberia may have ended, but his violent legacy continues. By Teresa Almeida, Staff Writer
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOLOCAUST LIVING HISTORY WORKSHOP
Susanne Hillman reveals common misconceptions concerning Nazi Germany's infamous political and ethnic cleansing. By Nolan Weber, Senior Editor
CARTAGENA AMEN? HOW THE COLOMBIAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT CAME TO BE
The signing of the Colombian Free Trade Agreement has the potential to alter the course of two nations’ economies and inter-hemispheric relations. By Tyler Sheets, Staff Writer
RON PAUL AT UCSD: A LOOK AT NON-INTERVENTIONIST FOREIGN POLICY
Throughout Ron Paul’s May 4 speech, his non-interventionist foreign policy was emphasized as he related it to current global events. By Jodi Sanger-Weaver, Staff Writer
A DIFFERENT LIFE
A glimpse into the Southern Sudanese Community Center of San Diego shows its many facets. By Nisha Bhakta, Staff Writer
IMPRESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE LAND OF ISRAEL
A UCSD student’s journey through Israel and his observations about a land that represents ancient, traditional society as well as twenty-first century modernity. By David Dannecker, Staff Writer
A CONFERENCE OF COMPLACENCY
The recent nuclear summit in Seoul demonstrated the international community's complacency in the fight for disarmament. By Sebastian Brady, Staff Writer
THE PHILIPPINES: OLIGARCHIPELAGO
How have entrenched oligarchic and patrimonial systems in the Philippines prevented the creation of a truly democratic government and perpetuated unequal economic distribution? By Teresa Almeida, Contributing Writer
UNRAVELING THE ARAB SPRING: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL PROVENCE
What factors caused the Arab protest movements to unfold so dramatically, and are they likely to continue in the future? By Taylor Marvin, Staff Writer
REMEMBERING THE GREAT WAR
Photography and contemporary illustrations from World War I. By Taylor Marvin, Staff Writer
FROM THE BLOOD OF PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS
Have the peaceful movements in the Middle East really brought about change? By Adham Bishr, Staff Writer
HOW MUCH FOR A KALASHNIKOV?
What factors determine the price of AK line assault rifles, humanity's favorite weapon of war? By Taylor Marvin, Staff Writer.
UNRAVELING THE ARAB SPRING: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL PROVENCE
As the Arab spring reaches its first anniversary, the future of democratic reform in the Middle East remains uncertain. What factors caused the Arab protest movements to unfold so dramatically, and are they likely to continue in the future? By Taylor Marvin, Staff Writer
AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE END OF SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID
How the 1986 Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act helped end apartheid in South Africa. By Christopher J. McCoy, Contributing Writer.
AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE END OF SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID
How the 1986 Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act helped end apartheid in South Africa. By Christopher J. McCoy, Contributing Writer.
PROSTHETICS UNDER TRIALS OF WAR
According to Katherine Ott, curator in the Science, Medicine, and Society Division of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, “[t]he material and social tales of prosthetics provide a more intimate and compelling history of embodied technology than any postmodern cyborg can account for: from the ivory, leather [...]
WHAT SOVIET NAVAL HISTORY CAN TELL US ABOUT CHINA'S NEW CARRIER
The Soviet Navy struggled for decades to attain aircraft carriers comparable to those fielded by their American adversaries. While political indifference and chronic funding conflicts prevented the Red Navy from producing supercarriers on the American model, by the 1980s the USSR was able to attain a carrier force. The compromises inherent in these designs have been inherited by China's new pioneering aircraft carrier -- which is based on a Soviet design -- and the USSR's struggles to field a carrier fleet may provide insights to the future of China's naval ambitions.
WHAT SOVIET NAVAL HISTORY CAN TELL US ABOUT CHINA'S NEW CARRIER
The Soviet Navy struggled for decades to attain aircraft carriers comparable to those fielded by their American adversaries. While political indifference and chronic funding conflicts prevented the Red Navy from producing supercarriers on the American model, by the 1980s the USSR was able to attain a carrier force. The compromises inherent in these designs have been inherited by China's new pioneering aircraft carrier -- which is based on a Soviet design -- and the USSR's struggles to field a carrier fleet may provide insights to the future of China's naval ambitions.