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Jacob Houston

Two Gulf Wars and the Future: Iraq and the Aftermath of the Second Gulf War

The Second Iraq War, or the “ Second Gulf War”, has been overshadowed by the much longer and monotonous Afghanistan ...

Sofia Gevorgian

The Sumgait Massacre: Foreshadowing War in the Caucasus

34 years have passed since the Sumgait Massacre, but little has changed in the South Caucasus to prevent the undertaking of a similar...

Ethan Wilkes

How is the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Impacting the Middle East?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having a geopolitical ripple effect across the globe. Russian allies and adversaries alike are ...

Matthew T. Meaney

Turmoil in Pakistan: The Balochistan Liberation Army

Over the past several months, much of the news coverage of the Middle East has been devoted to the Taliban takeover of ...

Jacob Houston

Taiwan: A Short History

The island of Taiwan, located off the southeastern coast of the People’s Republic of China, has had a long and controversial history ...

Ryan Campbell

Women's Education In Afghanistan

Ever since the Taliban lost power in Afghanistan in 2001, access to education for women has grown significantly. According to a UNESCO ...

Ishaan Busireddy

Shir-e Panjshir: The Last Bastion of Afghan Resistance

In August of 2021, the United States Armed Forces withdrew from Afghanistan, ending the U.S.’s twenty year long armed intervention in ...

Ishaan Busireddy

The Indonesian National Revolution

Often overlooked in comparison to the other events of its time (namely, WWII and the formation of the “Iron Curtain”), the Indonesian ...

Ishaan Busireddy

A Forgotten Piece of Kashmir:The Story of the Yarkand-Karakash Tract

The tripartite dispute over the region of Kashmir has strained Indo-Chinese and Indo-Pakistani ever since 1947 and has led to numerous ...

Ishaan Busireddy

Muktiyuddha: The Bangladeshi Struggle for Independence

The Partition of British India on August 15th, 1947 created two self-governing entities: a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim Pakistan; ...