Written by James McQuaid The World Cup, the largest international soccer tournament, will be played in Qatar this upcoming Fall of 2022. This event, occurring once every four years, features some of the world’s best athletes and the best 32 teams from six continental zones, Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, and the Caribbean,…
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What (To-Be) President Yoon’s Housing Policies Mean For the Korean Housing Market
Presidential Candidate Yoon Suk-Yeol campaigning in March, 2022. (Yonhap News) Written by Austin Moon Just this March, millions of TV screens across Korea flickered late into the night as news networks powered on with their ten-hour long broadcasts of the 20th Presidential Election of South Korea. The election was marred by especially heavy controversies surrounding…
The Proper Role of the Welfare State in a Healthy Capitalist System
Written by Arianna Pollack The welfare state as we know it today is the result of an evolution of political ideas that developed internationally through responses to global events and new intellectual concepts. The welfare state is a system in which the government plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic…
Why Can’t the US Speed Up?
Written by Holly Teeters If there’s one thing the war in Ukraine has revealed to regular citizens across the globe, it is that dependence on oil is entirely too expensive. As of early April 2022, the average price per gallon of gasoline in the United States is $4.51, generating outcry from many around the country.…
The Breakdown of Erdoganomics
Photo Source: the NYT Written by Hadin Sayed One of the most rudimentary principles taught about monetary policy is that inflation rises when interest rates are low because people can spend more, causing the economy and thus inflation to grow. Going against conventional wisdom, Turkish President Erdogan has taken the hardline approach of keeping interest…
Drugs, Violence and Crime in Mexico: Their Drastic Impact on the Tourism Industry and the Economy
Written by Ashley Slud A trip to Mexico with delicious food, drinks and relaxing beaches – what could go wrong? Well unfortunately, a lot. Within the past 20 years, there has been a large increase in the number of homicides and drug-violence related crime in Mexico. The two tourism spots that this paper will analyze…
From Sausages to Resignations, the Northern Ireland Protocol Proves Costly
Written by Luke LaMere The Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP) continues to disrupt trade between Ireland and Great Britain and incite political strife. Drafted in 2019, the protocol prescribes that imports from Great Britain are inspected at ports in Northern Ireland so that they may move freely across the land border between Northern Ireland and the…
The Economic Implications of Russia’s Invasion
Written by Connor Tong On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin declared a full-scale military assault on Ukraine in what he claimed to be protection of the Ukrainian people from the ‘denazification’ and ‘demilitarization’ of its government. The ramifications of his actions will result in tragedy, not least the bloodshed and suffering of the innocent lives…
Seeking Independence: The State of German Energy in a New Geopolitical Landscape
Written by Jackson Overpeck Few countries are experiencing the spillovers of the Russia-Ukraine conflict quite like Germany. Aside from their geographical proximity to the ongoing war and their prominent position in a European Commission dead set on de-escalating the conflict, Germany, like many countries, is feeling the economic effects of the ongoing war in many…
Reaching for Gold But Falling Short: A Look Into Beijing 2022 Olympic Games
Written by Ashley Slud 2022 has been an unusual year, just as the past two years have been in the ongoing pandemic. This abnormality has continued into the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, which began on February 4, 2022 and will continue until February 20, 2022 with 2,871 athletes participating. The games host 15 sports including…