by Warren Epstein | Apr 18, 2019 | University of Chicago
Were the Blue and White Party generals attempting a promissory coup against an executive aggrandizing Likud Prime Minister? The rhetoric of military generals attempting to “protect” democracy and an executive aggrandizer desperate to maintain power In “On Democratic...
by Mackenzie Cannon | Mar 11, 2019 | Suffolk University
Can quantitative data be the best indicator of a destabilizing democracy? Lebanon’s growing economic crisis may be the icing on the cake in terms of diagnosing the country’s past and present democratic climate. Since 1975, Lebanon has been destabilized by “civil war,...
by Abbi Kenny | Feb 4, 2019 | Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design
Entering Brown University’s Stephen Robert Hall was an overwhelming ordeal, the hall was buzzing with activity from students, faculty, and guests as everyone prepared for the evening’s discussion. The full house was in preparation for the evening’s event:...
by Max Mapes | Apr 13, 2018 | Skidmore College
What Is Israel? The state of Israel is a small country—about the size of New Jersey—in the Middle East. It borders the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. The country also borders, and occupies parts of, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Israel is...
by Jacob Kolar | Apr 2, 2018 | University of Memphis
Throughout history, the use of force by the state of Israel for self-defense has long been controversial. Just in the past week, peaceful Palestinian protestors took to the Israeli-Gaza border. Also in attendance was Hamas, the terrorist group that Gazans selected as...
