by Alexander Brumfield | Oct 17, 2022 | Boston University
The ratification of the Charter of the United Nations in 1945 ushered in a new era of international relations, worldwide cooperation, and the international prioritization of democracy. The United Nations is, for all intents and purposes, meant to be a democratic...
by Harry Murphy | Apr 24, 2022 | Suffolk University
Over the course of recent world history, few countries have grown quite like China, from an economic, influential and a geopolitical standpoint. However, such a change does not happen overnight. Over the last 43 years, China has seen tremendous economic growth since...
by Geetika Badham | May 2, 2019 | Georgia State University
We hear about refugees and immigrants a lot more in the news than we used to before. Who are refugees anyway? By standard definition, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. Refugees do not willingly...
by COLE ANTHONY KINDER | Mar 13, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
We like to think of Western European nations and the European Union as entities that uphold the fundamental rights of humanity and democracy. We grow up thinking that in Western Europe, the people are able to decide their government and their governments will protect...
