China’s Belt and Road Initiative Eases Tensions in South Asia
The relationship between China and Pakistan has thrived despite regional tensions between Pakistan and India.
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2019
Saving the Planet by Skipping School
On March 15, empty desks took up the majority of classrooms. The students who regularly fill them are not skipping class to hangout or sleep in; they are trying to save the planet. Walking down streets or marching to their nation’s capital, teens are finally pushing their posters up in the air and their voices out of their chest in protest of climate change.
Read MoreFOCUS on firearm legislation: Australia
The National Firearms Agreement (NFA), a series of gun control laws that strictly regulate the ownership of semi-automatic and automatic firearms, heavily influenced Australia’s gun control policies.
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Focus on Firearms: The Netherlands
Following an attack at a tram stop at Utrecht’s 24 Okterberplein, which left three dead and five injured, Dutch officials, who had originally ruled out terrorism, have reconsidered it as a potential motive upon discovery of a letter from the shooter the next day.
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Focus on Firearms: Brazil
Brazil had the highest amount of gun-related deaths in the world during 2016. The country underwent a school shooting on March 13 that killed 10 people and injured 11 others
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Focus on Firearms: New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern proposed an outright ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles six days after the attacks, and this action was met with widespread public support, despite backpedaling from the State Attorney General.
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Focus on Firearms: Switzerland
In Switzerland, gun-ownership is something of a unique culture. There is a comfort surrounding firearm ownership that many would not find around the world. In the United States, it is often hailed as a success of liberal gun laws and the right to bear arms. Switzerland has the third-highest rate of private gun ownership in the world – behind the U.S. and Yemen.
Read MoreTargeting Top Terrorists – Dr. Bryan C. Price
Dr. Bryan Price of Seton Hall University’s Buccino Leadership Institute presented his first book titled “Targeting Top Terrorists: Understanding Leadership Removal in Counterterrorism Strategy.” The focus of Dr. Price’s research pertains to “leadership decapitation.”
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Students Attend Study Abroad Trip in Ethiopia
During the 2019 Spring break, fifteen diplomacy students and I had the opportunity to study abroad in Ethiopia. The trip’s parallel academic course, African Union Conflict Resolution Mechanisms, was open to both undergraduate and graduate students alike. Dr. Assefaw Bariagaber, Professor of African Studies and the Post-Conflict State Reconstruction and Sustainability Certificate Program, led the trip alongside Susan Malcolm, General-Secretary of the School of Diplomacy.
Read MoreOp-ed Writing Workshop Aims to Make Diplo Students More Marketable
On Thursday, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations ran its fifth annual Op-ed Writing Workshop. Dr. Martin Edwards, an Associate Professor in the School of Diplomacy, ran the interactive lecture with students to discuss what op-eds are and useful tips for writing them.
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