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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

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In Defense of the UN

Caleb Anderson, Senior Editor October 4, 2025

Last week, US President Donald Trump’s inflammatory address at the United Nations General Assembly made headlines. In his remarks, he lambasted the organization as full of “empty letters and empty...

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Nepal’s 48-Hour Revolution: Gen Z Rewrites the Rules of Power

Aniruddh Marella and Karun Dhakal September 28, 2025

The last twelve months have been marked by political revolutions across the globe, from France, where the Prime Minister lost a vote of confidence, to Syria’s longstanding Assad regime falling in December...

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Trump Makes Headlines, Macron Makes History (of Failure)

Dina Ishak, Senior Editor September 23, 2025

Over the past year, Emmanuel Macron has worked to project France as a leader in Europe and a formidable presence on the global stage. From his Southeast Asian tour, to his daily calls with the Ukrainian...

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Opinion: Zelenskyy Can’t Win the War, But He Can Try to Win the Narrative

Dina Ishak, Senior Editor March 4, 2025

Mere minutes after the release of a 40-minute discussion between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Trump administration in the Oval Office, a familiar wave of outrage swept across America....

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Opinion: France, and Why Trump’s Message on Foreign Policy Is Working

Michael Kozma, Contributor February 24, 2025

“Peace through weakness” was how French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu described the Trump administration’s position on Russia.  The critique comes after an unorthodox start to President...

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The Twilight of Pax Americana in Europe

Young Yao, Contributor February 19, 2025

At the 2025 Munich Security Conference, the increasingly isolationist and unpredictable Trump administration left European leaders rethinking their security in an era of unprecedented conflict. Their anxieties...

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Les MisérAIs: The Battle for Global AI Supremacy

Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor February 12, 2025

With the World Economic Forum having concluded in late January, the business world's eyes turned from Davos to Paris. The Paris AI Action Summit took place on February 10th and brought industry leaders,...

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Opinion: Privilege, Power, and the Fight for Afghanistan’s Forgotten Women

Arya Germanwala, Senior Editor February 6, 2025

While Afghanistan has largely disappeared from the news, it remains the site of one of the world's most plagued women's rights crises. Since the takeover of the Taliban in 2021, women have been systematically...

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Opinion: Tariff Turmoil or Triumph: An Analysis of Trump’s Economic Warpath on North America

Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor February 1, 2025

The weeks leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration marked the return of the usual indications of a Trump presidency: controversial cabinet selections, executive order speculation, claims of inaugurating...

“Never Lose Your Hope:” Noormah’s Story as an Afghanistan Refugee

“Never Lose Your Hope:” Noormah’s Story as an Afghanistan Refugee

Gwendolyn Nasta, Senior Editor January 21, 2025

“When I remember those days, it is very painful for me and I get emotional.” On January 16, Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE) x VU hosted Noormah Sadat, an Afghanistan refugee,...

Ceasefires as Band-Aids: Rethinking Middle Eastern Peace

Ceasefires as Band-Aids: Rethinking Middle Eastern Peace

Yasin Davletyarov and Mark Pascut January 20, 2025

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in the early hours of January 19, 2025, bringing a pause to the latest conflict in the Middle East. A fragile calm rests as the guns no longer fire, the...

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2024: The Year of Global Discontentment

Matthew Ye, Contributor January 13, 2025

As the dust falls on the 2024 presidential election in the United States, the Democratic Party continues to lick its wounds. Every day, new post mortems arise, providing potential explanations for the...

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