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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

This is the presidential palace where President Moise currently resides as leader of Haiti.

OP-ED: Why the U.S. Should Intervene in Haiti

Chase Mandell, Contributor April 15, 2021

Jovenel Moise, the current president of Haiti, is becoming autocratic and staying in office longer than he should. Moise has destroyed democratic institutions, ruined Haiti’s economy, and deteriorated...

Getting Schooled in This Indian State Might be Harder Than you Think

Getting Schooled in This Indian State Might be Harder Than you Think

Rohit Kataria, Contributor April 9, 2021

Under fire for a slew of reasons, the public education system in the U.S. is often a target of major criticism. Yet many fail to acknowledge that it is actually quite strong internationally. The American...

What Biden's Syria Strike Means for the Rest of the Middle East

What Biden’s Syria Strike Means for the Rest of the Middle East

Indraneel Pai, Contributor April 8, 2021

Just 36 days into his presidency, Joe Biden launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria, marking the first major military operation of the new administration. The bombings killed 22 people. "I'm...

Democracy or Dictatorship: Uganda's 2021 Presidential Election

Democracy or Dictatorship: Uganda’s 2021 Presidential Election

Sarah Schwartz, Contributor April 7, 2021

In January of 2021, incumbent Yoweri Museveni was re-elected to his sixth term as president of Uganda. This result has been marred with controversy, as many, including opposition leader and opponent Bobi...

Myanmar's Military Coup Marks a Threat to Democracy Abroad

Myanmar’s Military Coup Marks a Threat to Democracy Abroad

Nikhil Polepalli April 6, 2021

Following the election of Aung San Suu Kyi to President during the 2020 Myanmar general election, the country saw a dramatic shift in its political environment: a prosperous democratic government turned...

Biden’s Foreign Policy on China: Will It Follow the Path of Trump?

Biden’s Foreign Policy on China: Will It Follow the Path of Trump?

George Yang, Contributor April 5, 2021

Last month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken characterized the U.S-China relationship as the "biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century" in his first major foreign policy speech. It contended that...

Not a Single Nominee: The Biden Administration’s Absence of Ambassadors

Not a Single Nominee: The Biden Administration’s Absence of Ambassadors

Sterling Gilliam III, Contributor March 29, 2021

Over two months into his administration, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has yet to name an ambassadorial nominee for any of the United States’ embassies around the globe, according to the nonpartisan...

Biden’s Challenge of an Ascendant China

Biden’s Challenge of an Ascendant China

Mark Grujic, Contributor December 28, 2020

President-elect Biden will soon be navigating the greatest foreign policy challenge of our time, an increasingly powerful and assertive China. Although his approach to China will be a defining point of...

Op-Ed: No, COVID isn’t an excuse for your xenophobia

Op-Ed: No, COVID isn’t an excuse for your xenophobia

Netra Rastogi, Senior Editor December 6, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has naturally disrupted various parts of human life. Social isolation has resulted in declining mental health, education has been disrupted, and an incredible number of...

International Monetary Fund by Javier Ignacio Acuña Ditzel via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/santoposmoderno/

Examining Representation on the Global Stage

Cameron Deal, Contributor December 5, 2020

What do the United States, Japan, China, Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Italy have in common? Citizens in these countries go every day without realizing the immense power their country holds on...

2020 G20 Summit Recap

2020 G20 Summit Recap

Nikhil Polepalli December 2, 2020

With new global problems arising every year, it has become increasingly essential for countries to come together and discuss these issues. At the G20 Summit, twenty leaders from both developed and developing...

Sagasti Inauguration. Image by Presidencia Perú via Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidenciaperu/

Three Presidents in One Week: Peru’s Constitutional Crisis

Josh Knell, Contributor November 27, 2020

Politics in Peru are notoriously volatile. The partisan makeup of the legislature shifts drastically between elections, half of the members of Congress are currently under investigation, and the country...

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