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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

Map of Mosul Iraq

Important events in Iraq and Yemen are largely being ignored

Ben Lackner October 27, 2016

In the days leading up to the election it seems that all news coverage is focusing on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Unfortunately, the spectacle of this election has overshadowed events in the Middle...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23:  Jared Cohen attends the premiere of "Catching Hell" during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 23, 2011 in New York City.  (Photo by Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty Images)

Technology in Political Affairs: Interview with Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas

Jeffrey Greenberg December 3, 2015

In the wake of ISIS’ recent attacks in Paris, terror threats in Belgium, the subsequent online battle between ISIS and the hacker group Anonymous, and stories coming out about ISIS’ unrivaled online...

Breakdown of the Syrian Civil War: How Did It Start and What Does It Mean for the United States?

Danielle Kitchen September 30, 2015

The beginning of the Syrian conflict is most commonly cited as March 2011 in the southern city of Deraa. Following the arrest and subsequent torture of 15 children for drawing anti-government propaganda,...

Spring and Deluge: How popular uprisings in the Middle East exacerbated the migrant crisis

Pawel Durakiewicz September 30, 2015

“We mustn’t be afraid of this ‘Arab spring’… [it] sparks tremendous hope.” These were the words of Alain Juppé, former French Prime Minister and later Minister of Foreign and European Affairs....

Obama is Wrong: ISIL is Muslim

Obama is Wrong: ISIL is Muslim

Alexander Slawson February 2, 2015

Our overly politically-correct environment has made criticizing religion taboo.  People react to a religious critique as if it were racism--as if saying "Christianity has a lot of flaws" were akin to...

The President's Discomfort Zone

The President’s Discomfort Zone

Vivek Shah September 26, 2014

The War on Terror just doesn’t end. With ISIS grabbing recent media headlines as the face of global terrorism, President Obama has done exactly what every military advisor told him not to do: engaged...

Why We All Should Pay Attention to the Newest Round of Benghazi Hearings

Why We All Should Pay Attention to the Newest Round of Benghazi Hearings

Jeffrey Greenberg September 22, 2014

On Wednesday, the House Select Committee on Benghazi convened their first hearing to collect and assess information regarding the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on United States compounds in Benghazi,...

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