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9/29/2014 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. Satellite Detectives in North Korea: The Role of the Citizen-Spy in the Age of the Internet. Author: William Harris, Goucher College 9/29/14 From a distance, the city is beautiful. Thanks to Google Maps, anyone with an internet connection can look up the city of Hamhŭng, North Korea, and see its gently rolling green hills. If you zoom in close enough, however, you may notice a number of small mounds, expanding […]. The Role of Students in the ...
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2/16/15 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. Taiwanese Elections 2016: The Future of Cross-Strait Relations. Tim Shieh, JHU: On January 16th, Taiwan elected Tsai Ing-wen to become the first-ever female president to lead the island nation. Tsai, the chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won in a landslide, garnering over 56% of total votes compared to 31% for the governing Kuomintang’s (KMT) candidate Eric Chu. The election follows […]. Anna Quinn, Loyola Univer...
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9/28/15 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. Xi Jinping and China’s Geopolitical Rise. Eli Wallach, JHU SAIS Nanjing: This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first state visit to the United States. During this visit, he stopped in both Seattle and Washington D.C. to meet with some of America’s highest government and business personnel. While the tour kept a festive tone, filled with promises for cooperation and […]. Read more "Xi Jinping and China’s Geopolitical Rise". Grant Wel...
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3/28/16 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. How Western World Involvement Intensified the Crisis in Syria. Giana Dawod, JHU: Moscow’s decision earlier last week to end its combat mission in Syria fell on the grim 5th anniversary of the country’s conflict. What began as political protest spiraled into a civil war, sparking the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in decades, and spawning a new global terrorist threat. Starting as peaceful anti-government demonstrations, […]. Read more "Obam...
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2/23/15 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. The Dangers of Liberal America. Dana Busgang, Goucher College: A few days after Barack Obama’s re-election in 2012, BuzzfeedNews posted an article titled, Welcome to Liberal America. The article not only celebrated Obama’s re-election, but the triumph of a democratic senate, as well as a social shift to the left. But the 2012 election marked a cultural shift as much […]. Read more "The Dangers of Liberal America". Ashby Henningsen, UMBC: Since...
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3/21/16 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. The 2016 Brazil Corruption Games: A Snapshot of the Tense Brazilian Political Climate. Read more "The 2016 Brazil Corruption Games: A Snapshot of the Tense Brazilian Political Climate". Missing the Forest for the Cedars: How the Saudi-Iranian Proxy War is Affecting Lebanon. Read more "Missing the Forest for the Cedars: How the Saudi-Iranian Proxy War is Affecting Lebanon". Anna Quinn, Loyola University Maryland: Last Monday, the Philippines be...
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2/29/16 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. Asteroid Mining: The Emerging Cosmic Economy. Ian Maddox, JHU: This February 2016, Luxembourg announced its plans to invest in asteroid mining with the help of Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources. The Grand Duchy hopes to mine near-Earth asteroids for valuable heavy metals (such as Platinum group metals), while also using extracted iron, tungsten, and nickel for in-orbit spacecraft manufacturing. Additionally, […]. Read more "Why Cub...
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3/30/2015 | The Baltimore Zeitgeist
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. The Aftermath of Bardo: Searching for Answers, Facing Uncertainty. Read more "The Aftermath of Bardo: Searching for Answers, Facing Uncertainty". Troubles of SYRIZA in Greece. Read more "Troubles of SYRIZA in Greece". Frontrunners for the 2016 Presidential Election. Tyler Lewis, UMBC: Now that we have arrived in the year 2015, the pot of potential candidates for the 2016 General Election has dwindled down, painting a clearer picture on the pol...
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National undergraduate political magazine based in Baltimore. All Eyes on the Next Secretary of State. J Otis Russia’s military intervention in the Syrian civil war increased over the past week with the addition of the Admiral Kuznetsov, its only aircraft carrier, to its fleet in the eastern Mediterranean. Russia conducted a series of airstrikes and ship-based missile strikes against rebel groups in Syria in preparation for a major ground offensive […]. Read more "All Eyes on the Next Secretary of State".