Society & Culture
The below article is the first installment in a two-part series. This installment is titled “The Politics of Sacrosanctity and Elf Belief in Iceland.” For centuries, Icelanders observed a set…
Jul 30, 2020
Dialogues
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Science & Technology
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Human Rights & Development
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Business and Economics
Tensions have been rising following the discovery of energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean. The announcement by Exxon Mobil in early 2019 that…
The discovery of natural gas fields in Israel’s Eastern Mediterranean offshore areas has moderated the country’s total dependence on energy imports. Israel crude oil production is miniscule and there are…
Conflict and Security
Since achieving its independence after the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has maintained warm relations with the United States. The country regards the United States both as a potential…
Although the start of the new decade will be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic, another important yet overlooked story from the first months of 2020 was the high-intensity warfare between…
Editors’ Picks
In early 2020, South Korea achieved two major cultural industry breakthroughs. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite became the first non-English speaking film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, its…
Once upon a time, in legal circles, there was just one conversation—Law 1.0. This was—and still is—a conversation about how settled legal principles should be applied to a…
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Spotlight: COVID-19 and the Global Order
Science & Technology
The race to develop pharmaceutical products targeting COVID-19 has quickly expanded to encompass hundreds of research projects. As of June 2020, there were over 140 vaccine candidates in development,…
