World
The Connection: Lessons from One Austrian Organization’s Approach to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Approximately 117,000 Ukrainian refugees have entered Austria since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. The crisis has presented new challenges for Austrian refugee organization The Connection.
Rising US-Chinese Tensions Chill Academic Collaboration at Yale and Beyond
There is no doubt that deep ties exist between Yale and its Chinese students, alumni, and peer institutions. But these bonds exist in a world of geopolitical maneuvering.
Decomposing the China-Taiwan Divide: A Two-Part Solution
The State of Affairs in the South China Sea One hundred miles from the Chinese mainland, separated by a narrow strait, lies the island of Taiwan. Amidst a host of conflicts striking various regions of the globe, its relationship with…
The End of Ideas: Liberation, Liberal Arts and The Closure of Yale-NUS
On August 25, 2021, Luke Davies YNUS ’23 got an email from the Yale-NUS administration. There would be a town hall the next day at 9 a.m. Classes were canceled. “Imagine they’re going to tell us the school is closing,” he joked to a friend.
Las Tierras Malhabidas: Soybeans, Land Reform, and Paraguayan Democracy
The rise and fall of President Fernando Lugo is the culmination of centuries of tangled Paraguayan politics, a story nestled within the legacies of colonialism, democratic fragility, and persistent strife over land distribution — all bound together by an industry at the core of the Paraguayan economy: soy.
The Psychopolitics of the Émigrée Experience: On Reading Milan Kundera’s “Ignorance”
In some rare cases, admiration of a masterpiece is personal. You try to resist the urge to underline every sentence and fold every single page to later return to it, and you become enchanted by the tiniest details across the pages. Milan Kundera’s “Ignorance” became one of these for me.
Does Life Imitate Art? Rosario Murillo as Lady Macbeth
Understanding Rosario Murillo in the context of Lady Macbeth helps us recognize the murderous viciousness that binds both figures together and fully makes us aware of the danger and cruelty of Murillo’s actions.
Crises of Dual Identities: a Blessing or a Curse?
The 2022 Winter Olympics has seen American-born athletes of Chinese descent diverge on different paths in the games. For example, Yale’s very own Nathan Chen competed and won gold for Team USA, while freestyle skier Eileen Gu and figure skater Zhu Yi chose to compete for China. How do these individuals reconcile being American citizens while having deep roots in another country — especially one with which the U.S. has such a complex relationship?