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The Pendulum
Dec 15, 202411 min read
Afghanistan in Context: Analyzing Contemporary Afghan Politics with Clemson ECAR
Matthew Ployhart During a presidential address on April 14, 2021, American President Joe Biden announced his intention to withdraw...
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The Pendulum
Feb 20, 20244 min read
Japan’s Digital Farming: Strengthening Agricultural Roots for the Future
Dee Vemuri Japan’s utilization of digital farming - the use of technology to integrate financial and field-level records in order to...
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The Pendulum
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Exploring the Healing Horizons: Navigating India's Medical Tourism
Tulsi Patel While tourism often generates images of famous attractions and endlessly redundant photos, it may be taking on a new form in...
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The Pendulum
Sep 20, 20235 min read
China, Past and Present: Tying Economic Growth to Political Legitimacy
Owen Eastman A long-standing aspect of the Chinese Communist Party’s political legitimacy has been their robust economic growth rates...
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The Pendulum
Feb 8, 20235 min read
Where is Peng Shuai?
Hannah Stewart On the night of November 2, 2021, Peng Shuai, a retired Chinese professional tennis player, published a 1600-word essay...
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The Pendulum
Nov 29, 20223 min read
China Extends its Influence in Brazil
Blake Mauro The National Flags of China (left) and Brazil (right) Over the past two decades, China has stretched its reach far beyond its...
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The Pendulum
Sep 23, 20226 min read
Chinese Involvement in Africa: the Controversy of “Private” Security
Matthew M. Ployhart There are many instances in history in which a more advanced power has influenced the development of another nation...
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The Pendulum
Apr 8, 20224 min read
A Silent Battle: Sexual Violence within Militaries Around the World
Ava Barros In the United States military alone, one in four service women report being sexually assaulted by a fellow service member, and...
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The Pendulum
Jan 14, 20223 min read
Afghan Uyghurs Fear Deportation by the Taliban
Hannah Roebuck The Uyghur population in Afghanistan is estimated to be around 2,000 to 3,000. They arrived in Afghanistan in waves, some...
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The Pendulum
Nov 2, 20213 min read
Moscow or Bust
Clara Noble Russia—a hulking mass of nature, history, and people—can be understood through St. Petersburg’s recent explosion of modernism...
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The Pendulum
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Gender-Fluid Practices Amongst Strict Gender Binary Societies
Jade Killion As the world watches the horrific events in Afghanistan, the hearts of the international community break for those who are...
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The Pendulum
Apr 13, 20214 min read
Armenia and Azerbaijan: The Aftermath of Atrocity
Mary Grace Nimmer In the past several decades, both Azerbaijanis and Armenians have called Nagorno-Karabakh home. In 1992, shortly after...
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The Pendulum
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Farmers, the Free Market, and Manufacturing Consent in India
Hannah Stewart In times of significant upheaval–for example, during a deadly global pandemic–other social and economic issues are often...
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The Pendulum
Mar 11, 20213 min read
Myanmar and the Fight to Restore Democracy
Gavin Hunt It is the early morning hours of February 1st, and the sun has yet to rise. Military vehicles and police spread out across...
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The Pendulum
Feb 17, 20215 min read
Red Light Districts: Sex, Desire, Power
DeVante Kee-Young Neon lights, bustling alleyways, street eateries, and calls from women trying to make a pretty penny from a sexual...
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The Pendulum
Sep 28, 20203 min read
Milk Tea with a Side of Democracy: How Memes are Brewing a Political Movement
Mary Grace Nimmer In April, offended Chinese citizens took to twitter to attack Thai celebrities whose tweets implied that Hong Kong and...
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The Pendulum
May 15, 20204 min read
Hong Kong's Long Fight
Katy Trawick The most recent protests in Hong Kong started in March of 2019. With a long history behind them, these have become the...
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The Pendulum
Mar 27, 20206 min read
The Trials of the Rohingya People, as Viewed by the UN
Ashley Rhom A years-long conflict in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has claimed the lives of thousands and gone largely unchecked by...
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The Pendulum
Mar 12, 20203 min read
Taiwanization for Dummies: A Simple Explanation of Taiwan’s Fight for Independence
Kingsley Ukuku Today, Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) to the United States, constantly pops up in American news....
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The Pendulum
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Koalas Not Coal—Bushfire season leaves Australians fired up about climate change
Nate Matzko Ever since this past October, Australia’s bushlands continue to resemble scenes from the Book of Exodus. However, instead of...
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