Issue Brief: American Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
As a member of the United Nations Campus Advocates branch here at The Pennsylvania State University, promoting the agenda of the United Nations domestically is a passion near and dear to my heart. Creating this issue brief allowed me to advocate for a particularly important issue -- women's equality -- and the measures that the United States Congress can take to ensure that America is also promoting this ideal. Currently the United States is the only developed democratic nation to have not fully ratified the CEDAW -- a shameful fact which demands immediate change.
As a member of the United Nations Campus Advocates branch here at The Pennsylvania State University, promoting the agenda of the United Nations domestically is a passion near and dear to my heart. Creating this issue brief allowed me to advocate for a particularly important issue -- women's equality -- and the measures that the United States Congress can take to ensure that America is also promoting this ideal. Currently the United States is the only developed democratic nation to have not fully ratified the CEDAW -- a shameful fact which demands immediate change.
Term Paper: Overcoming Ethnic Tension and the Resource Curse for Peace and Stability in Nigeria
This term paper for my honors International Relations course challenged me to analyze a general international issue, apply theories to predict the future outcome of this issue, and apply this analysis to a specific example. I focused on possible solutions for overcoming ethnic tensions and the issues connected to the resource curse, as these are problems which face many post-imperialism countries in Africa and the Middle East, although I selected Nigeria as my specific case study.
This term paper for my honors International Relations course challenged me to analyze a general international issue, apply theories to predict the future outcome of this issue, and apply this analysis to a specific example. I focused on possible solutions for overcoming ethnic tensions and the issues connected to the resource curse, as these are problems which face many post-imperialism countries in Africa and the Middle East, although I selected Nigeria as my specific case study.
Blog: Elections Around the World
As part of my civic issues blog, I outlined basic elections procedures in countries around the world and analyzed the contenders in upcoming elections as well as the results of recently-occurred ones.
Blog: The Ukraine Situation in Review
For this post I researched and presented a variety of key players in the Ukraine Crisis, as well as provided a general overview of the situation as it stood at the time of writing.
As part of my civic issues blog, I outlined basic elections procedures in countries around the world and analyzed the contenders in upcoming elections as well as the results of recently-occurred ones.
Blog: The Ukraine Situation in Review
For this post I researched and presented a variety of key players in the Ukraine Crisis, as well as provided a general overview of the situation as it stood at the time of writing.