THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COVID-19 CONTROL ACTIONS AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
As the United States catches up with internal vaccination goals, continued aggressive production and distribution by the United States of vaccines throughout the Western Hemisphere is the next logical public health action, writes Samuel Stratton.
OLYMPIANS’ VIEW OF THE POSTPONED OLYMPICS
With the rising tide of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian American Olympians, Paralympians, and professional athletes are speaking out about racist violence, writes Christine Kim.
IRAN’S FUTURE ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AND WHY IT NEEDS QATAR
As Iran’s role in Afghanistan’s future appears uncertain, it is up to diplomacy and para-diplomacy to address this handicap—but without Qatar on its side, Tehran’s efforts to gain a foothold in Afghanistan could be shunned by regional and international actors, writes Banafsheh Keynoush.
TOURISM BALANCING ACT: THE IMPORTANCE OF HERITAGE SITE PRESERVATION IN CAMBODIA
By allowing a plan for a casino to be developed on the periphery of Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts is prioritizing economic stability and growth but risks jeopardizing an integral part of the nation’s past, writes Alexis Timko.
SAY MY NAME
Spurred by the rise in anti-Asian crime, Red Canary Magazine Managing Editor Phuong-Cac Nguyen gathers her family for a cross-generational conversation about culture and identity.
THE WEAPONIZATION OF LA LAÏCITÉ: FRANCE’S CONSERVATIVE RIGHT PARTY PROPOSES HIJAB BAN
France’s newly proposed law banning women under the age of 18 from wearing hijabs in public is not only an attack against Muslims, particularly hijabi-women, but on all minority groups living in France, writes Ida Ghohestani.
Armenian Remembrance Day
As we share in the recognition of the unimaginable fate that befell the Armenian people, let us be mindful of the precursors to genocide everywhere so as to recognize and counteract them, writes Jerrold D. Green.
AT THE BORDER WITH THE PATRON SAINT OF TRANSMUTATION
The Biden administration is navigating a field of political landmines when it comes to migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, writes Sam Slovick.
IRAN’S VACCINE DISTRIBUTION: A PROMISE OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY THREATENS THE LIVELIHOOD OF IRANIAN CITIZENS
It is up to the United States to lift maximum pressure sanctions against Iran as a gesture of goodwill to the Iranian people, writes Ida Ghohestani.
TOKYO AND THE 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES
The world is watching what measures Japan will implement that could change the nature of the 2020 Olympic Games, writes Eduardo Rodriguez-Jaramillo.
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