Author: Parsa Avaz-Barandish
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Trump and the Reality of Foreign Policy
An examination of Donald Trump’s foreign Policy in rhetoric and what policy his administration actually implements. By: Parsa Avaz-Barandish In President George Washington’s farewell speech, he commanded that “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world,” arguing that “our detached and distant situation invites and…
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BRICS: New World Order?
By: Parsa Avaz-Barandish May 2024 In November of 2001, Jim O’Neill, a Goldman Sachs economist, wrote a report titled, “Building Better Global Economic BRICs” At that time, Brazil, Russia, India, and China experienced significant economic growth and they were referred to as “large emerging markets.” The first line of the report states, “In 2001 and…
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Comuna 13 – A New History
By: Parsa Avaz-Barandish December, 2023 When we think of Colombia, there are a few things, or commodities, that come to mind. Coffee, Chocolate … and here comes the big one: Cocaine. In the United States, besides Shakira, we don’t have a very great perception of Colombia because we have been fed the sole narrative of…
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Iran 2024 Presidential Elections – A Nuclear Future Reshaped?
By: Parsa Avaz-Barandish July 1, 2024 In light of an ongoing brutal war in the Middle East, and instability among the leading global powers, with a new defense pact between Russia and North Korea, an election in Iran further strengthens international unease. Since the founding of the Islamic Republic after the 1979 revolution, Iran, now…
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Introduction to the American Student Political Society
Welcome to the American Student Political Society – a community of student passionate and interested in US politics. PAX Publication will post articles about politics, history, current events, and anything students are interested in. We also are a platform for students to express their ideas freely, meaning we allow students to write opinion pieces about…