By Ashley Curtis WASHINGTON — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) … More
Category: Opinion
Victory for the left in Spain comes at a cost
By Olivia Magnanini BOLOGNA, Italy — In a decisive victory in last Sunday’s elections, current Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez succeeded … More
Zelenskiy’s presidency will be rife with challenges
By Olena Dobrunik BOLOGNA, Italy — April 21 will be remembered as the day when Ukraine turned against the traditional … More
让座礼仪 Generational tensions on display: public transport culture in China
By Shen Hao Translation by Amy Bodner 南京,中国——据新华社报道，截止2017年底，中国60岁及以上老年人将达到41亿人，占总人口17.3%。同时，到2050年老年人将占到我国总人口的三分之一。 随着老龄化日趋严重，老年人正在和年轻人共享甚至竞争有限的资源，年轻人和老年人因此产生各种代沟和误解，这一点体现在中国地铁和公交等公共交通的利益文化中。孝道为先的中国传统文化与提倡自由的新时代观念产生了碰撞，两者间的矛盾分歧亟待解决。 NANJING, China — According to Xinhua News Agency, by the end … More
NATO at 70: In its prime or prime for retirement?
By Silje Olssøn BOLOGNA — When the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded after the Second World War, its … More
Instant karma: Did Russians fall victim to the IRA’s anti-vax fake news?
By Maria Gershuni WASHINGTON — When we were in school, our parents warned us against spreading rumors claiming they would … More
Zelenskiy is Ukraine’s best hope in upcoming presidential elections
By Olena Dobrunik BOLOGNA, Italy — A matter of days separates us from the first round of the next presidential … More
Ghosted by WMATA – SAIS students left on read
In December the SAIS student body voted for DC’s student public transportation subsidy: UPass. Like any truly democratic vote, only … More
SAIS student starts GoFundMe to get into classes he already paid for
Following a meeting with the Academic Affairs, second-year SAIS student Barry Cade realized he had sacrificed most of his bid … More
Confessions of the unheard: A look into social media anonymity
By Rebecca Rashid WASHINGTON — In early September, a mysterious account emerged on Instagram titled SAIS Confessions. The first of … More