Myanmar’s recent election boosts belief in democracy
By Adi Ramachandran || Contributing Writer The recent democratic election in Myanmar is a much needed boost to those of us that still believe in much maligned democracy–a system, which…
Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy lives: Philosophy of Singapore’s founder remains relevant
By Aditya Ramachandran|| Staff Writer The significance of the death of the founder and first Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, on March 23 was widely unreported in the…
Buhari’s leadership could prove a gamechanger in Africa
By Aditya Ramachandran II Staff Writer In the last five years, the insurgency led by the terrorist Islamist front Boko Haram has caused over a million Nigerians to be displaced…
Obama’s visit to India highlights diplomatic tensions
By Aditya Ramachandran II Staff Writer The real importance of President Barack Obama’s recently concluded visit to India has been hidden below several layers of hyperbole. From the surprisingly warm…
The New Giant of Indian Politics
Aditya Ramachandran, Staff Writer || Though the United Nations General Assembly attracted a significant amount of attention, the presence of one world leader seemed to dominate the American media earlier this week: the state visit of India’s Narendra…
Waging War on Ebola
By Aditya Ramachandran, Staff Writer || Recently, in a riveting New York Times editorial, Michael Osterholm, of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, wrote,…
Ukraine symbolizes liberal democracy’s slackening grip
By Aditya Ramachandran A recurring theme of this column is the new, multi-polar world that all of us, as a global civilization, are indubitably heading towards. However, even throughout the…
China and its growing global clout
BY ADITYA RAMACHANDRAN Staff Writer On Thursday, Feb. 13, the United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea to, as bystanders have put it, affirm to the…
The promise of global trade liberalization facing lukewarm sentiments
by ADITYA RAMACHANDRAN ’17, Staff Writer (aramacha@fandm.edu) In the closing months of 2013, it was widely concluded in international economic circles that the New Year would be a critical one…
Dubai stands as lone beacon of human rights in Middle East
by ADITYA RAMACHANDRAN ’17, Staff Writer (aramacha@fandm.edu) Dubai’s extravagant New Year’s display of fireworks has been confirmed a Guinness World Record, with a staggering 479,651 shells successfully released in a span of…