Ashley Mantha-Hollands Arctic issues are complex. Within a 17,600 km circumference there is up to a quarter of the planet’s undiscovered oil and gas, strategic sea routes for trade, a fragile ecosystem, issues of international security, and human rights concerns. On August 4, 2015, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, submitted a bold claim to the United…
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The German Reaction to the European Migrant Crisis: An Over-excited City, a Divided Public, and an Exhausted Civil Service
Ashley Mantha-Hollands In 2004 Klaus Wowereit, Berlin’s former mayor, coined the ultra popular saying “Berlin is poor, but sexy.” In truth, there is no phrase that more accurately describes the city’s rampant nightlife, dark grunge fashion, and decrepit street art-covered buildings scattered among neoclassical architecture. Berlin has long distinguished itself through its novel policies from…
