The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School
CW: The following post includes accounts of sexual assault and violence. “Every time the interpreter saw me, he said do not be afraid of them…they won’t do anything to you…. he invited me to come by him…he wanted me to […]
In 2018 the Global Compact on Refugees followed the adoption of the New York Declaration for refugees and migrants under the Resolution A/RES/71/1 in October 2016. The Compact emphasized the need for more significant support for refugees and their host- […]
I have never fully appreciated the luxury of public space in a bustling urban environment before spending two months in Addis. There are two beautiful mountains, Entoto and Yeka, perfect for a hike without having to leave the city. Yet […]
SGPIA students Emily Keller and Carmen Soto Diaz are participants in this summer’s International Field Program in Rio de Janeiro. Emily and Carmen sat down to speak with The New Context about their experience researching women’s issues in Rio and […]
“This is why I pray, because in 4 or 5 years to come I am going to have nothing,” says Nonthombi Letticia Marsh, as she welcomes me into her home in Khayelitsha, and points out the water flooding her home. […]
Selam, The last three weeks in Ethiopia have been quite a rollercoaster. The events of June 22nd have made world news coverage, as four people, including Ethiopia’s Chief of Military, were assassinated in an attempted coup. That same night the […]
Thiago passes us a small ceramic cup filled with tea – a simple mixture of orange leaves and water. As we each take a sip, he tells us the recipe was passed down through his family from his great grandmother, […]
There are echoes around the world about migration, what qualifies as a “deserving” applicant for asylum, and who has earned the right to move freely. Recently, an image was released of a father and daughter who drowned attempting to cross […]
Selam, I can’t believe I am halfway through my IFP in Ethiopia! My main project here is doing Monitoring and Evaluation for CoSaP, Consortium of Women Self-Help Group Approach Promoters. In the past weeks we have been busy meeting the […]
“His name is Boots,” said Lala, a 24 year-old resident of Bo-Kaap, as he introduced me to his old, deaf dog that seems to be the neighborhood community dog. Despite Boots being deaf, Bo-Kaap residents will call out for him […]
Modern China has always had a rocky relationship with minority rights, all the way from when Tibet became a part of China in the 1950s. Unfortunately, for all the political changes China has undergone since then, relations with ethnic and […]
