The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

Day: March 17, 2014

#Archive #Context #Media #Politics & Policy

Crimea and the Legality of Self-Determination

0

Depending on where you get your news, Crimean independence from Ukraine represents either the correction of a historic mistake that “reflects the aspirations of Crimea’s residents” or the breach of international law “violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” The truth lies somewhere in between. […]

#Archive #Context #Opinion #Politics & Policy

Monrovia Transformed, Part III: Science. Hubris. Malaria.

0

The following post is the third in our mini-series, taken from from graduate student Aaron Leaf’s microblog that documents his field research on Monrovia, Liberia’s post-conflict reconstruction efforts. Aaron was in Monrovia this January, and these posts reflect some of his […]