The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

Year: 2018

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Visions of Rabi’a: Abraham’s Story

Note: This piece contains a first-person account of human trafficking and sexual violence. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018 This is an interview of Abraham David, one of several I conducted during my travels in the Amhara region to complete my research […]

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Political Song in South America

Josh Bombart completed a documentary on political song in South America as his thesis project at the International Affairs Program at The New School. Below, read his description of his project and view the film. South America has seen much […]

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Cheongsam in Cuba: Who’s wearing it now?

Finding the Lost Chinese Diaspora in Havana Cheongsam, in Cantonese, is a type of long dress that comes to mind when I tell you that Chinese women wear this! It’s very traditional, very formal, and in the past was reserved […]

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Negotiating Common But Different Responsibilities – A Weekend at the Model G20

Globalization has taken unique paths for all nations, yet, the challenges and ambitions of individual countries often find themselves connected in a global framework of common but different responsibilities. This exact framework came to life at this past weekend’s Model […]

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Cultures of labor action from the streets of Maseru to New York

On the morning of August 9th, I awoke disoriented to the distant, muffled sound of song. Wiping the grogginess from my eyes, I thrust my heavy blanket towards the foot of the bed and was immediately enveloped by crisp highland […]

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Finding Community in Cape Town

Traveling to South Africa had been a dream of mine since childhood. I wanted to study abroad during undergrad, but due to my double-major course load it was not feasible. The most exciting aspect of my time at GPIA was […]

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A Summer with El Salvador

        This past summer was beyond exciting, as I had the opportunity to work as an intern with the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations. From June until August, I worked with minister-counsellors responsible for disarmament and […]

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Nations Within Nations

A Forum for Dialogue through the United Nations What do you do when something is illegal but necessary? Who do you look to when your country is quite literally, being ripped in two? As the self-determination vote in Catalonia became […]

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Can the UN Prevent Cyber-Attacks?

Imagine you awake one morning to find that your internet is down in your apartment, “No problem,” you think. You switch to your cellular service on your phone. Your phone isn’t working either. You try to turn on your TV. […]

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IDPs: Invisible Citizens or blinded authorities?

UNSS, New York, July 2018 In support of the 20th anniversary of The Guiding principles on Internal Displacement, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched the campaign #InvisibleCitizens, to humanize and draw global attention […]

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The easy girls are from abroad.

Each summer, students from SGPIA spread out across the world as part of the International Field Program (IFP) and Studio Programs! Students conduct independent research, contribute to the vital work of local non-profits, NGOs, and government agencies, and gain invaluable […]

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It’s a wrap.

Each summer, students from SGPIA spread out across the world as part of the International Field Program (IFP) and Studio Programs! Students conduct independent research, contribute to the vital work of local non-profits, NGOs, and government agencies, and gain invaluable […]