The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

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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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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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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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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 […]

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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in Cuba

Recent SGPIA alum Martino Ozzo won the award for Outstanding Practicum in International Affairs in 2018. Find below a summary of his project. For my PIA, I collaborated with The Núñez Jiménez Foundation, a Cuban non-for-profit organization based in Havana […]

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Bubbles and Amputees

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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¡Bienvenidas a Colombia!

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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Carrying a Jihad- like Hate in the Black Prophetic Tradition: A Response to Black Prophetic Fire by Cornel West

My name is Nyya Toussaint and I am an SGPIA student concentrating in  Governance & Rights. Additionally, I am the first concurrent dual-degree student between The New School and Union Theological Seminary where I study Church & Society. This piece […]

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The Olympic Games One Year Later

“What do you think about the Olympic Games one year later?” Last summer, Mike Harrington, Jesica Kessler, Ashley Padgett, and Ayesha Issadeen collaborated on a film about post-Olympic Rio de Janeiro as part of the IFP program in Brazil. Guided […]

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From Genocide to Economic Powerhouse: The Curious Case of Paul Kagame and Rwanda

For my capstone thesis in my undergraduate career, I decided to write about something near and dear to my heart; the country of Rwanda. I spent time there in the summer of 2015 and saw that the country was still […]

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Postcards from Paris: The Seine Also Rises

Robert Jamieson is a second-semester SGPIA student studying at Science Po in Paris, France for the spring semester. This blog series, Postcards from Paris, will chronicle his experience in Europe as a foreign exchange student and the lessons along the […]