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Land Reform in the Caucasus Region and the Relationship to Developments of Post-Soviet Grievance
By Wiley Carter Reid Introduction Following the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991, numerous former constituent states moved towards land reform, shifting away from Soviet policies of state-owned collectivized agriculture towards privately-owned farms. Among these constituent states to initiate de-collectivization measures were the three Caucasus nations of Georgia, Armenia,…
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Media Coverage of Afghan and Uyghur Women Post-9/11: A Comparative Case Study
Madeline Moreno Introduction In the wake of the attacks of September 11th, 2001, many Americans came to associate Islam with terrorism. Politicians and American media companies used stories that painted Afghan women as helpless victims and Islam as oppressive to women to bolster support for the US invasion of Afghanistan.[i] Twenty years later, abounding evidence has…
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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Ethiopian-Tigrayan Conflict
By Rachel Crocker Background The Conflict In November 2020, Ethiopia was thrust into the international spotlight with the emergence of a civil war between the national government and political leaders in the Tigray region. After years of political unrest between the government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), violence broke out when TPLF forces…
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