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Jul 18
Empower

Public Works by Colin Steele (F’3G)

by tuftsigl

I have read that the urge to create begins as a tickle and turns into a bonfire. In this first report on the project I am calling Public Works, let me try to describe the idea that has been tickling me for the past few years and the beacon I am hoping to light.

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Jul 15

Art and Culture at the Middle East Institute by Miranda Macaulay Miller (A’20)

by tuftsigl

A few weeks ago, I started my internship at the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington, D.C. The Middle East Institute is one of many think tanks in Washington, D.C., but it also happens to be the oldest Washington-based institution dedicated solely to the study of the Middle East.

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Jul 12
Empower

Your Place, My Place: Investing in the Strength of Nairobi’s Informal Settlements by Geoffrey Tam (F’20)

by tuftsigl

Five major components define a slum household according to UN Habitat: lack of access to an improved water source, lack of access to improved sanitation facilities, lack of sufficient living area, lack of housing durability, and lack of security of tenure.

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Jul 12
ALLIES

China in the Indo-Pacific by Akash Mishra (A’22)

by tuftsigl

This final day of the 2019 ALLIES JRP has brought with it a fair bit of reflection. Over the course of the last sixteen days, Jake, the US Naval Academy team, and I have been able to engage in the culmination of over seven months of preparation to broaden the scope of our knowledge on civil military relations in India.

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Jul 11

Interning at the Institute for the Study of War by Ezgi Yazici (A’20)

by tuftsigl

This summer, I am interning at the Institute for the Study of War in Washington D.C. as a research intern. My research mainly focuses on Turkey, its domestic politics and its foreign policy in Syria. Beyond excited to be working on my own country, I arrived in Washington D.C. in early June, after a month-long stay in Istanbul.

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Jul 10

Rethinking 4.1 Miles by: Isabel Rosenbaum (A’21)

by tuftsigl

For the past month, I have been volunteering at One Happy Family Community Centre  (OHF), in Lesvos, Greece.

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