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Aug 09
ALLIES

Confronting a Different World View: ALLIES Joint Research Project in Japan by Conor Friedmann

by tuftsigl

This summer I had the opportunity to participate in the ALLIES Joint Research Project along with three other Tufts students – Daniel Lewis (A’20), Nicole Bardasz (A’20) and Michael Olesberg (A’19). We were accompanied by three cadets from the U.S. Military Academy and three midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Aug 08
Global Research

Buhoro, buhoro: Aegis Trust and Peacebuilding in Rwanda By Alexandra LaRosa, Fletcher MALD Candidate 2018

by tuftsigl

When friends and family ask how I’m enjoying my time in Rwanda, I automatically default to saying that Rwanda is beautiful. If I say this to Rwandan’s who ask how I find their country, however, they often become dismayed. “What about it is beautiful,” some will respond, prompting me to come up with a more original review.

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Aug 08
Global Leadership

Following through by Ana Sofía Amieva-Wang

by tuftsigl

I have known Dewi since 2011 when my sister and I taught her and a few kids in a remote village in Borneo, Indonesia how to play Uno. Despite not sharing a common language, we spent countless afternoons that summer exploring the village and the edge of the rainforest.

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Aug 07
Human Rights

Combatting Human Trafficking by Priscilla McCelvey

by tuftsigl

This summer, I am serving as an intern for the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, under the Bureau of Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.

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Aug 03
Global Leadership

Guiding Entrepreneurs in Rwanda by Utsav Mulay

by tuftsigl

“Isn’t Kigali beautiful?”, Sabrina asked as we drove past the clean streets near the airport. I was caught by surprise; I had just landed in Rwanda, and my jet-lagged mind was still on my luggage. Looking out the window at the tidy roads, with workers cleaning at regular intervals, I had to agree.

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Aug 02
Global Research

The Geography of Shatila by Eliza Davis

by tuftsigl

They call Shatila a camp, but in reality it’s much more of a sprawling neighborhood. Infamous for the Sabra and Shatila massacre of 1982, the “camp” now plays home to far more Syrians than Palestinians. Fleeing from neighboring Syria, over 1.5 million have sought refuge in Lebanon, a country with a population of just four million.

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