The Generation Interview with Senator George Mitchell
The Generation co-editors, Jennifer Ching and Brad Rowe, caught up with Senator George Mitchell on March 1, 2012 during his visit to UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations to share his...
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Does American Film’s Portrayal of Iran Shape Public Perception?
I recently saw the trailer for Ben Affleck’s upcoming film Argo, set during the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1979-81. It follows an unorthodox exfiltration attempt by the CIA of six American hostages who...
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If Afghanistan Were a Television Show
Photo by Phil Goodwin, Getty Images. by Reza Hessabi In the 1990s Afghanistan was a hodgepodge country, made up of many different lands, each owned, operated, and lorded over by thick-bearded men with...
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Does Collective Paranoia Shape Foreign Policy?
Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in Argo (photo from Collider.com). by Gabrielle Cherney A few months ago I wrote an article riddling the political, social, and moral implications of Argo, the recent motion...
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Understanding the American Image in the Middle East: A Conversation with...
By: Tina Kim, Trisha Parikh, & Sara Pilgreen As news reports poured in everyday, detailing the fighting between Syrian rebel forces, the Israel and Palestine conflict, and the bloodshed, it all...
View ArticleNationality vs. Humanity: The Stranger’s Case
“It is nationalism which endangers nations, and not the other way round.”...
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International Law and Child Soldiers: Yemen’s Civil War
This article originally appeared in The Generation Spring 2020 print edition. The theme for this edition is “Youth Voices.” A link to our online version of the print publication can be found here:...
View ArticleClouded Vision: The Flawed Economic Policy of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
1. Introduction and Background Oil is the core of the Saudi Arabian economy. The country is the largest exporter of oil in the world, and it typically derives about 90 percent of its government...
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