Edition 16: Commerce and Civilization

Wherever there is civilization, there is commerce. Join us as we analyze the events impacting commerce and civilization! 

Kosovo: A Powder Keg Waiting to Explode Again?

Over the course of December, Kosovo became a hotspot of conflict in Europe, as local Serbs put up barricades in majority Serb towns, in a protest against several policies of the Kosovo government...

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Will the Death of Tiran Ferro Deepen Ties Between Israel and the Druze Community?

Back on November 23rd, the recently deceased Tiran Ferro was bodysnatched from a hospital in the West Bank city of Jenin after a car accident left him on life support. Ferro, 18, was an Israeli-Druze...

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A Jolly Christmas or “Bah Humbug”?

Starting around the middle of 2022, I noticed an uptick in articles considering whether the Christmas 2022 retail season would bounce back to pre-COVID levels or above...

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McCarthy’s Speakership and The Conservative Revolt: Behind the Deal For The Gavel

Drama unfolded in the House of Representatives when they convened to nominate and elect a Speaker. For the first time in one hundred years, the House failed to...

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American Elections: Voices In The Crowd

As the Republican party recovers from its disappointing performance in the November 2022 Midterm Election, it needs to develop new strategies for its voter outreach. Amidst the GOP’s many failures in its midterms results, there was a small glimmer of...

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Editor's Note
We are pleased to present the 16th edition of Platform Mag. This edition's themes are Commerce and Civilization.

In terms of what fits in with commerce, one article examines the consumer practices of Americans during Christmas. The rest of the articles revolve around societal-state issues like the murder of an Israeli Druze, the Serbian-Kosovo conflict, and McCarthy's pursuit of being Speaker of the House and the deals he made for it.
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