Edition 6: Resolutions: The Promise Of New Opportunities 

Covers the American boycott of the Beijing Olympics, the threat of a Russian invasion in Ukraine, a change of government in Germany, and the Republican upset in the Virginia election. This month's interview was with Professor Zelkovitz on Palestinian politics.

Russian ASATs and Invasions: What Does Recent Posturing Mean For the Possibility of War in Ukraine?

The general consensus among NATO intelligence, international media, and now even the Russian Foreign Ministry, is that a military invasion of Ukraine is very much on the table.

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Being Critical of Critical Race Theory: What the Republican Victory in Virginia Means

The November 2021 election in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state that went for Joe Biden by 10 percentage points over Trump in 2020, resulted in a full Republican sweep of the state’s executive posts and the legislature of the House of Delegates.

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New Start or Keep (Old) Things Going? Germany's New Government

Following the elections in September, the power dynamics in the Bundestag (the German parliament) shifted, creating for the first time a three-party coalition...

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The Worst of Both Worlds: Why America’s Beijing Olympic Boycott May Hurt More Then It Helps

At the beginning of December, the US announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. Although no government officers or diplomats will be allowed to attend in an official capacity, athletes...

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Discussing Palestinian Politics with Professor Zelkovitz

Discussing Palestinian Politics with Professor Zelkovitz

Professor Zelkovitz teaches at the University of Haifa, Yezreel Valley College, and IDC Herzliya/ Reichman University and has also written two books on Palestinian politics, 'Fatah: Islam, Nationalism and Politics of armed struggle' and 'Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns and Politics'.

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US Covid Policies: Voices In The Crowd

US Covid Policies: Voices In The Crowd

Welcome to our first VITC. This month we will ask Americans of different age groups around the country what they think about COVID-19 policies in the US.

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Editor's Note
We at the Platform Mag wish you a happy holiday season and a happy New Year! The month of December brought forth many new resolutions that will continue to shape things in 2022. These new tidings are the American resolution for a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Olympics in China, Putin resolving that Ukraine joining NATO is a red line for Russia, Germany resolved on a new government without the CDU/CSU present, and Virginians resolved that they did not like Critical Race Theory being taught in schools and decided to elect a Republican government.
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