Emerging Voices is a foreign policy blog written by YPFP New York members. It provides an opportunity for members to contribute analysis and help shape the organization’s outlook. We welcome submissions from YPFP NY members and invite you to pitch an article. For submission guidelines click here.
Delegates of Y7 Summit Call on G7 Leaders for Coordinated COVID-19 Response
By Ben Goodrich |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT MARCH 30, 2020 Christina Kanmaz christina.connelly@ypfp.org Washington, DC – The delegates of the 2020 Y7 Summit, the youth summit which accompanies the G7 Summit, have released their first policy statement calling on the leaders of the G7 countries for a stronger, more coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement,…
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Opening the Window: Reversing Restrictions on Landmines Signals Possible Resurgence in Old Warfare Tool
By Jace Gilmore |
By Daniel E. White What was once a last millennium weapon has reemerged in the American arsenal. It is not flamethrowers expelling soldiers from the trenches of World War One, nor is it the wanton destruction brought on by Agent Orange during the conflict in Vietnam, it is the weapon that indiscriminately maims children and soldiers alike—landmines. Today, President Trump…
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Sub-Saharan Africa: How A Nation’s Heritage Remains Overseas
By Jace Gilmore |
By Clara Cassan By the end of the 1800s, France controlled the second-largest colonial empire in Sub-Saharan Africa. During this time, the French extracted, most often through theft, African artifacts to add to French art collections and museums for “preservation purposes.” France ultimately believed these objects would be “safer” out of African hands. Although these past colonies have progressively reclaimed…
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Iran and the Israeli Border: Iran’s Influence in Recent Rocket Attacks from Gaza
By Jace Gilmore |
By Moshe Klein Shortly after an Israeli airstrike killed Abu al-Ata, a senior commander of a Gaza militant group, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, rockets began firing from Gaza into Israel. Although Israel is no stranger to rocket attacks, the most recent barrage was different because unlike previous shellings, it was not Hamas. Instead, it was the organization’s smaller, Iranian-backed, regional companion the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Raining…
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Necessary Next Steps Against Corruption: The Need for a Well-functioning Middle-class in Haiti
By Jace Gilmore |
By Timothy Motte Haiti is an island nation located in the Caribbean, sharing the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Besides sharing a landmass, this country of Ten million inhabitants is also known as the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, with 60 percent of its population living on less than $2 a day. …
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A Global Threat: Sexual Assault in the Military
By Jace Gilmore |
By Gina Magliocco Sexual assault is a prominent issue in the U.S. military, with distinguished members speaking out. As of May 2019, sexual assault in the U.S. military has risen 38 percent from 2016 to 2018. And despite people becoming increasingly aware of the worsening situation within the military’s ranks—being an institution that prides itself on…
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