The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School
We are opening submissions for our Pandemic Portraits photo contest! The aim of this photo contest is to reflect on the Covid pandemic and the shadow pandemics of racism, disinformation and misinformation, domestic violence, and beyond. The subject of your […]
Drawing from her own experience as a young Jewish American on her Birthright trip, Michaela Fleischer shares her reflections on Western imperialism, Israel, and Palestinian oppression. One year ago, I sacrificed my support of decolonial foreign policy for a free […]
In her upcoming documentary, The Silent Willow, Taylor-Alexis Gillard uses her own diagnosis to explore the stigma and negligence of Black women’s health in America’s unequal healthcare system. In this interview, we ask Taylor-Alexis about her inspirations and goals regarding […]
The Black Lives Matter movement is working tirelessly to end systemic racism in the US, but it appears to have turned a blind eye to the universality of Black oppression. After a year of protests which have swept the American […]
In this photo essay, Michael de Vulpillieres explores the power of soccer in creating community among West African immigrants in New York City. Abubakar Ahmed Ali shares an apartment in Yonkers, N.Y. with his wife of nearly 17 years, Patricia. Their […]
The post-COVID world in Latin America will require strategic partnerships that can foster security, equality, and economic growth. Despite possible threats to investment caused by anticipated downturns in global GDP, China’s role and its own response to its role in the coronavirus pandemic, the global turn toward more diverse supply chains due to the massive and ongoing disruptions felt from China, coupled with a nationalist turn in trade and souring relations with the US all pose opportunities for Latin America.
The following documentary was produced in the Fall 2019 “Documentary Traditions and Human Rights” course with Peter Lucas. Para Soledad is a film I made with Soledad Mantilla in December of 2019. I wanted to celebrate her life and all […]
Last year, The New School celebrated a birthday. And it was a special one: its 100th anniversary. In 1919, a group of intellectuals, including the philosopher John Dewey, were frustrated by the traditionalism of American universities and founded The New […]
Nuclear weapons have been around since 1945, when the Manhattan Project finally created a weapon that would end World War II. Since then, these weapons were the subject of Americans’ fear during the Cold War, and then both a taboo […]
Student Andrew Long spent 9 weeks in Cuba as part of the International Field Program. While there, he documented his experiences and reflections through colorful drawings, collages, and writing. Below he shares pages from Buscador, a booklet he put together […]
