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Ukraine Invade Russia. New Front Opens in the East.

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer September 9, 2024

On February 22, 2022, Russia officially launched its “special military operation:” sending troops through the allied Donbas border-regions and occupied Crimea into Ukraine. The offensive was expected...

Markets are Down and Gamestop Remains Afloat

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer September 5, 2024

With the advent of nihilistic internet posts foreboding the beginning of a new worldwide recession, why is it that Gamestop’s (GME) stock continues to rise? While western markets followed a downward...

Bouganville: The World’s Next Country

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer May 21, 2024

Prior to the first World War, European empires were at the top of their game. The British's various colonies, with their intricate mercantile trade network spanning both the Old and New World as well as...

The Belt and Road Initiative

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer May 10, 2024

A debt crisis in Sri Lanka, an economic crash in Pakistan spurred on by questionable credit lending, and Tajikistan's mounting debt burden are all symptoms of China's Belt and Road Initiative.  During...

Hong Kong’s new “counter-espionage” law.

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer May 1, 2024

To the uninitiated mind of an outsider, Hong Kong's new national security law may seem like just another bill passed by a democratically-elected government; but, in actuality, it is emblematic of China’s...

Acronyms are S.T.U.P.I.D.

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer April 22, 2024

Acronyms: they shorten big, long names into short, little letters. Fun, right? No. Acronyms are stupid, and I have created one, P.H.U.N.C., in order to illustrate my point. P stands for Phonetics: How...

Sailing the Straits – Volume 1: The Silicon Shield

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer March 8, 2024

Today, Americans are worried, more than ever, that modern society and the rule-based order that encompasses it is teetering on the precipice of total annihilation. Many notable institutions, like the Bulletin...

The Modern-Day Effects of the Civil War

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer March 4, 2024

Some may see the Civil War as an antiquated American anecdote that only matters in history class, however, that would be an understatement far from the truth. This event possesses many after-effects, spanning...

What’s the Deal with Fortnite?

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer February 14, 2024

If one was asked only a few years ago about their opinions on Fortnite, the online, battle-royale video game, that person would most likely respond in annoyance. Before the pandemic, Fortnite’s popularity...

Neopets is Still Alive?

Dawson Maxwell, MVC writer January 18, 2024

Remember NeoPets, the online game from the early 2000s about raising pets? Why is it around, especially after all of its contemporaries have fallen?   To understand its continued success, one must...

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