Emerging Voices is a foreign policy column 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.
Articles from Emerging Voices:
The Changing Soft Power Landscape of International Higher Education
By Dan Kent | December 12, 2022 With the release of an updated strategy on international education and engagement by the US Department of Education, the US government has acknowledged the importance of education as a vehicle for advancing its international interests. Specifically, the US higher education sector has long been widely acknowledged as a source of…
South Korea’s Soft Power Playbook
By Lauren McCranie | October 3, 2022 In 1990, Joseph Nye sought to think more holistically about global power dynamics and introduced the concept of soft power: the ability of a country to persuade foreign publics to agree with its policies and stances without explicit force (as opposed to hard power levers like military force). A…
Displaced and Vulnerable: LGBTQ People in Conflict Zones
By Dan Kent | September 17, 2022 With one of the largest refugee crises in Europe since World War II continuing to unfold in Ukraine, it is worth examining the various ramifications that such an outflow of people involves, including in other conflict zones. Although much has been discussed regarding the unimaginable human toll in…
The Global Nature of Border Disputes: The Transformative Effect of Oil
By Dan Kent | July 20, 2022 Many of Latin America’s border disputes are rooted in its colonial history. The dispute between Venezuela and Guyana is no different, having wide-ranging implications for the future of both nations. As energy markets continue to roil the globe with an array of supply-chain and demand shocks produced by…
The Global Nature of Border Disputes: Tangled Borders and Uncertain Futures in Central Asia
By Dan Kent | June 13, 2022 When looking at a map of Central Asia, one attribute immediately stands out: it is a tangled assortment of enclaves, exclaves, and jagged borders. Central Asia, a region of 76 million people living across five nations, can trace these convoluted borders to their long history as Soviet states. During that era, borders…
Team Effort: Global Institutions and their Role in Ukraine
By Colin Wolfgang | April 19, 2022 September 1945 signaled the end of the deadliest war in history and ushered in a Western world order. The collapse of the Soviet Union decades later resulted in numerous political scientists positing on “the end of history” and what the future might hold. However, once again, the world…
Charged Affairs 