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Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank
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Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank

April 16, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank
Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?
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Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?

April 12, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?
Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States
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Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States

March 18, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States
Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank
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Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank

April 16, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank
Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?
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Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?

April 12, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?
Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States
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Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States

March 18, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States
Invisible African American Fathers: Bridging the Gaps in Policy Support
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Invisible African American Fathers: Bridging the Gaps in Policy Support

February 28, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Invisible African American Fathers: Bridging the Gaps in Policy Support

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Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank
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Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank

April 16, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Advocate for Grant-Based Financing- A Strategic Policy Recommendation for European Commision and European Investment Bank

Executive Summary The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) concessional loan-based climate financing model under the Green Climate Fund is inefficient in addressing African Union’s(AU) climate change goals and exacerbates Africa’s debt crisis. Loan-based financing undermines the solvency and social stability of African nations, reduces the effectiveness of aid to achieve climate

Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?
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Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?

April 12, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Gangs, Democracy, and Critical Supply Chains. What is next for Haiti?

With elections nearing and organized gangs controlling key supply routes, Haiti faces four possible futures. The best-case scenario is that elections occur and the newly national government successfully thwarts the gang’s efforts in controlling the supply chains, further legitimizing their power in Haiti. Alternatively, if the gangs interfere with elections,

Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States
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Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States

March 18, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Rapid National Response to Smallpox Attack in the United States

The Issue of Smallpox Disease History Cause and Eradication Smallpox, caused by variola virus, had a mortality rate of 30%, and 65-80% of survivors developed scars. Based on the idea that survivors were resistant to repeat infection, people eventually developed methods of protection, like variolation and vaccination. In the 1900s,

Invisible African American Fathers: Bridging the Gaps in Policy Support
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Invisible African American Fathers: Bridging the Gaps in Policy Support

February 28, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Invisible African American Fathers: Bridging the Gaps in Policy Support

African American individuals who are homeless face unique challenges—barriers often overlooked in public policy and social services. While homelessness is a significant issue in the U.S., the intersection of race, parenting, and systemic inequities intensifies the struggles of this group. According to the National Center on Family Homelessness (2020), African

Propaganda and Power: A Study of China’s Global Rise and North Korea’s Retreat
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Propaganda and Power: A Study of China’s Global Rise and North Korea’s Retreat

February 20, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Propaganda and Power: A Study of China’s Global Rise and North Korea’s Retreat

Propaganda has long been a tool of authoritarian rule to influence public opinion, but it serves starkly different purposes in the hands of Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. While both leaders rely on state-controlled messaging to maintain power, their strategies differ in shaping their countries’

Energy under Trump:  The Climate Implications of Agenda 47
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Energy under Trump: The Climate Implications of Agenda 47

January 7, 2025 majsteve Comments Off on Energy under Trump: The Climate Implications of Agenda 47

The United States of America is already the world’s top oil and natural gas-producing country, but President-elect Donald J. Trump isn’t content with first place — he wants to dominate. Between rally chants of “drill, baby, drill!” and promises to deliver $2.00-a-gallon gas prices, candidate Trump pitched himself as a

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Trump’s America
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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Trump’s America

November 27, 2024 majsteve Comments Off on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Trump’s America

On November 5th, U.S. climate change work was dealt a devastating blow. In less than two months, the U.S. will once again be in the hands of an administration in active and hostile climate denial, with supportive Republican majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives. This election impacts

And on the seventh day, God created billion-dollar malls.
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And on the seventh day, God created billion-dollar malls.

November 27, 2024 majsteve Comments Off on And on the seventh day, God created billion-dollar malls.

How should the law confront religious institutions with shocking amounts of wealth and incalculable influence? When I was 7 years old, I mistook the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (LDS) Salt Lake Temple for Disneyland when my (non-LDS) family first moved to Utah. The Gothic architecture and impressive

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Redrawing Democracy: How Structural Racism and Gerrymandering Undermines Health Equity for Minority Communities

November 14, 2024 majsteve Comments Off on Redrawing Democracy: How Structural Racism and Gerrymandering Undermines Health Equity for Minority Communities

One of the central facets of democracy is the voice of the people. That voice, funneled  through elections, grants individuals the power to decide not only who represents them in  government but also what policies will shape their lives. When formal and informal barriers limit a minority group’s ability to

Mitigating the Harms of “Health & Wellness” Influencers
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Mitigating the Harms of “Health & Wellness” Influencers

November 4, 2024 majsteve Comments Off on Mitigating the Harms of “Health & Wellness” Influencers

If you’ve ever used TikTok or Instagram, your feed has probably been dominated by fitness gurus promoting “body sculpting workouts,” self-proclaimed “diet coaches” analyzing other users’ meals, and scores of people live-posting their “weight loss journeys” to millions of followers. Over the past decade, research on social media’s mental health

The Threat of Electronic Consumer Goods to National Cybersecurity
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The Threat of Electronic Consumer Goods to National Cybersecurity

September 26, 2024 majsteve Comments Off on The Threat of Electronic Consumer Goods to National Cybersecurity

Executive Summary  Given rising tensions with China, growing national security concerns, and the potential for domestic job creation, Congress should allocate additional subsidies for domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors. China’s semiconductor chip designs are poised to surpass the U.S.’, presenting cybersecurity risks to domestic military and consumer tech. The

Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in Indonesia
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Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in Indonesia

March 31, 2024 majsteve Comments Off on Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in Indonesia

In international economic development, a prevailing perspective often regards environmental degradation as an inevitable “cost” that must be paid to secure Indonesia’s perceived “benefits” of economic growth. This trade-off principle raises a critical ethical question: must the Indonesian government adhere strictly to a dichotomy where the choice is limited to

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