The permanently emblazoned image of poverty is a toddler in some faraway place, his tattered clothes soiled by the filth in which he sits, imploring you to help with a sad look in his big, beautiful eyes. NGOs and charity organizations have perfected...
James Konsky
James Konsky is a staff writer for the Brown Political Review studying International Relations with a focus on East Asia. Having grown up in the Midwest, James is a passionate St. Louis sports fan and lover of all things moderately conservative. He is greatly influenced by the life of Abe Lincoln and the suave style of JFK.
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The permanently emblazoned image of poverty is a toddler in some faraway place, his tattered clothes soiled by the filth in which he sits, imploring you to help with a sad look in his big, beautiful eyes. NGOs and charity organizations have perfected...
James Konsky
James Konsky
Global environmental policy is rife with unfulfilled promises, as evidenced by the notorious Kyoto Protocols. China, to much surprise, has nevertheless talked the talk and walked the walk, displaying its commitment to developing renewable energy tech...
James Konsky
James Konsky
Global environmental policy is rife with unfulfilled promises, as evidenced by the notorious Kyoto Protocols. China, to much surprise, has nevertheless talked the talk and walked the walk, displaying its commitment to developing renewable energy tech...
James Konsky
James Konsky
President Barack Obama’s second term has been tainted by numerous instances of questionable uses of executive power, including the IRS intimidation scandal, NSA snooping and a litany of executive orders telling the Justice Department to disregard l...
James Konsky
James Konsky
President Barack Obama’s second term has been tainted by numerous instances of questionable uses of executive power, including the IRS intimidation scandal, NSA snooping and a litany of executive orders telling the Justice Department to disregard l...
James Konsky
James Konsky
As U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, China is poised to act as a stabilizing force in the region, reaping the benefits of American military efforts. Though the Chinese are not significantly or directly contributing to Afghan security by ...
James Konsky
James Konsky
As U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, China is poised to act as a stabilizing force in the region, reaping the benefits of American military efforts. Though the Chinese are not significantly or directly contributing to Afghan security by ...
James Konsky
James Konsky
Over the past few years, the tablet computer phenomenon has exploded. Over thirty percent of Americans are now proud owners of tablets, such as Apple’s iPad. The release of the iPad in 2010 sparked a tablet computer renaissance, reinventing the con...
James Konsky
James Konsky
Over the past few years, the tablet computer phenomenon has exploded. Over thirty percent of Americans are now proud owners of tablets, such as Apple’s iPad. The release of the iPad in 2010 sparked a tablet computer renaissance, reinventing the con...
James Konsky
James Konsky
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air Koryo flight JS 156 was a short one, in the air a mere forty-three minutes. However, those forty-three minutes pro...
James Konsky
James Konsky
A wispy layer of fog lay over seemingly endless rice paddies in the valley where Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is situated. Air Koryo flight JS 156 was a short one, in the air a mere forty-three minutes. However, those forty-three minutes pro...
James Konsky
James Konsky
Li Keqiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China. “China’s economic growth is unsteady, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable,” admitted then-Premier Wen Jiabao at the annual meeting of China’s legislature in March 2007. The...
James Konsky
James Konsky
Li Keqiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China. “China’s economic growth is unsteady, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable,” admitted then-Premier Wen Jiabao at the annual meeting of China’s legislature in March 2007. The...
James Konsky
James Konsky
The Internet, a virtual space existing somewhere beyond the physical world, has become an engine for actual, tangible change. From Cairo to Moscow, bloggers, Facebook-users and Tweeters have exposed corrupt officials, initiated political discourse, a...
James Konsky
James Konsky
The Internet, a virtual space existing somewhere beyond the physical world, has become an engine for actual, tangible change. From Cairo to Moscow, bloggers, Facebook-users and Tweeters have exposed corrupt officials, initiated political discourse, a...
James Konsky
James Konsky