Category: US
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After the Storming of the Capitol Building, a cascade of social media companies rushed to ban then-president Trump’s account to prevent him from fueling the insurrectional frenzy. However, his tenacious grip on the GOP electorate and attempts to establish his social network might make him a lingering presence over the American political scenario. Notoriously, in…
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Maddalena Sartor Jun 23, 2021 US Vice President Kamala Harris has said the United States’ relationship with Mexico is entering “a new era”, as she met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in Mexico City on June 8. While immigration stands at the core of Joe Biden’s political agenda, Washington continues to face…
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Ludovico Campagnolo Mar 31, 2021 The US is universally known as a strictly bipolar party system, with the Republican and Democratic Parties splitting every elective office in the country. Although this belief holds most of the time, it is not always true. At the margins of the political debate, there is a third party with…
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Ludovico Campagnolo Feb 17, 2021 With the electoral defeats and the storming of the Capitol building plummeting his approval rate, Trump has left the White House as one of the most unpopular Presidents ever. There are however unwavering supporters on which he could rely to renew his efforts towards the Presidency. Even to the most…
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Aglaia Gulakova Nov 18, 2024 ABSTRACT The sexual assault against Native American women is a complex issue rooted in the historical oppression and marginalization of Indigenous communities during the colonial period. This study employs an intersectional approach to examine the multiple dimensions of identity, such as race, gender, and socioeconomic status, that contribute to the…
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Alessandro Maxim Boschin The recent US-EU trade deal could not but spark a wave of discussions regarding its terms and the future prospects for both parties involved. This topic has not escaped the attention of the VDS analytical circle, prompting our authors to share their insights on the matter. Trump and von der Leyen announce…
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By Bora Askinoglu ABSTRACT On the 8th of December, Israel launched strikes on multiple targets within Syria in an air campaign, the largest campaign carried out by the Israeli Air Force over 50 years [19]. The extensive air campaign was initiated hours after the fall of the Syrian Arab Republic and the last-minute evacuation by…
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By Alessandro Boschin ABSTRACT Recent events revolving around the financial turmoil created by the launch of the Deepseeker-R1 model and the response by OpenAI with the release of Chat GPT o3-mini raised the bar of a previously ongoing international AI chatbot competition. The continuous release of new and more efficient models by American and Chinese…
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By Giulia Ottaviani ABSTRACT The Latin maxim Ubi maior minor cessat, in other words, “where there is the greater, the lesser ceases,” is a concept that could be applied to many different contexts, including, at first glance, today’s geopolitical setting. It may seem that the strongest actors within the international landscape are the sole rule…
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Alessandro Boschin Jun 3, 2024 It is well known that the final text of the AI Act has been adopted after a long tug-of-war between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers of the EU which culminated in December 2023 with a 3-day long intensive talks. However, the regulation has not entered into force…