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Brazil’s Rising Tides

By Grace Martinez, Masters in Media and Strategic Communication ‘23 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and President Joe Biden walk next to the Rose Garden after theirmeeting at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP) On Friday,...

Yasukuni Shrine

By Izzy Angeli, MA Media and Strategic Communication ’23 Historical Context China considers Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine—which honors 2.5 million war deaths, including convicted war criminals—as a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism. The shrine was founded in 1869...

Narrative Misalignment on the Ireland/UK border

By Julie Harrington, MA Media and Strategic Communications ’23 Photo credit: unsplash.com The border dividing the Ireland from the UK is an international border that has become fiercely important in terms of the EU and Brexit negotiations. Since 2005, the border...

Solidifying Spain’s European State Narrative

By Miranda Ewald, MA Global Communications ‘22 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets with Moroccan King Mohammed VI, Moncloa (REUTERS) Spain and Morocco’s Shifting Relationship             Until recently,...