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The Long Arm of Authoritarianism: Possibilities for Repression and Opportunities for Change

By Katherine Armstrong ’20 For most of my life, I thought of migration as possibility. The possibility to live, work, put down roots, and

Disinformation Ink Spots: A Framework to Combat Authoritarian Disinformation Campaigns

Editors Note: The Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) is one of the premier undergraduate think tanks in the country. Based at W&M’s

Clashing Codes of Conduct: Asymmetric Ethics and the Biotech Revolution

Editors Note: The Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) is one of the premier undergraduate think tanks in the country. Based at W&M’s

From Policy to the Real World: An Undergraduates Experience with PIPS

By Jahnavi Prabhala ’22 Right before I joined The Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS), an undergraduate think tank based at W&M’s Global

Ignite Research Lab Maintains its Community Partnerships Amid COVID-19

By Hayes Pearce ’22 Research isn’t linear, and COVID-19 has certainly reminded us of that. While many of our lives have been uprooted by

A Women-Powered Team of Six Paves the Way for Human Rights Research at W&M

By Alexandra Byrne ’23 I find it hard to believe that anyone who is a student at William & Mary would not know the

IR at Work: An Undergraduates Experience with TRIP

By Moria Johnson ’20 The Teaching, Research, and International Policy Project, fondly known as TRIP, was founded in 2003 at William & Mary and

How AidData Students Work To Solve Real-World Problems

By Martin Pan ’20 What is China’s intent when it made development investments to other countries? Is China using “debt-trap diplomacy”? What sectors and

Virtual Career Panel Discusses Jobs in the Age of Coronavirus

By Claire Hogan ’22 Last week, William & Mary’s Global Research Institute hosted a virtual career panel, with students calling in via Zoom to