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Machines of War

Machines of War

Niccolo D'Agruma January 29, 2024

Despite the immense sophistication and awareness of the horrors of war and the cost of a nuclear winter, international defense spending rose 19% in the past decade according to the Stockholm International...

Authoritarians Threaten Global Democracy

Authoritarians Threaten Global Democracy

Luca D'Agruma and Aden Meisel February 7, 2022

The 1990s were an era of democratization and liberalization, opening up the Soviet Bloc to western-style democracy and economies.  Globalization broadened the marketplace in the 2000s, as Asia entered...

When is a Nation Not a Nation?

When is a Nation Not a Nation?

Cody Busch-Weiss February 4, 2022

Several hundred years ago, the Iroquois and Great Plains tribes invented the sport of lacrosse. Today, those same tribes are not allowed to compete in the world championships of that same sport. The Iroquois...

Junior Wins Female Youth Leader Award through Global Leadership Connection

Junior Wins Female Youth Leader Award through Global Leadership Connection

April 13, 2012

Westmont’s Page Hall was filled with over 400 local students and their families Mar. 3, celebrating the commencement of the Global Leadership Conference. Over a series of three days, the students...

Juniors at GLC

Juniors Attend Global Leadership Conference

March 15, 2012

Juniors entered the Corwin Pavilion at UCSB cautious and guarded with applications in their hands. Students dressed “smart casual,” handed in their applications, received work booklets,  and...

Global Rematch: the Nuclear Debate is Back, but Who Will Prevail?

Global Rematch: the Nuclear Debate is Back, but Who Will Prevail?

February 18, 2012

Thursday, Feb. 2 marked the beginning of a new energy era in America: for the first time since 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission—voting 4-to-1—gave its approval for the construction of a...

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