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Articles by Courtland Matthews

About Courtland Matthews
Courtland is a third semester student at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) within the international cooperation program (PIC). Before arriving in Korea, he worked as a paralegal at the global immigration law firm Berry, Appleman & Leiden LLP. Courtland has interned with a number of organizations and groups in the past including the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the White House, the Project on Middle East Democracy, the Center for International Understanding, and the North Carolina General Assembly. Over the years he has travelled widely in Western Europe and East Asia. Courtland graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Carolina State University, with a BA in International Studies. His research interests include sustainable development policy and urban planning issues specifically in regards to East Asia.

Yemen Crisis: Has a Turning Point Been Reached?

February 8, 2018 Courtland Matthews 0

On the night of November 4, a loud explosion rocked the area outside of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. In the hours that followed, […]

Monster Viruses and Dangerous Diseases: How Climate Change Threatens to Upend Global Health

February 8, 2018 Courtland Matthews 0

Since the release of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth in 2006, the world has come a long way in recognizing the seriousness of climate change. […]

Uncertain Trajectory: Kazakhstan’s Perilous Path on the World Stage

November 1, 2017 Courtland Matthews 0

During the fading days of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan gained its independence on December 16, 1991. Faced with political and economic uncertainty, it attempted to […]

A Building Emergency: How Climate Change is threatening our Fragile Food System

June 4, 2017 Courtland Matthews 0

Will the avocado be a sign of the past? This question is gaining increasing relevance as scientists begin debating the effect of climate change on […]

Coal Ash: A Worrying Trend for the Future

June 4, 2017 Courtland Matthews 0

Over the past century, coal has been critical to industrialization, supplying the energy needed to power factories and contribute to economic growth. The cheap cost […]

Gathering Smoke: Palm Oil’s Worrying Rise

April 20, 2017 Courtland Matthews 0

For some in the West, climate change is still a topic to be hotly debated. However, in many areas of the world rapid shifts in […]

A Tale of Two Nations: Bridging America’s Urban and Rural Divide

April 18, 2017 Courtland Matthews 0

The deepening political paralysis within the United States over the last 15 years is neither an isolated nor random phenomena. This development corresponds with a […]

Bracing for the Storm: Can China’s urban areas adapt to climate change?

December 21, 2016 Courtland Matthews 0

Over the past 30 years, China has undergone an immense economic and social transformation. For centuries, China was predominately an agrarian society where the vast […]

Failed Opportunity: How America’s flawed Russian policy aided the rise of Vladimir Putin

December 21, 2016 Courtland Matthews 0

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian citizens found themselves in a completely transformed and alien environment. At first glance, the new […]

Coming Full Circle: How far has Obama turned in his Pivot to Asia?

October 21, 2016 Courtland Matthews 0

At the outset of President Obama’s first term, a range of new diplomatic initiatives were unveiled, ones meant to establish a distinct break from President […]

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