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Beatrix Heard

Beatrix Heard is a junior from Los Angeles, California concurrently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Global Studies (Anthropology) and a Master of Urban Planning at USC.

Pakistan’s Mass Expulsion of Afghans Will See Thousands of Girls Lose a Chance at Education

by Beatrix Heard15 Apr 202421 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Pakistan is risking the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and over a million Afghans to send a message to the Taliban, an act the international community may not readily forgive them for.

South Asia, Uncategorized afghanistan, education, human rights, pakistan

The US Must Lift Its Sanctions on Cuba

by Beatrix Heard27 Mar 202421 Dec 2025Leave a comment

On November 2, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly once again voted overwhelmingly for the United States to lift its economic and trade embargo on Cuba. Since 1992, the majority of the UNGA have repeatedly called for an end to…

Read More The US Must Lift Its Sanctions on Cuba

Latin America & Caribbean, North America Cuba, foreign policy, Opinion, sanctions, united states

Thin victory margin in presidential election signals a divide in Korean politics

by Beatrix Heard6 Feb 202321 Dec 2025Leave a comment

GPI discusses the 2022 Korean presidential election with Professor Joewon Yoon of Korea University

East Asia, Explainer korea

The People vs. Khameini: Protests in the Middle East

by Beatrix Heard5 Nov 202221 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Recent protests in Iran highlight a convergence of economic, social and political concerns with the Khameini regime.

Explainer, Middle East & North Africa

Hungary flirts with Russia amid Ukraine invasion

by Beatrix Heard6 Mar 202221 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has steered Budapest closer to Moscow since stepping into power.

Europe, Explainer budapest, eu, hungary, invasion, kyiv, moscow, NATO, russia, ukraine, viktor orban, war

Who’s calling for Polexit?

by Beatrix Heard6 Jan 202222 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Will the rise of nationalism and religious conservatism, lead to a Poland's exit from the European Union?

Europe, Explainer brexit, eu, europe, european union, PiS, poland, polexit, polish
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