A PLAN ADDRESSing IRAQ'S BASRA WATER CRISIS

October 16, 2022 // Samarth Ghodke // For Basra, Iraq 

Several decades of poor management have polluted the Shatt al-Arab river and destroyed the state's infrastructure, causing the death of at least a hundred thousand Iraqi citizens. What is the root of this issue and what policy plan(s) can be implemented to offset the negative effects?

A Plan to Address Small Business Displacement in Chicago Neighborhoods

November 27, 2021 // Helena Smalley // For Chicago, U.S. 

​Multiple neighborhoods in Chicago are undergoing gentrification, which has had and is having adverse effects on the success of small ...

Should France Join the Belt and road Initiative? -- A Research Paper

Saamiya Laroia // August 22, 2021 // Belt and Road Initiative, France, China, Macron, Jinping

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is one of the most important geopolitical projects of the 21st Century, spurring an opportunity for Europe-Asia connectivity that could be particularly lucrative. ​

A Plan to revitalize youth empowerment in the Federal government

Ongoing Summer 2021 Campaign // PII as a Whole // For the U.S. Federal Government

Within this policy page, we're focusing on empowering the youth through reframing the policies focused on youth representation in government--we've had success in procuring legislative endorsements and we're on the cusp of real change!

LET'S Lower NICOTINE CONSUMPTION IN YOUNG PEOPLE

August 25, 2020 // Yann Kull // For Nyon, Switzerland // Memo Format

​Swiss people smoke a lot, and this unfortunately begins at a young age. The average person over the age of 14 will smoke 1,500 cigarettes a year. And among young people, vaping has become ...

A Plan to work towards Ending THE XENOPHOBIA TOWARD ASIAN-AMERICANS, starting in NYC

August 28, 2020 // Sena Chang // For NYC, U.S. // Memo Format

Considering the current climate of racism, homophobia, and xenophobia in the United States, a particularly important issue ...

a pLAN TO secure Domestic Investments through creating an independent investigative body

August 28, 2020 // Morgan Mwenda // For Kenya // Memo Format

In February 2017, Calvin Burgess, proprietor of Dominion Farms, held a press conference and accused former Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga, of extortion. Burgess claimed that his efforts to transform the Yala Swamp ...

A Plan to Retain peace in East Asia By strengthening Relations with South Korea

August 27, 2020 // Saamiya Laroia // For the U.S. // Letter Format

South Korea, or the Republic of Korea (ROK), has long been the keystone of US defense strategy in the Indo-Pacific Region. It has ...​

A Plan to INcrease THE Access OF Technology AND EDUCATION RESOURCES By THE IMPOVERSHED

August 26, 2020 // Althea Ocomen // For The Philippines // Memo Format

The Philippines is home to thousands of less fortunate people, with 4 out of 10 individuals identifying in the lower class. Of the 69.9 millio ...

LET’S Prevent PFAS CHEMICALS FROM UNDERMINING HEALTH IN VIRGINIA

August 24, 2020 // Hriday Unadkat // For Virginia, United States // Memo Format

One of the most pervasive problems within the United States today is that of air and water contamination. The larger Washington area ...

An OPEN LETTER To PRESIDENT BIDEN: THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO LAUNCH Case StudIES of Social Movements

March 13, 2021 // Sena Chang // For the U.S. // Letter Format

As western society has continuously perpetrated substantial racist narratives, thereby igniting the Black Lives Matter movement across the globe, it has become of utmost importance to understand ...

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