Tag: Russia*
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The distribution and spread of COVID-19 and SARS cases
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M173 Creator: Yuqing Zhai ’22 Digital Media Studies This map shows a comparison between the distribution and spread of COVID19 and SARS cases, supplementing with a focused map of Asia (sharing the same legend). We can see both viruses were started in China: Guangdong and Hubei. The points on the map are regions…
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American Bases in Okinawa: Remove, Not Remove?
American Bases in Okinawa: Remove, Not Remove? On 19 June 2016, an estimated 65,000 people mourned the death of Rina Shimabukuro (1996-2016) at a stadium in Naha, Okinawa’s prefectural capital. Rina’s body was found in bushes beside a road in Central Okinawa, three weeks after she had disappeared while taking a walk. The only suspect…
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Article Nine of the Japanese Constitution: Remove, Not Remove?
Article Nine of the Japanese Constitution: Remove, Not Remove? The current Japanese constitution was promulgated in 1947 as an amendment of the 1889 Meiji constitution. Its Article 9, the famous “peace clause,” states that “the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as…
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COVID and Spanish Flu Containment
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M101 Creator: Brenda Mpore Rusaro ’22 Brain & Cognitive Sciences Considering all the several major pandemics that have happened over the last 100 years, one of the worst epidemics was the 1918 Spanish Flu followed by COVID-19 that have killed thousands of people around the world. This map focuses on the initiatives…
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The Chinese Eastern Railway in the Context of Czarist Russia
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M096 Creator: Katya Mueller ’20 International Relations The Chinese Eastern Railway was built to continue the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway through Manchuria to reach Vladivostok. Created at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, it has been involved in the Boxer Uprising, the Russo-Japanese War and the Sino-Soviet Conflict. Though small and unassuming,…
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Turkey’s Infrastructure and the Belt Road Initiative
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M034 Creator: Raymond Yu ’19 Optics Turkey is one of the earliest supporting members of the Belt Road Initiative. Its geological location serves as the bridge between Europe and Asia, and providing access to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. China’s ambition is to utilize Turkey’s transportation system, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway…
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Turkmenistan Gas and Infrastructure BRI
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M030 Creator: Ian Brodka ’19 Chemical Engineering Turkmenistan’s gas and shipping infrastructure is rather well integrated into the country and the surrounding counties. The points to notice are the pipelines and where they go. The infrastructure on the Eastern side of Turkmenistan is fairly new and recent due to China’s involvement in…
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Azerbaijan in Belt and Road Initiative
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M028 Creator: Yixuan Gao ’19 Financial Economics Azerbaijan joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in December 2015. It is a country that is rich in petroleum and natural gas. The Shah Deniz and Azeri, Chirag, Gunashli (ACG) are the largest natural gas and oil fields within Azerbaijan’s territory. Four major pipelines,…