The Biden win of the 2020 US Presidential Election capped off one of the most turbulent election seasons in recent American history. An event that saw ballots being counted a week after Election Day on November 3, and lawsuits on polling in five states, finally concluded. Whether confronting a racial reckoning or a global pandemic, America has been a divided…
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Evando Thompson is a GLOJO student whose joint program is in European and Mediterranean Studies. Originally born in Jamaica, Evando grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Thompson graduated in May 2020 from Seton Hall University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. At Seton Hall, he worked as a sideline reporter, radio newscaster and web editor for the school newspaper.
In the near future he would like to work in Germany, the country where he will specify his research in at NYU. His graduate research interests includes the unifying role soccer has played in Germany throughout its history and the social, economical and ethical impact of access to water in the country.
As far as long term goals, Evando would love to work on documentaries on a global scale or become a foreign correspondent.
In this episode, we have two guest speakers. Our first speaker is Dr. Lincoln Mitchell is a political analyst, foreign policy scholar and writer, who recently hosted a virtual panel for Columbia University’s Harriman Institute, on why a Georgian Election should matter to Americans. And Anna Dolidze is a Georgian native, a politician, a professor at the University of Western Ontario…
From massively rigged elections to surges of disinformation on social media, this election season is one to pay attention to — not only in America but also in countries across Europe. The Republic of Georgia is less than three weeks away from its new parliamentary election, as the country looks to ratify its democracy. The Georgian Parliament, encouraged by Washington…
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