Marin Ekstrom

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Marin Ekstrom is a lecturer and researcher currently based in Tokyo, Japan. She received her M.A. in International Relations from Central European University in 2020. Her research interests include Eurasian integration and language policy and education.

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Transforming the Bondo: A Case Study of FGM in Sierra Leone

Abstract: The West African nation of Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the world: approximately 90%...

The Effectiveness of Confucius Institutes in Promoting Chinese Soft Power in Kazakhstan

In February 2016, Dariga Nazerbayeva, the then-deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan, declared that Kazakh children should learn Chinese in addition to Kazakh, Russian and...

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The Geopolitics of the Red Sea Crisis: Implications for Global Trade and Security

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Cuba’s Hunger Protests: A Reckoning with the Revolution’s Broken Promises

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