Foreign Policy Analyst

Iniya Karimanal

Iniya is a student at Princeton High School and Stanford Online High School. She spends most of her weekends at debate tournaments arguing various policy-related topics.

At YIP, Iniya combines her love of foreign policy with her lifelong passion for writing as a Foreign Policy Analyst. When she's not competing at tournaments, she's teaching her dog new tricks or running her online business!

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Greece and Turkey Sign Commitment To Friendly Relations

Foreign Policy

February 13, 2024

Poor Turkish-Greek relations are influenced by centuries of ethnic divisions and conflicting land claims, which has resulted in the countries fighting two major wars against one another. Recently, a sudden and unexpected break in tensions between Greece and Turkey led to a landmark agreement to mend ties.

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Freedom and Fairness of the 2024 Bangladeshi Parliamentary Election

Foreign Policy

In early January, increasingly autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League won her fifth term in office as Prime Minister. For months preceding the election, violence and protests broke out as a result of controversy surrounding Hasina’s rule. These protests were repressed as Hasina became notorious for cracking down on free speech. The main opposition party, Bangladesh National Party (BNP) declined to participate in the election, calling for an interim caretaker government, which Hasina refused. Her victory was highly controversial among BNP members and has been recognized as an unfree and unfair election by several countries.

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Houthi Rebel Attacks in the Red Sea

Foreign Policy

April 3, 2024

The Houthis are an anti-Sunni Yemeni rebel group. Since November 2023, The Houthis have launched numerous missile and drone attacks on commercial Israeli ships in the Red Sea targeting as a response to the intensifying war in Gaza. The US has responded with self-defense strikes, which was met with mixed responses from the Middle East, Europe, and regional powers.

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