I. Letter from the Editor
International Youth Politics Forum Magazine, 2019-2020
Dear Reader,
The International Youth Politics Forum was founded on August 11, 2019. Since then, we have written over 200 perspectives on issues ranging from religious oppression to climate change. Through projects such as our International Model U.N. conference and the recently completed Rights Talks, we have crafted an environment that promotes civil discourse while encouraging discussion on controversial topics.
Due to this inclination towards questioning, towards curiosity and towards controversy, my colleagues and I have obtained a unique perspective on world events as we publish the popular and the unpopular alike.
With membership from 15 countries, we have very much confronted the reality of different opinions and perspectives clashing to produce something more magnificent: compromise, and understanding. As a premier student journalism institution, we promote nothing but the truth viewed through different lenses, so that our readers might come to the same conclusion that we do: there is always opportunity for conversation and inquiry. However, we are not naïve; we understand that leaders do not view the world in the same way.
Steeled opinions on social media have only increased political partisanship and social polarity. If people understand not only what people think but also why people think the way they do, we might just have a chance at a less polarized society.
I selected the following ten articles out of more than 100 that we have published to reflect ongoing struggles and trends in the world: authoritarianism encroaching upon democracy, populism reinforcing nationalism, controversy and negligence surrounding basic human rights, an outcry for racial justice but disagreement on how the justice should be carried out, the ongoing pandemic. In ten years, we can look back at this collection and recognize what it was to be a global citizen in 2019-2020.
Noone is immune to Justice. Nobody is immune to the Workings of the World.
Due to this inclination towards questioning, towards curiosity and towards controversy, my colleagues and I have obtained a unique perspective on world events as we publish the popular and the unpopular alike.
With membership from 15 countries, we have very much confronted the reality of different opinions and perspectives clashing to produce something more magnificent: compromise, and understanding. As a premier student journalism institution, we promote nothing but the truth viewed through different lenses, so that our readers might come to the same conclusion that we do: there is always opportunity for conversation and inquiry. However, we are not naïve; we understand that leaders do not view the world in the same way.
Steeled opinions on social media have only increased political partisanship and social polarity. If people understand not only what people think but also why people think the way they do, we might just have a chance at a less polarized society.
I selected the following ten articles out of more than 100 that we have published to reflect ongoing struggles and trends in the world: authoritarianism encroaching upon democracy, populism reinforcing nationalism, controversy and negligence surrounding basic human rights, an outcry for racial justice but disagreement on how the justice should be carried out, the ongoing pandemic. In ten years, we can look back at this collection and recognize what it was to be a global citizen in 2019-2020.
Noone is immune to Justice. Nobody is immune to the Workings of the World.
Sincerely,
Avinash Sholevar
Founding President & Editor
International Youth Politics Forum
Avinash Sholevar
Founding President & Editor
International Youth Politics Forum
