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Mock-SOTU: An Encapsulation of the Current Political Moment
Performance and Pageantry Bring Out the Worst in Politics...but that is kind of where we are at I mean, look at those hands Daddy always...
Nikola Ranick
Mar 54 min read


What's The Deal With Miami?
A meditation on one of the most unique places in FLORIDA...which is already saying something Downtown Miami: nice groove if you can...
Nikola Ranick
Feb 194 min read


A Month Burning Alive: Guatemala Puts the 'Quality' in Inequality
There is always a stomach-dropping mix of glitz and glamour among the upper echelon of any developing country . In Guatemala City, more...
Nikola Ranick
Nov 27, 20245 min read


A Month Burning Alive: Is El Salvador a Miracle or a Mirage? It's Probably Both
Throughout my journey (and certainly back in the U.S.), Salvadorans and their compatriots made one thing abundantly clear: They are...
Nikola Ranick
Nov 18, 20243 min read


A Month Burning Alive in the Americas’ Gateway Part Three: A Taste of Tegus
Ready for Post-Election Content? Me Neither; Let's Bathe in Travel Instead --- Given that The H, as it is nicknamed, was the poorest...
Nikola Ranick
Nov 10, 20244 min read


A Month Burning Alive in the Gateway: Cultural and Political Considerations From Central America
The entire month of June, I was blessed to travel throughout all of Central America (minus tiny Belize). In true global traveler fashion-...
Nikola Ranick
Sep 9, 20245 min read


Adding to Latin American Discourse
Mindful of recent positive developments in Guatemala, as well as the exact opposite in Ecuador, it seemed a prudent time as ever to throw...
Nikola Ranick
Feb 4, 202410 min read


Debating Balkan Disunity on Serbian Xmas
What better way to ring in the Gregorian Calendar's Proclamation of Messianic Birth than a steep political debate that is the furthest...
Nikola Ranick
Jan 6, 20245 min read
Presenting my Masters Dissertation
Salutations to all! Attached you will find my completed Masters Dissertation for the London School of Economics (minus the cover page)....
Nikola Ranick
Sep 2, 20231 min read


(REPOST) CEP 2023: Learning to Successfully Troubleshoot with the Community Engagement Programme
Proud to share a blog post I did in the wake of my Community Consulting Program at LSE. This provides a bit of an informal look into the...
Nikola Ranick
Jul 9, 20233 min read


Be Mindful of Left Hand Turns: Latin America's Renewed Flirtation with the Left
Less So Organic, Moreso Anti-Incumbent and Politically Mature New Year, New You, but, as anyone who ever claimed a New Year's Resolution ...
Nikola Ranick
Dec 28, 20214 min read


Nevada: On Competitiveness and ‘Competitiveness’
Political Pundits and Players Alike Need to Get Real with the Silver State, Both for Its Own and Broader Politics’ Sake Rarely does a...
Nikola Ranick
Oct 14, 20216 min read


Germany: A State Wealth Comparison
On That Research: Examining State-by-State Conditions A while ago, I posted a preview on preliminary research towards provincial/state...
Nikola Ranick
Dec 30, 20205 min read


We Are One, Divided: Examining Hindu Nationalism within Indian Political Culture (Collegiate Upload)
Today I am showcasing an old assignment from college which I think has more and more validity as time passes in India. I cover the...
Nikola Ranick
Oct 3, 202016 min read


I Forgot You Existed: The Tragedy of Aung San Suu Kyi and a Democratizing Myanmar
A series of events, people, or even places, that have been (rightfully or wrongfully) neglected or ill-reported, that which is easy to...
Nikola Ranick
Aug 18, 20207 min read


Unveiling Some Upcoming Research: Understanding Contemporary Divides...Namely the Physical Ones
You are not going to believe this, but we are living in an era of unprecedented divisions, amongst culture, country, religion, race, and...
Nikola Ranick
Jul 22, 20202 min read


For All the Talks of Its Western Bona Fides, Turkey Sure is Acting Eastern European
For those unaware, despite a surprising last-minute shift in polling and the accompanying uncertainty, Turkey’s President-turned-autocrat...
Nikola Ranick
Jun 30, 20183 min read


Majorities Are So American: Deciphering the Two New European Prime Ministers this Week
Hold onto your hats American listeners, because your political coalition assumptions are going to be very split after this week in...
Nikola Ranick
Jun 3, 20185 min read
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