In this Ideas piece, Ethan Masucol discusses the anti-vaxx movement in the Philippines.
Ideas — Vaccines: No Cure for Fear
Ethan Masucol
Ethan is a fourth-year majoring in International Relations & Global Studies and Chinese and purusing an interdisciplinary education in the Plan II Honors program. His interests include East and Southeast Asian politics and Chinese soft power. He has lived in Austin for his whole life, but is working for a career on the global stage that forces him to constantly travel and experience the world.
A Royal Mess
Ethan Masucol writes on the confusing web that is Thai politics and the Thai royal family.
Just Deserts: Ignoring the Sahel
Ethan Masucol discusses the issues of the Sahel and the implications of a minimized role of the U.S. in the region.
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: Amazon Deforestation
Ethan Masucol addresses promises to increase Amazon deforestation and the role U.S. tariffs have in the situation.
China Down Under
Ethan Masucol discusses Chinese influence in Australia and what that could mean for the U.S.
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