Sydney Simone Sydney Simone is a MA student at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Most Recent Your Smart Device is Powered by Child Labour Sydney Simone Latest Articles 1 The Hidden Problem With Western Sanctions by Ilias Konstantinidis 2 How a Ukrainian Literary Classic Found New Life During War by Lexx Che 3 Demographics Alone Don’t Decide Elections. Institutions Matter. by Percy Yixuanchen Yu 4 From Battlefield Commander to Political Challenger: The Rise of Ofer Winter by Tim Larkin 5 Democrats Have Trump on the Ropes. Now What? by Niket Vahia