If you are easily pressured and you trust people before you really know them, you do not belong in the field of international relations unless you first study diplomacy. Diplomacy is the art of knowing who to trust and when. You are an idealist and must become more realistic.
You have probably been raised by good honest people who maybe did not teach you how to assert yourself against fast talkers and untrustworthy people. But you are young and you can learn this. Stone is ruby or red garnet for mental strength.
Wear it on your chest or on the right hand, and wear gold, not silver. Cut short or put up your hair and wear sturdy dark leather shoes, not sandals or cloth shoes.
Well I suggest you to wear whatever you feel comfortable with, other than that I agree with SylviaSky about changing field. You should change your nature or the field your working in, and changing nature isn't something easy. Although you may want to give changing viewpoint a shot.
Sadly you will have to blend into crow in order to survive, I hope Your new face will be acceptable to you. Good luck in future :).
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.