International Politics
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5.5KExplaining Spain’s Electoral Woes
The international media has been paying attention to the electoral problems taking place in Israel. As the New York Times has reported,...
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Too Much Vodka, Comrade?
On Thursday, January 9th, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut (DDG 99) was aggressively approached by a...
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4.4KWhat’s the Goal of US Missile Strikes in Iran?
When the Trump administration announced that it had killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last Friday social media erupted with fears of the...
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4.8KAir Strikes? Why?
A drone strike at a Baghdad airport killed an Iranian General named Qasem Soleimani. The United States ordered this strike. According to...
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3.9KA New Generation of Royals
Yesterday I woke up at about 6 am and watched the Royal Wedding. While enjoying the pomp that comes from the British...
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6.6KGet Turkish Nationalism Out of Germany
The Turkish government summoned the German ambassador today complaining that the German government's refusal to allow Erdogan to give a speech via...
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9.5KImproving the lives of the street children of Ecuador: a former volunteer’s profile of the UBECI Foundation
For the past month, I have been in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, on a volunteer trip. My reasons for going initially...
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7.6KThe UK Votes to Leave the European Union!
The results are in! The “Brexit” referendum closed its polling stations at 22:00 last night, and Britain will be leaving the EU....
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Major World Powers are Fighting Themselves
We’re now in a bizarre situation where two sides in a many-sided conflict are fighting each other with American weapons, with the...
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9.0KOn Pope Francis’ Evolution Statement
As Pope Francis makes his trip to America I thought it would be a good time to talk about the statement that...