By Kelly Beach and Glorianne Besana A black flag rose above Ami Pakpak Hospital at approximately 4:00 pm in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines on May 23, 2017. Witnesses believe the black flag to be the flag of ISIS and this flag raising to be a symbolic act to claim control of the city. […]
By Kelly Beach On June 23, 2016, Britain formally voted to leave the European Union. To undertake this process, however, is not as simple as writing declaration to that effect, and despite Britain’s claim to newfound autonomy, the country still exists in a limbo, as their economy and politics are still very much entwined with […]
by Gabrielle Dennis The aftermath of President Trump’s first act of diplomacy with Australia has raised concerns of weakening U.S influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull discussed foreign policy during a call on Saturday, January 28, that allegedly ended in the Trump unceremoniously hanging up on the foreign leader.[1] The […]
by Kelly Beach in Mockern, Germany Few international topics have received as much attention in the past months as the Syrian refugee situation. The crisis in Syria reached a boiling point in 2011, as religious and ethnic factions took arms against each other and the government in a devastating civil war. Hundreds of thousands of […]
by Mark Cebert The Republican Party may have a Donald Trump problem. His proposed policies have resonated with many Americans frustrated with Washington politics. His nationalist and populist rhetoric have reverberated with citizens wary of the threat of ISIS. Donald Trump is connecting with traditional conservative voters, and is bringing what was once fringe conservatism […]
by Colin Pummel On the thirtieth of June, 2016, a new world leader assumed power in the Philippines after running a campaign filled with bold promises of change and an aggressive stance against the rampant drug trade in the Philippines. While many politicians (particularly in the United States) run campaigns based on empty promises of […]
by Brytnni Toddy The Central African Republic (CAR) holds some of the largest deposits of precious resources in the world, but its people are some of the poorest and are the victims of violent, internal conflict. Now there is fear that these same people are facing abuse by those that the international community has sent […]
by Trent Broeckel The deal meant to control the flow of refugees entering Europe between Turkey and the European Union went into effect on March 21. Essentially, the agreement dictates that all “irregular migrants”[1] reaching the shores of Greece from Turkey would be returned in exchange for the EU directly taking refugees from Turkey who […]
by Colin Pummel From 1945 to the late 1980s, the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a global conflict that became the Cold War. This period saw huge advancements in technology, and was in part responsible for the massive cultural change that occurred in response to such innovations as the Internet, as […]
by Gabrielle Dennis Continuing discussion about Syrian refugees has highlighted international concerns about Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers. Australia joined the United States, Canada and many other nations in September 2015, by offering to take refugees displaced by the Syrian Civil War. Prime Minister at the time, Tony Abbott, pledged to take 12,000 refugees affected […]