Diplomacy Suffers Under Trump Administration’s Budget
With the release of the preliminary 2018 budget proposal, the Trump administration has offered what can only be characterized as an elitist shift in U.S. discretionary spending.
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Author: Madison McHugh
Focus on Prison Conditions: United States
September 9 was the 45th anniversary of the Attica Prison uprising, the largest prison protest in United States’ history.
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As Fear Spreads, Globalization Gives Way to Nationalism
In 2016, it seems the work of globalization, peace, and communication are taking a back seat to the rhetoric of superiority and fear of the “other.”
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Inhumane Drone Strikes Are Beneath the U.S.
In 2014, there were 2,400 reported dead via drone airstrikes after five years of campaigns, according to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, with 250 civilians reported killed at a minimum.
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UN Peacekeepers Recalled for Sexual Abuse Charges
Samantha Power brought up the fact that the sexual-abuse issue is a decade-old debate, recalling the last set of promises to investigate from the Security Council in 2005. “Despite the commitment made by this Council over a decade ago to address this problem, the scourge of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers persists,” she said.
Read morePutin, Erdogan Butt Heads Over Downed Russian Plane
According to BBC’s Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen, “Another trait that both [Putin and Erdogan] share is unpredictability. And that is what’s perhaps most worrying.”
Read moreUS Justice System Serves Hypocrisy to Whistleblowers
While speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in 2010, Obama made remarks about other countries’ violations of human rights during times of economic unease. “And when we gather back here next year, we should bring specific commitments to promote transparency; to fight corruption; to energize civic engagement; to leverage new technologies,” he said. Yet his words ring hollow—a call for anti-corruption tactics does not justify the United States government, whose obvious violations against human rights continue to plague the country
Read moreTurkey Cites National Security to Detain Journalists
Recently, the number of incarcerated journalists worldwide has increased from 80 in 2000 to 221 last year, according to the New York Times.
Turkey’s anti-terror laws in particular promote the capture and mistreatment of many journalists. Three VICE News employees were arrested on August 27 while filming clashes between police and youth members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Read moreNorth, South Korea in Marathon Talks
High-level talks between North Korea and South Korea have resulted in a deal to lower tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to VOA News. It is expected that Pyongyang will relax its defense posture after the U.S.-South Korean drills end on August 28.
Read moreVisiting Scholar Luck Discusses R2P in the Modern Age
By Madison McHugh Associate Editor UNA-SHU, Seton Hall’s chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America
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