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2025Opinion
Diego Estevez

What is the Strategic Significance of Greenland to the Trump Administration, and is its Rhetoric Justified?

The president said this in the Oval Office, “If you look at Greenland right now, if you look at the waterways, you have Chinese and Russian ships all over the place, and we’re not going to be able to do that.” With such a hardline position on the seizure of Greenland, the Trump administration has not ruled out the possibility of taking the territory by force. However, any action to take the island through forceful or peaceful means would likely backfire on the administration and the country as a whole. 

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2025International News
Benjamin Barry

Leaked Messages Show Trump Officials Discussing War Plans Amid Escalating Yemen Strikes

On March 24, 2025, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, published  an article in The Atlantic titled, “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War  Plans.” In the article, Goldberg revealed how several of the highest-ranking officials in the  Trump administration accidentally included him in a group chat to discuss missile strikes on Yemen.

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International News
Allison Bennett

Syria’s Post-War Recovery

On Monday, March 17, at a European Union-led conference in Brussels, Belgium, international donors pledged nearly $6.5 billion in aid to support Syria’s reconstruction after the fall of the Assad regime, aiming to stabilize the country and help Syria’s new leadership rebuild infrastructure to encourage a peaceful political transition within the country, reports The Jerusalem Post. 

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Summer 2022Analysis2022
Madeline Field

The Compounding Terror and Migration Crises

Violent, Islamic-extremist terrorism has captured headlines around the world for much of the last two decades, with the number of deaths attributable to Islamic terrorism, sharply increasing in both the West and the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. This rise in terrorism across the Middle East has spurred a migration crisis, as desperate people flee to neighboring countries and across the sea to Europe in hopes of escaping violence, economic despair, and civil repression. 

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Summer 2022Eastern EuropeAnalysis2022
Elsie Tierney

The Double Standard of Migration Crises

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Europe is facing its largest migrant crisis since 2015 when 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 European Union (EU) member states, Norway, and Switzerland. The majority of the asylum seekers in 2015 originated from three countries: Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Many were fleeing conflicts, both long-standing and fresh, including the Syrian civil war.

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April 2022Focus2022Laws of War
Drew Starbuck

FOCUS on the Laws of War: The Geneva Conventions

War, like any other human endeavor throughout history, has historically had rules. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the actions of its soldiers in alleged incidents, such as in the suburb of Bucha the capital of Kyiv, have led members of the international community to accuse the Russian government of war crimes. The modern outlook on what constitutes a war crime can be traced far back, most notably to 20th-century agreements like the Geneva Conventions.

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