The Cost Of Security: Build That Wall
The reason why the American dream involves a white picket fence is the same reason why a wall is needed along the southern border.
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Opinion
The Necessary Evil of U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela
The United States Treasury Department, recently declared oil sanctions on Venezuela’s state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela.
Read MoreBrazil Renounces Environmental Leadership
Luisa Chainferber reports on Brazil’s president-elect Mr. Jair Bolsonaro choosing Ernesto Araújo as the country’s new foreign minister.
Read MoreBrazilian Elections Devolve
In the first round Brazil’s elections on October 7, the right-wing presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, failed to secure the 50 percent majority vote needed for an outright win, so the world must wait for the results of the second round.
Read MoreDomestic Unrest Remains Iran’s Greatest Adversity
With a new round of sanctions right around the corner, many key U.S. allies have also turned their back on the Islamic Republic.
Read MoreNew NATO Admissions Spark Military Tensions
The recent admission of the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia to the NATO alliance is a clear warning sign to Russia to steer clear of the western European countries’ collective military force.
Read MoreJapan and Pakistan Struggle to Help Afghan Refugees
As the result of everything from invasion to regime changes, Afghanistan is almost unable to recover without foreign aid, and now Japan and Pakistan are suffering from unexpected blowbacks from different directions due to their desire to assist.
Read MoreEbola Spreads in the Congo Amidst Rising Ethnic Tensions
Joseph Kabila, the current president of The Democratic Republic of the Congo, took power in 2001 after his father and since, has done nothing to raise his country out of the dirt.
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The United Nations is Broken
According to the United Nation’s Charter, the UN was established with four goals, and now more than 70 years later, the ability of the UN to achieve any of these goals is questionable at best.
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Despite Foreign Threats of Regime Change, Domestic Unrest Remains Iran’s Greatest Adversity
While the government has been able to unify the country using Persian nationalism in the past, the current unrest in Iran is unlike anything it has faced before. The outside pressures it faces might prove too much to handle if domestic dissident groups continue to gain momentum.
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