Donald Trump continues to demonstrate a preference for loyalty over qualifications when selecting members for his cabinet. While loyalty will serve Trump’s interests in the short term, governing the world’s strongest nation requires experience and expertise. Senators in the Republican-majority Senate will have to choose between loyalty to the President and loyalty to governance.
Read MoreThe 2024 United States presidential election marked a pivotal moment in American politics. Vice President Kamala Harris failed to secure victory in a race that had become a decisive moment for the country’s future direction, where American democracy was on the line.
Read MoreAlmost a decade after its illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, on February 22, 2022, Russia escalated a war that will impact generations of Ukrainians. The ongoing conflict is impacting those most vulnerable to the turmoil: Ukrainian children. Not only have millions of children been displaced and orphaned, but the already small population of Ukrainian youth has taken a severe hit to generational stability and growth.
Read MoreLast month the United States imposed sanctions on two Chinese companies and one individual for their alleged involvement in the development, production, and supplying of long-range aerial attack drones to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine says Al Jazeera. IEMZ Kupol, a subsidiary of Russian state-owned arms company Almaz-Antey, has developed and flight tested a new drone model called Garpiya-3 (G3) in China with the help of local drone specialists according to a document acquired by Reuters.
Read MoreIn a country where the pursuit of public office has become synonymous with peril, the 2024 Mexican election season serves as a stark reminder of the escalating violence that has gripped the nation for decades. The nation’s largest-ever election cycle, with nearly 20,000 local and federal seats contested, has resulted in the deaths of over 36 candidates since last June.
Read MoreOctober 7 marks one year since the war between Israel and Hamas began. Reflecting on this year of conflict and looking at where the war stands now reveals that not much progress has truly been made in stopping this war. Recent events of Israel’s bombings in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza along with Iran’s retaliatory missile launches at Israel have worried many that this will become a full-blown Middle Eastern regional war.
Read MoreFormer President Donald Trump is a huge advocate of tariffs. He has been quoted as calling them, “…the greatest thing ever invented” according to PBS News. Whether the policy issue be domestic, foreign, social, political, or economic, Trump tends to introduce tariffs as a mechanism for positive change.
Read MoreOn October 1, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Senator JD Vance of Ohio faced each other during the Vice-Presidential Debate, which brought a rare moment of depth to current political discourse.
Read MoreFor years China’s economy has been a hot topic. Economists and policymakers have long debated whether China’s rapidly growing economy can surpass the United States. As we look toward the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the two economic strategies of the candidates could have profound effects on the U.S.-China economic rivalry.
Read MoreOn September 17, sophisticated attacks targeting the terrorist organization, Hezbollah, utilizing exploding pagers occurred, followed by a similar attack with walkie-talkies on the 18.
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