Goodwill Between North Korea and China Will Not Last
China, North Korea’s only ally, has loosened the nation’s leash to see how world leaders, especially the new U.S. president, would react.
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Iran Discarding U.S. Dollar Puts Global Currency At Risk
Iran is rumored to be abandoning the use of the U.S. dollar. The decision was announced January 29 by the Central Bank of Iran governor Valiollah Seif. The change will become effective on March 21, the start of the new fiscal year.
Read MoreWhat’s Up With Journalism?
By Abby Shamray Editor-In-Chief After the election, journalists turned inward to reflect on the role they played in getting Donald
Read MoreCut Russia Some Slack; China, North Korea Hacked Worse
By Vincent Maresca Staff Writer Americans who voted for Trump and the Republican platform will most likely appreciate the people
Read MoreAmericans Outdo Brits in Post-Election Bitterness
By Isla LeMont Staff Writer Upon arrival in Scotland’s Edinburgh airport last Friday, it took about thirty minutes before my American
Read MoreA Just Desert for Russia: U.S. Troops In Its Yard
By Adian Dion Staff Writer The United States sent nearly 4,000 soldiers and 58 Abram tanks into Poland last week,
Read MoreVenezuela’s Challenge Is Economic, Not Political
By Anthony Tokarz Staff Writer The tides of populism have swept across the Western world, and though pundits lament many
Read MoreThat’s Debatable: Hackers Keep the World Honest
As the potential for human indecency grows, so should our ability to combat it. The most powerful tool when it comes to fighting corrupt leaders is knowledge.
Read MoreInternal Euroscepticism Threatens the EU
The European Union is often touted as the exemplar in international cooperation, but the Union is facing a number of grave threats that could ultimately tear it apart, from disputes over Ukrainian and Turkish membership to continued economic collapse in the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) states. Yet, the greatest adversary the EU must face is an enemy from within the gates: the growing number of Eurosceptics.
Read MoreWomen’s Voices Need to Be Heard in Climate Action
In India, women were in charge of agrarian tasks, so they most immediately felt the negative effects of the forest destruction on the land and soil. This remains true today. In the developing world, women account for 45 to 80 percent of food production, according to the UN. In African countries, more than 90 percent of the female labor force works in the agriculture sector.
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