Colombia Rejected FARC Peace Deal – What Now?
By Alexander Stringer Staff Writer On August 24, the Colombian government shocked the world with the announcement that they had
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Is the Colombian-FARC Peace Perpetual?
While the disarming of FARC ideally decreases the chances of groups splintering and becoming yet more bactrims, the threat is still ever present. Every attempt to stem the violence has ended with more people getting hurt, whether it was the PU party summarily executed or the paramilitaries turning into better-armed street gangs.
Read MoreInhumane 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.
Read MoreBrexit Vote Affirms U.K. Sovereignty
The U.K.’s referendum vote was a good and democratic reaction against the EU’s failed and restrictive policies. Phillip Hammond, the new British finance minister, calls it “a resounding endorsement of the British economy.”
Read MorePrivileged Speech: Mansplaining Is Not Diplomacy
Are men more likely than women to dominate class discussion? Are men more likely to interrupt a class? Are students more likely to push back against a female professor? Six ladies, six men, and two professors at the School of Diplomacy weigh in.
Read MoreBackdoor Deals with Turkey Dump Immigrants Anywhere Else but Europe
By Kathryn Chaney Staff Writer The most recent attempt to address the influx of refugees from the Middle East into
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The Problem with NGOs
Whoever coined the phrase “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” foresaw the rise of startup NGOs in the age of millennials, individually driven by a mission to save the world.
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Nuclear Conferences are a Formality
If the conference wants to talk about nuclear security, a state that abandoned such weapons of devastating power to be picked up by the highest bidder must be included if any sense of security is to be achieved.
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Media Should Adopt Universal Coverage on Terror
This begs the question, if more Americans were informed of the fighting and violence, would more demand a response?
Read MoreAre Ubers Safe?
The root of the problem is in the way that Uber mishandles its customer relations, its public relations, and its corporate responsibility at every possible step of the way.
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