Fentanyl is an American Foreign Policy Issue
In 2022, fentanyl killed 70,000 people in America. The drug’s overdose death toll per week, the Drug Enforcement Agency reports, is the equivalent of an entire Seton Hall graduating class.
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Misinformation Spikes After Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Musk announced Twitter Blue will be re-released on November 29 with new changes to prevent spoof accounts. “With new release, changing your verified name will cause loss of checkmark until name is confirmed by Twitter’s terms of service,” Musk said.
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U.S. Opens Investigation into Israeli Killing of American Journalist
On November 14, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would be opening an investigation into the May 11 killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist, who was shot and killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.
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The U.S. Announces Decision to Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan
United States President Joe Biden recently announced that he will withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, ending the United States’ 20-year war in Afghanistan, according to Al Jazeera. President Biden’s announcement means that the United States will not abide by the earlier May 1 deadline set and negotiated under the Trump administration.
Read moreIran and United States to Resume Nuclear Negotiations
The United States announced that it has resumed indirect negotiations with Iran over its nuclear weapons program. While Reuters reports that the first week of talks in Vienna, Austria closed on a positive note, there is still much work to be done to establish a peaceful consensus.
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How Social Media Influences Global Political Movements
Social media platforms are facing a myriad of criticisms, ranging from accusations of contributing to rising anxiety and suicide rates among American teenagers to profiting from selling personal data and compromising individual privacy. The Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 demonstrated that prominent racial justice and equality movements could be organized through digital activism, which gained widespread support and online engagement. Social media is an instrument of political change, but these changes are dangerously consequential. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Capitol riots in the United States, and increase in political polarization, the world is abandoning the perception that social media does not significantly impact domestic and world politics.
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Russia and U.S. Extend Last Remaining Nuclear Treaty
With only two days remaining before its expiry date, the Biden administration officially extended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and the Russian Federation.
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Reports Confirm Death of High Ranking al-Qaeda Member
Al-Qaeda’s second in command, Abu Muhammad al-Masri, was confirmed to have been shot and killed in Tehran, Iran, on August 7, reports The New York Times, citing U.S. intelligence officials.
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The World Food Programme Wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Programme recently won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its contributions in combating global food insecurity, writes Al Jazeera. Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said “In the face of the pandemic, the World Food Programme has demonstrated an impressive ability to intensify its efforts,” according to The New York Times.
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American Citizens Quarantined on Cruise Ship to be Chartered back to the U.S.
On February 20 Wired reported that two weeks after the Diamond Princess cruise ship left from Yokohama, Japan, 542 passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus.
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