Another year and another exploration opportunity was opened to the School of Diplomacy students. As in 2018, China was the destination of choice. There was no doubt in all the travelers’ minds that “the Red Dragon” was a wonderful location to learn and observe new ideas of diplomacy in a vastly different culture.
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Protests continue to rock Algeria, an energy-rich country in northern Africa that hasn’t seen demonstrations this large since the 2011 Arab Spring. The protests follow the decision of the sitting president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, which he has since regressed from, to run for a fifth term and continue his two-decade-long rule.
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In March 2019, uniformed officers and plainclothes Hamas enforcers attacked demonstrators with pistols, batons, and wooden rods. They raided homes and detained protest organizers and participants.
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On Friday March 29, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May was unable to secure the votes needed for a Brexit deal.
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On Saturday March 22, The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the end of the so-called “caliphate” declared by the terrorist group in 2014. After fully liberating the small village of Baghouz in eastern Syria, the coalition of Kurdish and Arab soldiers backed by American, British, and French Special Forces said that it has officially defeated ISIS.
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The international migration crisis has forced many global aid groups into action, including those within the Seton Hall community. Dr. Roseanne Mirabella, a professor in the Department of Political Science and Executive Director of the Center for Community Research and Engagement, has jump started a project to assist immigrants as they adjust to living in the United States.
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On Monday, March 18, Dutch authorities arrested the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, killing three people and injuring five others.
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Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, won re-election following national elections held on February 23.
Read MoreThe oil mining and production behemoth ExxonMobil is expected to begin oil production in Guyana in 2020.
Read MoreOn February 26, the Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Association hosted the inaugural “ABC Panel.”
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