Democratic Debate: “ISIS Must Be Destroyed”
Among discussion of super PACs and college tuition, the debate delved into the candidates’ positions on foreign policy, focusing mostly on responding to ISIS after the Paris attacks.
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APEC Summit Marked By Protests, Addresses Terrorism and Climate Change
The 26th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting was held in Manila on November 18-19, culminating the Philippines’ year-long hosting of 21 member states in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Read MoreUS Justice System Serves Hypocrisy to Whistleblowers
While speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in 2010, Obama made remarks about other countries’ violations of human rights during times of economic unease. “And when we gather back here next year, we should bring specific commitments to promote transparency; to fight corruption; to energize civic engagement; to leverage new technologies,” he said. Yet his words ring hollow—a call for anti-corruption tactics does not justify the United States government, whose obvious violations against human rights continue to plague the country
Read MoreUS, EU Should See Economic Benefits of Refugee Influx
The President of the European Commission recently announced plans to proportionately distribute 120,000 refugees across the EU, as well as establishing an emergency fund for the crisis, with a starting price tag of $2.1 billion.Despite the high costs of accepting new individuals, I believe there are advantages to immigration that countries in the EU and the globe should be aware of.
Read MoreWhy Does the US Continue to Ignore Hazards of Longer Work Hours?
Aside from increasing the standard of living and improving quality of life, fewer hours per laborer means that work can be spread more easily among people—those who work too much will find respite, and those who are unemployed will find jobs.
Read MoreDespite “Routine” School Shootings, US Still Outranked On Firearm Murder Rate
The line between freedom and safety is always blurred when it comes to international peacekeeping. Conflict is bound to happen among individuals and states, but the statistics and ease of purchasing firearms in the United States is clearly flawed. A 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey indicates that about 35 to 50 percent of the world’s civilian-owned guns belongs to the United States.
Read MoreUN Resolution Further Isolates US on Cuban Embargo
On October 27, a vote of 191 to 2 gave Cuba its widest margin of favorable votes since the resolution was undertaken by the U.N. in 1992. The second abstaining vote, aside from the United States, was Israel, who continued to vote in line with its Western ally.
Read MoreIs the Cold War Heating Up?
The U.S. is now playing catch-up in the game of who is morally and militarily superior, and if it waits too much longer before it lays out its cards, the U.S. may find itself on the losing side when history repeats itself.
Read MoreTrump: A Punchline Leading the Polls
By Isla Lamont Staff Writer They say you aren’t supposed to talk politics in polite company. They also say not
Read MoreObama’s Foreign Policy Legacy: Mistakes Made, Too Early to Tell
By Thomas Ashe Staff Writer On September 8, Foreign Affairs held a debate between academic scholars and practitioners in the
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