What Biden Means for the Middle East
From an international perspective, it is possible to assume that President Biden will be good for the Middle East in terms of reduced hostility and reconciliation.
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Dissecting the Inauguration Fashion
Wearing specific looks in order to demonstrate to the American people what unity and supporting your country can look like, in more ways than one.
The Traitor in Chief
On Wednesday, Jan. 6, supporters of the outgoing President Donald Trump participated in an insurrection and sieged the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
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Sanctions on Iran an Unethical and Ineffective Foreign Policy Strategy
As Iran’s population is forced into poverty, the U.S. must face the reality that causing suffering for millions of innocent civilians is an unethical approach to demanding change from a theocracy over which they have no control.
Iran Can and Will They Make a Nuclear Weapon?
In the last couple weeks a nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to restrict the nuclear capacity of Iran has continued to erode. The deal’s main objective was to delay, if not prevent, the time it would take for Iran to produce a nuclear bomb.
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President Trump Should Pardon Edward Snowden
Seven years ago is when Edward Snowden and the conversation around surveillance on American citizens changed forever. The documents he collected and leaked to newspapers around the globe are one of the most important peeks inside the American government's spying apparatus to date. Since then, both his motives and methods of distribution have been topics of heated debate. Some consider him a traitor, others a hero.
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The End of an Era: Angela Merkel - German Foreign Policy Part II
In 2018, Angela Merkel was named the fourth most powerful person in the world by Forbes magazine, following after Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and in 2019 the most powerful woman in the world.
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Biden, Blinken and the Blob
oe Biden said one of the first things he will do as President is calling other world leaders and say, "America's back, you can count on us." What Biden means by back is that the bipartisan consensus on American foreign policy is back. That is to say, the blob is back.
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Vaccines Are On The Way: What You Need To Know
For a long time, it felt as if there was no end in sight. Finally, there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel. A coronavirus vaccine will not fix the problem overnight. But it’s the first concrete step to ending this pandemic and getting life back to normal.
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The Definition, Politics and Importance of DACA
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a program implemented by former President Barack Obama on June 15th. DACA is vital for undocumented youth, many of whom arrived in the US as infants and know only the American way of life. But what is DACA and why is it so important?
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Presidential Credentials
With election day looming, Trump has the upper hand in this years 2020 presidential election. (Photo: USA Today Network)