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Hateful Rhetoric and Human Rights

March 15, 2018March 28, 2018 Sarah Austin 0 Comments #AmnestyInternational, #humanrights, trump

In their annual report on the state of human rights published last week, Amnesty International (A.I.) accused President Trump of

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America First Gives China a Top Spot

February 8, 2018March 14, 2018 Sarah Austin 0 Comments China, Diplomacy, foreign policy, trump

Last week I was sitting in a lecture on power politics when a fellow student posed the following question: “Professor,

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Capital Crime: Why Trump was Wrong to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

February 5, 2018March 14, 2018 Nick Hafen 0 Comments Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, Palestine, Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, trump

President Trump prompted fierce disagreement with his December 2017 announcement that the U.S. would move its embassy in Israel from

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Best “Snap” Judgement: Shinzo Abe

December 9, 2017December 16, 2017 Seth Warnick 0 Comments 2017 superlatives, Abe, Diplomacy, foreign policy, Japan, Shinzo, trump

Japan’s Prime Minister is wrapping up the fifth year of his second stint in office with a firm hand

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Diplomacy Hits a (Wailing) Wall

December 8, 2017December 16, 2017 Dillon Ostlund 0 Comments Diplomacy, Donald Trump, Israel, politics, President, things you might not know, trump, USA

On Wednesday, December 6, President Trump announced that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of

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Scott Pruitt: Probably A Comic Book Villain

December 7, 2017December 23, 2017 Andrew Follett 0 Comments 2017 superlatives, bad hombre, Clean Power Plan, environment, EPA, global climate change, global warming, Paris Agreement, Pruitt, Scott Pruitt, trump

In less than a year as EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt has already shown he has no intentions of protecting the

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Face Off: It’s About Time For A More Isolated America

November 22, 2017December 23, 2017 Andrew Follett 0 Comments climate change, economics, Economy, environment, indonesia, intervention, isolation, military, poor, small government, trump, war

This article is part of a Face Off series. Its opposing article, “In Defense of Foreign Intervention – Why the

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Silk Road Diplomacy

October 10, 2017October 26, 2017 Seth Warnick 0 Comments China, Diplomacy, Middle East, One Belt, One Road, trump

Followers of international news may have been surprised to see China and Yemen sharing headlines over the past year.

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Single and Ready to Isolate Yourself

February 15, 2017March 3, 2017 Sage Smiley 0 Comments brexit, isolationism, marine le pen, neoisolationism, populism, single, trump

As America heralds a new era of neo-isolationism under President Trump, many other countries are returning to semi-isolationism themselves. But is single really better?