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UChicago Trauma Relief
The new year is bringing much needed medical relief to Chicago’s South Side. At the end of 2017, the University of…
The Deadliest Catch: Migrant Trafficking Through Libya
The number of migrants attempting to migrate to Europe via the Mediterranean reached epic proportions after the…
How Hunger Breeds Hatred: Venezuela’s Shortage…
"They're hunting! The people are hungry" is the cry heard from a jarring video posted by Venezuelan congressman…
Central America’s Second Coming of the…
There is unrest in Honduras. As the electoral commission declared the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez as President…
It’s Time to End the State Sponsors of Terrorism…
Since 1979, the United States State Department has kept a list of what it calls “state sponsors of terrorism.”…
Too Big To Fail: What Next For US-Pakistani Relations?
2018 started on the worst possible note for US-Pakistani relations. Donald Trump’s inaugural tweet accused…
Looking Ahead: America’s Role in the UN
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration at the start of this year, America’s foreign policy has experienced a…
Against Proportional Representation
Europe's political world was shocked to learn that Christian Lindner, head of Germany's Free Democratic Party…
Travel Woes: High-Profile Individuals and Denied Entry…
One might think international travel would be a benefit of achieving some degree of celebrity status. However, the…
An Assault on the State Department
Donald Trump's State Department has been one of controversy and bipartisan criticism. Beginning with the surprise…
Frenemies: The Secretive Saudi/Israeli Relationship
Throughout the history of international diplomacy and geopolitics, appearance and reality are quite divided. Often,…
America’s Retreat: Russian and Chinese Leadership in the…
Editor's Note: This article is the second of a two-part series on the Middle East and North Africa's (MENA)…