May 3rd: World Press Freedom Day
May 1, 2017 3 min. read

According to the UNESCO, 827 journalists lost their lives while on duty over the last decade, and 8% of these cases remain unresolved.

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The Fed, Trade, and Dollar Purchasing Power
April 25, 2017 4 min. read

From 2003 to 2017, the Effective Federal Funds Rate (EFFR) dropped by 36% while gold rose 169%, and dollar purchasing power reflects this low-rate environment.

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Former British PM Brown Urges Creation of Education Finance Facility
April 24, 2017 4 min. read

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the creation of an international facility that would raise billions of dollars for children’s education in poor and conflict-stricken countries.

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Isolationism and its Consequences for Conflict Prevention
April 24, 2017 4 min. read

Could Trump’s “America First” isolationism, professed during his electoral campaign, decrease the U.S.’ role in the world, and ultimately its security?

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Trump’s Pivot from Isolationism to Interventionism?
April 20, 2017 6 min. read

Trump’s interventionism while staying the course on his approach to immigrants and refugees reveals the fundamental incoherence of his worldview.

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Parag Khanna’s ‘Blunt’ Defense of Globalization
April 9, 2017 4 min. read

In a speech at the Foreign Policy Association Khanna argued that globalization is not at risk of reversing despite recent surges in popularity of nationalist ideas.

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Death by a Thousand Cuts (and Tweets): The Impending Train Wreck of U.S. Foreign Policy
April 7, 2017 12 min. read

If the “America First” myopic vision becomes reality, the U.S.’ place in the world will become a lonely, isolated one, its security and well-being fundamentally jeopardized.

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Catalysts for Never Ending Attacks
April 5, 2017 3 min. read

Future policies that deeply antagonize communities need to be prevented at all costs. Otherwise, it is unlikely that attacks, such as the one in St. Petersburg, will end.

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Seoul Reports Beijing’s Mandarin Imperiousness to WTO
April 1, 2017 6 min. read

In response to Beijing’s recent economic retaliations over the deployment of THAAD, Seoul raised the issue of trade agreements violations at a WTO meeting.

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Diplomacy As A Budget Friendly Program?
March 25, 2017 6 min. read

Trump’s proposed budget cuts 28% from the State Department’s funding, reducing foreign aid and de-funding a range of programs.

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Robert Lighthizer on Trade with China
March 18, 2017 3 min. read

The new pick for U.S. trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, recently signaled the new administration’s get-tough approach to China over trade issues.

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Missiles as Part of the Peace Making Equation
March 18, 2017 4 min. read

The idea of using weapons to achieve equilibrium between powers to maintain peace is not novel, but its effectiveness depends on the technological balance between competing powers.

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