International Politics
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1.1KWhat’s the Goal of US Missile Strikes in Iran?
When the Trump administration announced that it had killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last Friday social media erupted with fears of the...
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1.1KAir Strikes? Why?
A drone strike at a Baghdad airport killed an Iranian General named Qasem Soleimani. The United States ordered this strike. According to...
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654A New Generation of Royals
Yesterday I woke up at about 6 am and watched the Royal Wedding. While enjoying the pomp that comes from the British...
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2.8KGet Turkish Nationalism Out of Germany
The Turkish government summoned the German ambassador today complaining that the German government's refusal to allow Erdogan to give a speech via...
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5.0KImproving the lives of the street children of Ecuador: a former volunteer’s profile of the UBECI Foundation
For the past month, I have been in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, on a volunteer trip. My reasons for going initially...
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4.3KThe UK Votes to Leave the European Union!
The results are in! The “Brexit” referendum closed its polling stations at 22:00 last night, and Britain will be leaving the EU....
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1.9KMajor World Powers are Fighting Themselves
We’re now in a bizarre situation where two sides in a many-sided conflict are fighting each other with American weapons, with the...
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5.5KOn Pope Francis’ Evolution Statement
As Pope Francis makes his trip to America I thought it would be a good time to talk about the statement that...
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3.7KPointing Fingers At Refugees Distracts From Other Crises
Half the world is currently involved in a major refugee crisis. War in the middle east drives hundreds of thousands of people...
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3.1KMore Migrant Deaths Crossing Into Europe
I woke up with a heavy heart after seeing two back-to-back articles of immigrants dying as they left their troubled homelands in...