Can the US and China Unite to Meet a North Korean Nuclear Threat? By: Max Wallace As Kim Jong-un persists in his threats to renew armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula, an exacerbated international community finds itself increasingly hard-pressed to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. Neither Pyongyang nor Washington seem likely to compromise on its stance regarding a [...]
By: Holly Boggs There’s a foreign country with a government consisting of two competing ideological groups who represent the needs of different sectors of society. They bicker incessantly and slow-down decision-making processes to a slugglish, sometimes impossible rate. Sound familiar? One huge discriminating factor helps narrow down the options significantly: it is not a democracy. It is in fact Communist [...]
By: Ian Davis There is little denial that China will one day overtake the United States’s preeminent role as the global economic hegemon. A new report issued by the American computer security firm Mandiant however, suggests that this eventual ascension might be state-sponsored. Released on Feb. 19, the report correlates an overwhelmingly large percentage of commercial cyber-hacking on American companies to [...]
By: Victoria Barker News reports from this past year have been filled with the ongoing covert power struggle between the United States and Russia that has resulted in the use of children as political pawns in response to inconvenient legislation. Although rarely openly mentioned, this is not the first time children have been caught in the middle of government bureaucracy [...]
By: Holly Boggs Throughout history, there often exists a territory that is split along a horizontal line, which divides its people into two distinct northern and southern identities. The one territory shares historical and cultural background, yet consists of two opposing peoples. It is a tale as old as time, historically spanning the globe from America during the Civil War [...]
By: Cecilia Moore Fossil fuels power our world. And while each day brings advancements in harnessing renewable sources of energy, ever expanding the market for these “green” sources, oil, coal and natural gas still reign supreme. Many feel as if oil will viagra for women be around forever, and that when it actually does run out, renewable resources will be [...]
By: Andrew Jarnagin America is stretched thin. It is weary of war after the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan, anxious from staring down Iran in what could become another hot conflict, and hopeless given its inability to quell the growth of extremism in Pakistan, Yemen, and Mali – and all of this amidst a “pivot to Asia.” In addition, the [...]
By: Cecilia Moore Since the Gulf War, the United States’ military has been immersed in Middle Eastern conflicts. As a result, for the majority of Americans, China has become a distant, misunderstood fear. High viewership of PBS specials on the rise of China’s economy and grumblings over the volume of Chinese goods in stores and the loss of jobs those [...]
In the wake of the successful landing of the Curiosity rover, China ramps up pressure on its own space program, leaping full-fledged into the space race–and looking as though it might actually win. By: Jacqueline Van De Velde In the early hours of Monday, August 6, the country watched as a car-sized rover ended its eight-and-a-half-month journey with a safe, [...]
By: Megan White On the outermost surface, King David, Daniel LaRusso, and Norway do not appear to have much in common. One is a biblical ruler, another is a martial arts enthusiast, and another is a mid-sized Scandinavian nation. One is from Ancient Israel, one is from New Jersey, and one is from, well, Norway. In terms of their most [...]
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