Written by: Riley Fink In this post-Cold War world, economic sanctions have in many ways become the weapon of choice for defending American interests and sensibilities. As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, there has been much discussion about how sanctions have impacted the ability of some countries to adequately handle the disaster it has wrought….
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How Experience Has Translated into Preparation
Written by: Adam Berns The United States has completed more COVID-19 tests than any country and that fact has been touted by some politicians and public health officials in the United States to show our supremacy in fighting the virus but in reality many countries are way ahead in this fight. While the United States…
Public Health: What We Can Learn From the Defense Sector?
Written by: Aaditya Kumar The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought a global structural problem to the limelight: a lack of infrastructure to help the world deal with epidemics. If there was an unexpected terror attack or a sudden cause for warfare, many advanced countries throughout the world would be prepared as they already have a…
It’s a Tough Time to be a Startup
Written by: Dana Craig In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a speech dissecting the economic state of America. He declared that, “Area after area has been preempted altogether by the great corporations [and now] the small man starts under a handicap.” Roosevelt went on to predict with eerie accuracy a time in our history when…
Voting Technology: Compromising Security in the name of Modernity?
Written by: Molly Kehoe In the age of constant technological developments, digitized voting systems are a long time coming. This year two attempts to implement voting applications have failed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political party, Likud, tried to put a voting app in place for the March 2nd election. In early February an independent…
Cyberspace: War’s New Face
Written by: Nils Peterson The face of warfare is constantly changing, and the new dimension of cyberspace has arrived. Recent developments in this field pose an increased risk to the security of the United States and her allies. Only by taking a harsh uncompromising stance regarding cyberattacks will the United States set the boundaries of…
1t.org: An Innovative Solution to the Climate Crisis or a Potentially Dangerous Misstep
Written by: Samuel Brown At the end of January, the World Economic Forum (WEF) launched the 1t.org project. The goal of this initiative is to engage nations, corporations, and individuals in reforesting planet Earth. This global reforestation project would help reduce the capture of CO2 present in Earth’s atmosphere, which has spiked since the Industrial…
The American Wealth Tax: Can We Learn a Thing or Two From Europe?
Written by: Michael DeLeers Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has been making waves in the media lately with her proposal for a wealth tax. Warren’s proposed tax would place a 2% tax on those with assets over $50 million and a 6% tax on those with assets above $1 billion. It is a tax on net…
Could a Trump Impeachment be the Economy’s Worst Nightmare?
Written by: Fatima Ali As the impeachment inquiry continues, Americans are rightfully concerned about how the trial and a possible Trump impeachment could affect the American and global economy. The timeline of the impeachment investigation is very unpredictable. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has stated that she has “no idea” if the investigation will conclude by the…
With the JCPOA Crumbling, US-Iran Relations Remain in Doubt
Written by: Riley Fink The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was agreed to in 2015 by Iran, Germany, and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This historic deal aimed to curb Iran’s nuclear program. Specifically, Iran was to dramatically…
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