Written by: Nils Peterson As the United States completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific began to loom ever larger in American geopolitical strategy. War is a two-sided game, however, and military conflict with terrorist groups like al-Qaeda will not end simply because the United States took its ball and went home from Afghanistan….
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From Rich to Poor
Written by: Pooja Gundimeda Back in 2015, Guyana, a small South American country, was projected to become the Western Hemisphere’s next big oil producer. The world paid attention to this small country when Exxon Mobil announced a significant oil discovery, about 120 miles off its coastline. While drilling, the company encountered more than 90 meters…
Surviving COVID-19: China’s Economic Aftermath
Written by: Lauren Hutson China ranks as the second largest economy in the world and is also the fastest-growing trillion-dollar economy. With a staggering GDP of $14.14 trillion in 2019, it makes up 16.38% of the global economy. Thus, the widespread haltage of business activity from the coronavirus epidemic has had serious implications for an…
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…
All Roads Lead to Beijing
Written by: Ryan Thiele “The ancient silk routes thrived in times of peace, but lost vigor in times of war. The pursuit of the Belt and Road Initiative requires a peaceful and stable environment.” Those words, expressed by President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China in 2017, were to be the beginning of…
The Victim of the U.S.-China Trade War? Climate Action.
Written by: Michael DeLeers The United States-China trade war has been a constant headline the past few months. Considering the U.S. and China are the world’s two biggest economies, it makes sense too, for the tariffs they impose on each other have ramifications across the globe. However, there is one unmentioned victim of the trade…
Trade War Breakthrough? Trump and Xi Agree to Ceasefire
Written by: William Keenan The G-20 Summit concluded December 1st, 2018 with numerous agreements and deals signed. However, one of the most important was the momentary ceasefire between China and the United States in regard to the ongoing trade war. President Trump has agreed not to ratchet up tariffs on more than $200 billion of…
The New NAFTA
Written by: Rachel Watson The United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement on September 30 to establish the new modifications of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was a day before the deadline set under the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). The new agreement updates and modernizes NAFTA and is now referred…
Peak Oil Demand: Political and Economic Consequences
Written by: Ryan McGuine & Sam Alhadeff In 1956, Shell geologist M. King Hubbert predicted that American oil production would peak in 1970 and decline from then on, and that worldwide production would do the same sometime around 2000. This narrative, known as “peak oil supply,” predicted that as humans use increasing amounts of oil,…
Poverty in Haiti: An Exposé
Written by: Ryan McGuine Today, Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, infamous for countless debilitating natural disasters as well as for a rampant sex tourism industry. Last summer, NPR ran a story about the sorry state of the country’s sewage system, including a cameo for a Haitian who cleans latrines for a…
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