Kim Jong-un Returns to a Familiar Playbook
Kim Jong-un has returned to testing missile launches. What comes next in U.S.-North Korean relations?
Category: International Relations
All posts about international affairs.
National Security and the Government Shutdown
Whether you do or do not support Trump’s proposed funding for a wall on the U.S. southern border, you should be concerned by the short and long term effects of a government shutdown on U.S. National Security.
Is the U.S. A Christian Nation? American Values and Syrian Refugees.
It is a tragic irony that on Holocaust Memorial Day Trump signed an executive order that bans Syrian refugees as well as those seeking visas from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
The Colombian Public Rejects Peace Deal with FARC
Why would people vote for more war? Because they are not the ones paying its cost.
Will the Economic Crisis Trigger a Coup in Venezuela?
Embed from Getty Images Economic conditions in Venezuela continue to fall in a precipitous downward spiral. According to the IMF, Venezuela’s economy is predicted to
Overview of Venezuelan Elections
If you are interested upcoming Venezuelan elections, the following links provide comprehensive coverage of the potential for an opposition win.
A Debate on the Iran Deal
Curious about the nuclear deal with Iran? Listen to both sides, as my colleague and friend, Nathan Gonzalez, debates Robert Kaufman on the merits of the
U.S. Influence on Colombian Policy Making
Colombia’s decision to end its aerial fumigation of illegal coca plants is a significant shift in Colombia – U.S. relations. One of the questions I
Security Studies New Faces Conference
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to present at the Triangle Institute for Security Studies as a participant in their New Faces Conference. It was
Reading Notes: If Only Someone Had Predicted…
I was doing a little background reading this morning, and was struck by this passage: An aggressor faces two difficulties: can he conquer a country without