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New North American Trade Agreement Signed

  The U.S., Mexico, and Canada trade agreement, USMCA for short, has officially been signed after replacing the previous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). President…

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Russia’s Growing Sphere of Influence

  Russia has blockaded two Ukrainian seaports in the Sea of Azov, an important body of water in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea. This…

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Memes: A Political Force

Internet memes have become a force, politically and culturally. They are not only a device and a medium for political discourse, but they also impact the offline world in a variety of ways.

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Trump vs. Xi: Trade War

  For this year’s G20 summit, Argentinian President Mauricio Macri hosted the other nineteen members of the Group Twenty in Buenos Aires. Starting November 30, its…

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U.S. Prison Reform

  U.S. prisons aren’t like other prisons — and by no means is that a compliment or a reference to “American Exceptionalism.” U.S. prisons draw to…

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A Broken Bromance
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A Broken Bromance

  The relationship between President Donald Trump of the United States and President Emmanuel Macron of France seemed to be remarkably strong at the start of…

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The Cost of Capitalism

  An article published  in The Economist on November 15th,  2018, discusses the implications of a disturbing new survey, conducted in 2016: “more than half of…

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