U.S. Politics
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Security and Sovereignty in the Sahel: Trump Administration Weighs Strikes on Mali
On 22 July, the Trump administration publicly weighed the idea of military intervention in Mali. A series of recent attacks by the Al-Qaeda affiliated group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic State in the Sahel Province (ISSP) has Washington on high-alert. While stifling the groups rapid growth is a concern, U.S. military action would… Read more
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A New Nuclear Age? U.S. Policy and Proliferation Concerns
The date is 14 December, 1994. American President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk gleefully shake hands in Moscow for international media to capture. They are celebrating a historical trilateral agreement, The Budapest Memorandum, that will shape the future of nuclear proliferation. On the dawn of its independence in 1991,… Read more
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Opinion: Minneapolis Was Not a Mistake – What Happens Next Is Worse
After months of Supreme Court sanctioned racial profiling, chaos infused raids, and detentions of U.S. citizens, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good has brought the national debate over ICE to a fever pitch. On Wednesday, January 7, the mother of three was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Instant Reactions Mere… Read more