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China’s Reaction to Tsai-McCarthy Meeting Indicates Chinese Calculation
Photo Credit: AFP/Taiwan Ministry of National Defense By Karyn KaoStaff Writer Although leaders on both sides attempted to make it low-profile, the meeting between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy still received considerable attention. On route to Guatemala and Belize, Tsai stopped in New York and Los Angeles to meet…
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Iraq: 20 Years Later
Photo Credit: Freedom House By Chloe VitaliStaff Writer I was born in April of 2003. Almost exactly three weeks before that very day, U.S. armed forces invaded Iraq. That was 20 years ago. Throughout much of my childhood, I noted the confusion and anger that was bred as a result of the invasion. Regardless of…
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Israeli Citizens Protest Against Netanyahu’s Supreme Court
Photo Credit: Ahmad Gharabli By Emma Zucker-MurrayStaff Writer The current Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, is currently on trial for corruption. It doesn’t seem coincidental that at the same time, he has now begun to attempt to change the way that the supreme court system works in Israel. With the changes he’s pushing, he…