Mexico Must Not Capitulate to Criminals By: Elliot Johnson Shots rang out across the Mexican city of Culiacán this January. Before the fires emanating from the hundreds of burning cars had died out, Ovidio Guzmán lay behind bars. Ovidio’s father is the notorious “El Chapo,” the imprisoned former leader of the Sinaloa cartel. Ovidio possesses […]
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How Kazakh Protesters Restored a Price Cap on Gasoline
Elliot Johnson //Protests, Martial Law, and Political Crackdowns Shut Down Central Asia’s Largest Economy// Streets across Kazakhstan exploded in anger on January 2nd over a sudden increase in the price of gasoline. Numerous protests started as peaceful demonstrations in the gas-producing city of Zhanaozen but quickly devolved into violence across the country. When the dust […]
The Removal of U.S. Missile Defense Systems from Saudi Arabia
Elliot Johnson // A necessary first step to end U.S. military support for a troublesome ally // The United States has greatly decreased its anti-missile systems in an authoritarian, radical, and Islamist Saudi Arabia. Removing these missile systems is a necessary first step for the U.S. to end all military support for Saudi Arabia. The […]