President Trump hopes to buy Greenland By: Oliver Straight Nissen Early this year, President Trump stated that the U.S. “needs Greenland.” This declaration, however, did not come fully out of the blue. In 2019, during his first administration, President Trump visited Denmark, which owns Greenland, to discuss buying the territory. It came as a surprise […]
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A Chance to Pivot
Presidential Candidates Announce Their Foreign Policies By: Oliver Straight Nissen With the upcoming United States presidential election, it is important to understand how each candidate will approach foreign policy. With both the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts breaking out in the last three years and the United States playing a central part in global politics, choosing […]
Growing Tensions in Europe
Finland and Sweden join NATO By: Oliver Straight Nissen Finland and Sweden have joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), being annexed on April 4, 2023 and March 7, 2024, respectively. Their inclusion means that the entirety of Northern Europe is now united under NATO, which will only further strengthen the region. However, with NATO’s expansion […]
President Backed into a Corner
Biden faces pressure to act as the Israeli-Hamas conflict escalates By: Oliver Straight Nissen Since Israel’s formation at the end of World War II, conflict between Israel and Palestine has remained. Recently, however, tensions in the Middle East have grown once again. Despite being one of Israel’s closest allies, the United States has remained mostly […]
West Africans Coups
Russia spreading propaganda through West African unrest By Oliver Straight Nissen ’25 2020 marked the start of another series of coups in West Africa. Mali endured a military coup as a result of poor national security, and over the past three years, many other countries in West Africa have also experienced internal unrest. These recent […]
Corruption in Football
FIFA’s selfishness causing unrest across the world By: Oliver Straight Nissen Football fans across the world have expressed disappointment with FIFA officials for their prioritization of money and self-gain over the game. After years of investigation led by the United States Department of Justice, an article exposed the shady dealings of many of FIFA’s top officials with […]