At a meeting of the UN Security Council in late December 2016, the US abstained from voting a resolution that condemned Israel’s construction of settlements in the West Bank. Since the US did not veto the vote, the UN adopted …
The UN’s human rights office recently reported that ISIS militants in Mosul executed more than 230 people. The people recently executed included 190 former Iraqi security force members and 42 civilians who refused to Join ISIS. In addition, the militants …
People throughout the world celebrated the signing of an unprecedented peace accord between the Columbian government and the Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARQ). However, the agreement would not be final until ratified by the Colombian people at the …
Congress recently passed a bill making it legal for families that lost members as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue the Saudi Arabian government. Despite President Barack Obama’s veto of the bill, both houses of Congress voted …
It has been a particularly rough time for Venezuelans in recent years. Facing an economic crisis stemming from astronomical inflation rates, limited access to basic goods, and dwindling agricultural and industrial markets, most citizens could not imagine worse conditions. But …
It is every journalist’s dream to publish a large investigative article uncovering the unethical deeds of a public official or a systematic failure. Sometimes, this comes in the form of large data dumps handed to the press by whistleblowers. Previously, …
When trying to appoint new ambassadors to foreign countries, the US Senate is where candidates get stuck in a holding pattern. Senators may block an appointment for various reasons, often because they have a personal agenda of their own to …
As Syria’s civil war rages on and refugees seek help from wherever they can find it, global powers have been discussing solutions to the hostilities in Syria. Part of that effort exists in a new deal between the United States …
One of the great foreign achievements of the Obama administration lies in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a massive deal between the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, and Iran. The deal allows the wide variety of …