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Can He Really Do That? Trump and Greenland

 

 

By: Kyle Rochefort In early January, just weeks weeks before his inauguration, then President-Elect Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. During the session, he introduced for the first time the idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. He added that the change would be “appropriate,” and that the new […]

 

 

Blood, Sweat, and Breakthroughs: Women in the IDF

 

 

By: Chloe Beylus Israel stands out as one of the few countries in the world that mandates military service for women. Long before the state’s official establishment, women played key roles in Israel’s defense—from biblical figures like Yael and Deborah to members of pre-state military organizations like Haganah, Irgun, and Lehi. Today, women in the […]

 

 

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Can He Really Do That? Trump and Greenland

 

 

By: Kyle Rochefort In early January, just weeks weeks before his inauguration, then President-Elect Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. During the session, he introduced for the first time the idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. He added that the change would be “appropriate,” and that the new […]

 

 

Blood, Sweat, and Breakthroughs: Women in the IDF

 

 

By: Chloe Beylus Israel stands out as one of the few countries in the world that mandates military service for women. Long before the state’s official establishment, women played key roles in Israel’s defense—from biblical figures like Yael and Deborah to members of pre-state military organizations like Haganah, Irgun, and Lehi. Today, women in the […]

 

 

Tariff Whiplash: The De Minimis Rule, Global E-Commerce, and the Future of United States-China Trade

 

 

By: Sophia Ward “Gone are the days of America being taken advantage of.” At least that is what President Donald Trump emphasized in his new trade policy. The U.S., citing national security concerns, is targeting its top three trading partners—Mexico, China, and Canada—which collectively accounted for over $1.2 trillion imports and 42% of total U.S. […]

 

 

Controlling the Canal: The Panama Canal Ownership Conflict

 

 

By: Aidan Carney Until the early 1900s, cargo traveling between the East and West Coasts of the United States, as well as cargo transported to the U.S. from Asia, traveled around Cape Horn, Chile. Recognizing the arduous journey around South America and the opportunity to cut journey times, President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the actualization of […]

 

 

Reverberations of the Pelicot Prosecution: Complexities Around Defining Consent and Consequence on Criminal Sex Acts in France

 

 

By: Andrés Rakower On January 21, 2025, a report was presented by two Members of Parliament recommending  an amendment to existing French law to add a reference to the victim’s lack of consent to the definition of rape. While the origins of the report predate Gisèle Pelicot’s trial, the visceral allegations transformed the case into […]

 

 

 

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