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United States and China’s Responses to Coronavirus

By: Dean Kaire COVID-19, also referred to as the Coronavirus, is an infectious disease that originated in China and has since spread around the world creating a global pandemic. As more and more countries continue to get infected and see their death toll rise, countries have taken action, some more than others, in an effort […]

Sustentantes bellatores de caelis: The US Space Force in Retrospect

By: William Gardner The newly-emerged United States Space Force might, in most ways, seem like a product of the modern age. After all, what else could be the genesis of a hyper-modern, high-technology branch of the United States Military that seems to be something out of Star Trek? Yet, the origin of this newest member […]

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Free Speech Caught in the Crossfire of U.S. Chinese Media Restrictions

By: Gita Howard In the holy name of reciprocity, the Trump administration has cut the number of visas available for Chinese journalists working at Beijing’s state-run media outlets from 160 to 100.[1] Regarding the decision, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo cited, “imposed increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment and intimidation against Americans and other foreign journalists in China.”[2] […]

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Russian Satellites Stalk U.S. Spy Satellite

By: Nick Beekhuizen In what General John “Jay” Raymond, commander of the U.S. Space Force, described as “unusual and disturbing [behavior],” two Russian satellites have begun closely following a U.S. spy satellite. [1] The Russian satellite was launched on November 26th, 2019, and in less than two weeks, had split into two pieces. [2] By […]