By: Yedida Bentolila Greenland has emerged as a modern geopolitical dilemma given recent statements made by President Donald Trump. He has expressed interest in acquiring Greenland and has renewed longstanding questions about the legal and political authority of the United States to annex foreign territory. Although the United States has not added permanent territory through purchase or cession […]
By: Arianna Amato In September 2023, an attack on the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C., reinvigorated steadfast emotions and opinions regarding U.S.-Cuba tensions. There is no love lost between nations that lie only ninety miles apart, but this attack is only the latest in a string of events that continue to strain their relationship. As […]
BY MELISSA JORDON – The United States placed an embargo on Cuba in 1961. Over half a century later, on December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama ordered diplomatic relations be opened with Cuba as a result of a prisoner exchange negotiated with Raúl Castro and mediated by Pope Francis.[1] The executive order from the White House […]
