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U.S. Financial Sanctions on Venezuela: Truly Financial or Merely Political?

Maria Corghi – As Venezuela is visibly deviating from a democratic path and is teetering on collapse due to the corruption and gross mismanagement at the hand of its government, President Donald Trump imposed financial sanctions on the country with the promise to inflict economic pain. President Trump signed an executive order on August 25 […]

Keep Calm and Carry On—America’s Best Response to North Korea?

TATYANA KRIMUS – This weekend, as Americans enjoyed Labor Day festivities with their loved ones, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tested the country’s sixth and largest nuclear bomb.[1] According to the United States Geological Survey, the tremors that followed the explosion had a 6.3 magnitude.[2] The largest nuclear bomb tested by North Korea to date, […]