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The 2024 Presidential Election and our Allies Across the Atlantic

By: Grace Winkeljohn As the United States 2024 Presidential Election approaches, European allies are raising questions about the United States (U.S.) election process and what the results may mean for their nation and ours. The U.S. and European governments share many similarities, making them ripe for comparison. However, there are also many differences sparking increased […]

From Trump to Trudeau: A Dangerous Precedent in the Use of Emergency Powers

By: Daniel Mantzoor April 6, 2022 On February 14, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked The Emergencies Act, a last-ditch attempt to quash protests of the Canadian government’s controversial COVID-19 policies. Specifically, the action arose in response to the so-called “Freedom Convoy,” a group of Canadian truckers demanding an end to the nation’s vaccine mandate […]

Suing Saudi Arabia: Action Brought Under 9/11 Bill

ANDRES ESTRELLA – On Monday March 20, the first lawsuit brought under JASTA—the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act—was filed in a Manhattan court. [1] JASTA is the 9/11 bill allowing families of victims of terrorist attacks to sue state sponsors of terrorism in United States federal courts. Congress passed this bill just before the […]

From Russia With Love? Putin’s Realpolitik Threatens Trump’s “MAGA”

CONRAD C. WITTE – On February 14, 2017, the New York Times reported that the Russian military had secretly deployed a new model of cruise missile that violates a 1987 arms control treaty between the United States and Russia.[1] While this is not the first time that the U.S. government has alleged a Russian violation […]