By Hampton Toole
Tag: trump
The Missed Opportunity: The Chance to End Trumpism
By Hayden Siratt
The ‘Golden Decade’ That Never Came To Be
By Ross Alexander Hutton & Rudra Sen
A Brief Guide to the Turkish Lira Crisis
Polen Türkmen analyses the causes that have led to the loss in value of the Turkish Lira.
The Local is National: The Special Election of Florida House District 72
By Alex Hayes Editor, International Relations & Geography Undergraduate Evidence of a shifting U.S. political landscape can be found in the outcomes of local elections in the state of Florida. An especially stunning outcome was announced on February 13th, when the Democratic candidate Margaret Good defeated Republican candidate James Buchanan in a special election for…
Under Siege: The Iranian Nuclear Deal and the Future of a Country
By Alex Hayes Editor, International Relations & Geography Undergraduate The nuclear accord between Iran and six world powers, including the United States, lifted certain international sanctions in exchange for a scaling back of Iran’s nuclear program. As a result of the agreement, tens of billions of dollars in previously frozen assets and oil revenue have…
The Market This Week: Feb 20
By Tom Weston Economics Student Global stock market indices reached new highs this week. The recent rally is largely a consequence of the election of President Trump, with his economic policies – tax cuts, infrastructure spending and financial deregulation – expected to improve economic growth prospects for the US. The FTSE All-World share index broke…
Partisanship: Is it Beyond Repair?
By Jono Davis Editor, International Relations Student Once upon a time, partisanship was a word used only in the United States to describe sports teams: if it was baseball it was the Braves-Mets rivalry, or if it was basketball it was Celtics-Lakers. Politics however, was an entirely different story: President Gerald Ford, in his confirmation…
Why a Trump Presidency Really Might Make America Great Again
By Jono Davis Columnist, International Relations Student Can’t believe I’m saying this, but: I’m excited for a Trump Presidency (if only for the promising future in the realms of defense and foreign policy). The United States of America has lost its way a bit on the foreign policy stage, both blundering into Iraq and Afghanistan…
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