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Fall 2015, Page 3

Cold War 2?

Last week, Russian President Putin said that Russia will counter NATO’S U.S. led missile defense programs by deploying weapons capable of piercing …

Huntington for President?

This Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio told ABC reporter George Stephanopoulos that the western conflict with ISIS “is a clash of civilizations,” …

Terrorist attacks in Paris

Today, the world turns its attention with shock at the attacks in France. Yesterday, November 13, 2015, Paris was victim of 6 …

→ November 13, 2015

I have always loved shows like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver because they have the tendency of taking an issue and …

How we Frame Terrorism

Pew Research recently came out with a national survey asking Americans about the rise of Islamic extremism both at home and abroad. …

What ISIS Really Wants: Rebuttal

This week, we were assigned to read the article, “What ISIS Really Wants.” While this article seemed well – intentioned in trying …

Crash of Aircraft Caused by ISIS?

Earlier this week, news reports stated that the crash of Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was potentially due to an explosive device that ISIS …

Colombian and American War on Drugs

Last Friday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced the death of Victor Ramon Navarro-Cerrano, a Colombian drug lord commonly known as “Megateo”. Navarro-Cerrano led …