Week Reviews: War Abroad, Prices at Home, and a Reckoning with History
The past week delivered a convergence of crises and reckonings that stretched from the Middle East to global markets and into the halls of international diplomacy, each, in different ways, reshaping how governments act and how ordinary people live. In Washington, the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran remained the dominant force driving […]
Weekend Review: Coup Attempt at the U.S. Capitol Leaves Five Dead
On Wednesday, protesters overtook the country’s Capitol building in a pro-Trump demonstration which quickly turned into a violent revolt. President Trump encouraged his supporters to walk to the Capitol after leaving a “Save America” rally, where he and his attorney Rudy Giuliani spoke. Trump used the podium to restate unfounded claims of election fraud, including […]
Tensions Worsen on Korean Peninsula After Pyongyang Destroys Liason Office
On Tuesday, North Korea blew up their joint liaison office with South Korea in an act of unprecedented aggression in recent years. The office, which is in North Korea just north of the Demilitarized Zone, was a symbol of a new era of peace on the peninsula. The office had been closed since the start […]
North Korea And United States Summit Ends Without Any Progress
United States President Donald Trump and North Korea (DRPK) Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un recently ended their summit in Vietnam, where the two sides came together to discuss a number of issues including the DPRK nuclear weapons program. “I’ve been saying very much from the beginning that speed is not that important to me,” President Trump […]