Above Credit: The Atlantic Failed States and Global Security Nearly 2 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015, making it the most serious refugee crisis in Latin America’s recent history. These refugees are fleeing what has in effect become a failed state, and most are finding refuge in neighboring Colombia, which has emerged from over...
Many pundits have predicted that the Trump administration is poised to launch a limited strike, a bloody nose, on North Korean military targets to deter a rapidly advancing ballistic missile program. They point to worrying developments such as the administration refusing to nominate Victor Cha as ambassador to South Korea due to his...
Donald Trump’s populism galvanized millions who were cynical and enraged about the current failed state of American politics. He railed against politicians too cowardly to secure America’s border and stop illegal immigration. He called for a radical departure from America’s never-ending, fruitless investment in the world. He intuitively understood that a nation with third world infrastructure should not spend...
Our elite politicians have established a bipartisan consensus to harbor intense hatred toward Russia. In the wake of the latest Russian hacking allegations, political figures of all stripes have been tripping over one another to prove that their hawkish Cold War fever is unmatched. Failed presidential candidate Evan McMullin claimed in McCarthyite fashion that President-Elect...
As we all ponder just exactly how to handle — or not handle — the world events that are radically reshaping geopolitics in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, who else a better speaker on this topic than Lt. Col. Allen West? The Cornell College Republicans are sponsoring an event on Oct. 30 with West...