Critics think Monday’s Helsinki Summit will be a disaster. Supporters, who prefer his blase attitude against the status quo, support him. Regardless, this could make for an interesting week. United States President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, addressing a range of topics…
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The United States implemented $34 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports Friday (July 6, 2018), escalating a probable trade war with no perceptible outcome. China immediately responded with “retaliatory tariffs on $34 billion list of goods issued last month, including soybeans, pork and electric vehicles.” In addition, China lodged a complaint…
The Warsaw Uprising Monument pays tribute to lives lost following a failed Polish uprising against Nazi occupiers in 1944. The Polish resistance timed their attack in coordination with a Russian offensive that forced Germany’s army to retreat. Unfortunately, Russia halted their advance, leaving resistance members to fight Germany without any…
There are interesting developments brewing in Saudi Arabia over the summer. + Saudi Arabia, joined by other Gulf countries (United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt), called the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), severed diplomatic ties with Qatar for embracing “various terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at {destabilizing} the region.” The GCC demanded that Qatar…
Catalonia is an area along the eastern-most region in Spain, housing 7.5 million residents, and accounts for 19% of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). You may have heard a passing mention of Catalonia, but you definitely know its capital: Barcelona. Catalonia was, at one point, its own nation, with its…
On July 15, 2016, various members of the Turkish armed forces attempted to overthrow Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Over 300 people were killed and 2,000 injured. Eventually the Turkish government suppressed the attempted coup d’etat and enacted harsh measures, with responses condemned by western governments, leading to the imprisonment of…