The Russian ruble hit a record low against the American dollar on Thursday, breaking the record that had been set the prior day. The exchange rate hit more than eighty-five dollars to one ruble on Thursday. The Kremlin was not publicly panicking as Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, said, “I wouldn’t […]
On Sunday night, President Obama addressed the nation on the terror threat faced by the nation. Much of his speech was a reiteration of policy that had already been announced. However, he did announce that the he ordered a review of the visa waiver program. That program was used by […]
Turkey shot down a Russian military aircraft after the plane, according to Turkey, ignored ten warnings from the country. The two pilots ejected from the plane. Russia’s state-run news agency, RIA Novosti, reported that the one pilot was killed mid-air by ground fire while the second pilot’s condition has not […]
The State Department has issued a worldwide travel warning following the attacks in Paris, France, and heightened terror activity. “The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue […]
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty stipulates that if an ally is attacked, the other signed parties must consider it an attack against itself. Article 5 has only been invoked once, after the September 11 attacks. Now many question whether France will invoke the article after a terrorist attack on […]
