International Affairs


Prime Minister Netanyahu Stares Down UN General Assembly for 45 Seconds of Silence

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued to rail against the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday. He spoke to the United Nations General Assembly and blasted the member nations for their “utter silence” when it comes to Iran threatening the existence of Israel. He listed off various threats from over the years […]


Presidents Obama and Castro to Meet at UN

 American President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will meet Tuesday at the United Nations. The White House announced the meeting on Sunday. Castro spoke to the UN Sustainable Development Summit on Saturday and praised the progress of the normalization of American-Cuban relations. However, he criticized the embargo, calling […]


Japan Votes to Increase Military Capabilities, Move Away from Pacifism

Japan’s parliament has voted to redefine its constitution and shift away from pacifist policies that have defined its military policy for the past seventh years. Japan’s post-World War II Constitution cracked down on the military and engagement overseas. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces had been restricted to humanitarian uses. However, they […]


Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Backs Iran Deal

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that he will support President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. The former Senate Majority Leader is the 27th Senate Democrat to support the deal. Reid’s office says that he will begin a whipping operation to get other Senate Democrats to support the deal. Currently, […]