International Affairs


Trump Administration Offers Dueling Syrian Policies

On Sunday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley offered dueling takes on the Administration’s Syrian policy. Tillerson, speaking on ABC’s This Week, said that the Administration does not support regime change in the country. However, Haley, speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, said that […]


United Kingdom Formally Triggers Article 50 to Leave the European Union

On Wednesday, the British Permanent Representative to the European Union, Sir Tim Barrow, delivered a formal, six page letter of notification to Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council. With that letter, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Tusk then tweeted, “After nine months the […]


Venezuela Pulls CNNEE in Retaliation

The government of Venezuela ordered cable providers to pull CNN en Español on Wednesday evening after CNNEE investigated the government’s issuing of passports and visas. The investigation found that the government granted passports and visas to people associated with terrorism. Furthermore, Vice President Tareck El Aissami was associated with 173 issued […]