Tag: North America
58 Articles
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part III: Bad Consequences
This summer, the Trump administration’s tariff war penalized billion worth of goods traded between the US and China. The next stage of White House escalation will impact up toÂ…
September 13, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part II: Bad Policies
Despite taking many by surprise, Donald Trump’s 2016 triumph was due in part to the way his message “America First” resonated with the electorate. Trump did not create the…
August 31, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part I: Bad Timing
In less than two years, the Trump administration has undermined more than seven decades of U.S. free trade legacies. That is both a reflection of and a catalyst for the further…
August 20, 2018
- Conflict & Security
Trump’s Drone Policy: The Continuation of a Legacy
After he won the presidency, journalists speculated that Trump was looking to expand upon, and revitalize, Obama’s drone policy. According to The New York Times, Trump hasÂ…
June 14, 2018
- Human Rights & Development
Misconceptions in the Israeli-American Gun Culture Comparison
A mass shooting results from both the attacker’s motivation as well as the opportunity the attacker perceives to carry out such an act. One of the important elements of â€â€¦
June 4, 2018
- Global Governance
Australia’s Gun Laws Can’t Work in America – For Now
For Australians, Port Arthur was the last straw. Newly elected Prime Minister John Howard – the country’s most conservative leader in decades – proposed national gun…
March 30, 2018
- Business & Economics
Mexico’s Positive Impact on the U.S. Trade Balance
Trump’s administration is almost certainly right to decry the costs to the US economy of persistent trade imbalances. While many blame these deficits on bad American work and…
March 20, 2018
- Conflict & Security
- Online Archive
A Better Plan for Port Security
Checking every shipping container entering American ports encumbers commercial activity, places an unnecessary burden on ports authority, and does little to deter terrorists and…
September 11, 2012