Category: Foreign Policy

  • Why Does Authoritarianism Tend to Persist in the Middle East?: An Exploration of Disempowerment

    INTRODUCTION Western democracies around the world enjoy certain privileges regarding how they are governed. This influence in governance empowers individuals to have a voice and speak out to the government when their needs are not being met. Much of the Middle East, however, does not enjoy these privileges, such as the right of equal political…

  • Tariffs and Power: Trump’s Trade War Breakdown

    President Donald Trump has proposed to implement a blanket 25% tariff on all imported goods coming from Mexico and Canada in efforts to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Additionally, he has promised to impose yet another 10% tariff on imported goods from China. This is in lieu of his “America First” trade policy that…