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Monthly Archive: September 2016

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The Clash of Civilization

  • September 22, 2016

Emanuelle Garcia Dr. John Gallagher 09/15/2016   The Clash of Civilization   This reading, an excerpt from Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilization was very interesting; it had a lot[…]

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Difficult Condition in Venezuela

  • September 20, 2016

Venezuelans had gone weeks without basic food items like milk, flour and toilet paper. Colombian officials estimate that about 100,000 Venezuelans crossed the border. Venezuelans crossed into Colombia on Sunday[…]

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Instability in Venezuela

  • September 20, 2016

Emanuelle Garcia Global Issues Dr. John Gallagher 9/6/2016   Instability in Venezuela   Well first there is an Economic crisis going on in the country. After Hugo Chaves passed away,[…]

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The South China Sea

  • September 15, 2016

China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea There is a territorial dispute in the South China Sea. The sea is located between China, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and[…]

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Small Scale Terrorist Attacks

  • September 15, 2016

In the past few years, there have been multiple terrorist attacks around the world; bombings and threats to citizens have shaken the hearts of people in many different nations.  Some[…]

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Venezuela’s strong grip on media

  • September 15, 2016

Justis Owens Dr. Gallagher Contemporary global issues   In the country of Venezuela, the government has taken a tighter control on the media as more and more government embarrassments have[…]

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The Impeachment of Brazilian President

  • September 15, 2016

On August 31st, former Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff was impeached. She was accused of illegally changing the country’s budgets. After the results of her impeachment vote, she stated that she[…]

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Migrants walk on a dirt road after crossing the Macedonian-Greek border near Gevgelija, Macedonia, September 6, 2015. Several thousand migrants in Macedonia boarded trains on Sunday to travel north after spending a night in a provisional camp. Macedonia has organised trains twice a day to the north border where migrants cross into Serbia to make their way to Hungary. Since June, Macedonian authorities have said that more than 60,000 migrants have entered the country, and around 1,500 entered just in one day, mainly refugees from Syria. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov       TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX1RBEE

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The Migrant Crisis in Europe

  • September 15, 2016

For several years, the issue of migrants in Europe has been getting serious and the number of them is increasing more than past years. Definitely, migrants suffer from many things,[…]

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Relations between Taiwan and China

  • September 15, 2016

In May, 2016, Taiwanese had elected their 14th president, Ying-Wen Tsai. The election didn’t just change the president but also the power between the two biggest political party in Taiwan. Tsai[…]

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Oil Makes a Slippery Economy

  • September 15, 2016

The Venezuelan economy relies on oil alone for its exported resource. In the past, oil has brought in nearly 80 billion dollars yearly for the Venezuelan economy, according to the[…]

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