Brief #101—Foreign Policy
By Todd J. Broadman
Voice Of America (VOA) was established in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda. The VOA is funded by the federal government and is overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
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The Assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Brief #100—Foreign Policy
By Will Solomon
On November 27, leading Iranian nuclear scientist and IRGC General Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in the city of Absard, outside Tehran.
Ending the American War in Afghanistan
Brief #99—Foreign Policy
By Will Solomon
On November 17, the Pentagon announced that the Trump Administration would plan to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 2500 by mid-January.
Well, it’s official: the U.S. has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement
Brief #97—Foreign Policy
By Brandon Mooney
Well, it’s official: the U.S. has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement.
The American War on Venezuela
Brief #98—Foreign Policy
By Will Solomon
On April 12, 2002, Hugo Chávez, then President of Venezuela, was briefly removed from power in a military coup.
America Needs to Rethink Its Use of Military Force
Brief #96—Foreign Policy
By Will Solomon
It can be difficult to find coherence in Trump’s agenda, foreign policy included.
Trump’s Erratic Military Policies
Brief #95—Foreign Policy
By Colin Rugg
In the wake of Jeffrey Goldberg’s September 3rd Atlantic report lambasting Trump for his disparaging comments about the United States Military, the president has come under fire from Military commanders and politicians on both sides of the aisle.
How Foreign Countries Are Hacking the US Election
Brief #94—Foreign Policy
By Brandon Mooney
Although some of us may have missed it with all of the covid-19 news, in early August, U.S. intelligence reported to Congress that Russia, China, and Iran were attempting to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
Nuclear Proliferation in the Year 2020
Brief #93—Foreign Policy
By Will Solomon
The Past & Present of the American Relationship with Iran
Brief #92—Foreign Policy
By Will Solomon
While not as omnipresent as it often has been, the issue of conflict with Iran should loom large in the context of the 2020 election. Indeed, it’s important to consider just how much more serious this issue has grown in the last four years. A central premise of Trump’s 2016 campaign was exiting the 2015 JCPOA— perhaps the single biggest foreign policy achievement of the Obama administration.
US Relations with Latin American and The 2019 Bolivian Coup d’État
Brief #91—Foreign Policy
By Will Solomon
US intervention in Latin American politics extends back almost to the founding of this country, predating even the Monroe Doctrine.
What’s the Accord Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates All About?
Brief #90—Foreign Policy
By Colin Rugg
On August 31, flight LY971 landed in the United Arab Emirates after a three-hour journey from Israel