Breakthrough in nuke talks “a modest first step”
Under Kim Jong Il, there would never have been a headline such as “North Korea gives up nukes for food!” However, that is exactly the headline Americans woke up to today. The government of North Korea has agreed to a …
Changes in Myanmar a welcome relief
In 1962, a military government came to power in Burma (now known as Myanmar) promising to end the “chaos” plaguing the country and then return power to a civilian government. It has never given up power until recently. A military-backed …
Lack of action in Syria a stain on the world
When the Syrian Revolution began in March 2011, the Syrian people initially rejected outside intervention. Nearly a year later, the Syrian people are battered, bruised, down, but not out, and they’re calling for outside intervention. Yet the world has stood …
National pride and the Falklands: a new war at hand
In recent weeks, the Falkland Islands have been in the news a lot lately. Lying roughly 290 miles off the coast of the South American mainland, the Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory and are also claimed by Argentina. …