The Trump Trade War What began with imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum is escalating into an all-out Trump Trade War. U.S. relations with the People’s Republic of China are approaching boiling point after President Trump’s declared a national emergency and outright forbade American companies from doing business with the Chinese tech giant, Huawei, last week. Although Trump ...
Is the US mobilizing the armed forces against Iran? The situation in the Persian Gulf heated up dramatically this week. The United States has increased its military presence in the region and advised their citizens in Arab countries to remain vigilant. On the 6th of May, the US sent a naval strike group (the aircraft carrier USS ‘Abraham Lincoln’ and ...
The US Department of Justice is requesting $ 70 million for cybersecurity in its 2020 draft budget. The increase in funding was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Justice, US Attorney General William Barr at a meeting of a House Appropriations subcommittee. The context Recently, FBI director Christopher Wray said that the biggest threat to US cybersecurity comes from ...
In 2020, the next presidential elections will be held in the United States. Not long ago, the country elected its first black president, and in 2016, a woman, Hillary Clinton, came close to victory. The time has come to expand Overton’s window even further: for the first time, a gay man may become the next nominee for the Democratic party. ...
Amid scandal and strife, a divided America heads into midterm elections. As Democrats seek to regain control over the House, Republicans have the potential to control the house, senate, presidency and supreme court following the elections. All seats of the House are up for grabs, along with 35 senate seats and 36 governor positions. The election has the potential to ...
Chaos from every circle of hell seems to be breaking lose in the United States as of late. More than 15 bombs marked with ISIS memes were mailed to high profile liberals like George Soros, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and even the CNN Headquarters. The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania recently became the location of America’s latest mass ...
While militarism is prevalent across US society, the idea of a new, big confrontation between superpowers seems quite unrealistic for contemporary America. Our grandparents told us stories of the Second World War. All four of my own had participated in some capacity. The Second World War was not a “regime change” operation carried out under the guise of humanitarianism. The ...
Last month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 826 into law. The legislation mandates that by the end of 2021, all publicly traded companies headquartered in California must include a minimum of two women on five-member boards of directors and a minimum of three women on boards with six or more members. The governor admitted that the national uproar ...
Brazilian elections The elections took place in Brazil on October 7th. Residents of the country voted for a new president, as well as new governors and parliamentarians. According to preliminary data, Jair Bolsonaru received about 46,1% of the vote, and Fernando Jaddad – 29,2%. The second round of presidential elections will take place on October 28. The elections took place ...
While Russia blamed Israel for the tragic loss of a Russian military aircraft with 15 personnel onboard, off the Syrian coast, Israel blamed Syria and US blamed Iran while nobody noted on that if it wasn’t for the American blind support of Israel’s violation to the international laws this incident would have never happened. Syria is an independent country and ...