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09/10/2018
The World This Week: September 10th, 2018 | The Patterson Journal of International Affairs

Check out the first World This Week of the Fall 2018 semester! More news to come soon once we have our whole team together!

The World This Week: September 10th, 2018 September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 PattersonBoard Migration The nationalist Swedish Democrats gained over 18% of the vote in Swedish parliamentary elections held Sunday, which is up from their share of 12% in 2014. The gains mark a continuance of the popul...

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04/04/2018
The World This Week 4/2/18 | Patterson Journal of International Affairs

Check out The World This Week on our new site!

The World This Week 4/2/18 April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 PattersonBoard East Asia and Pacific News China retaliates against President Trump’s tariffs with a levy on US fruits and meat imports. Starting this Monday, the implemented tariff accounted up to 25% on $3bn food imports from the US. Analysts ...

Our latest edition of The World This Week!
02/27/2018
The World This Week

Our latest edition of The World This Week!

Europe and Central Asia Fifthteen women were recently tried and sentenced to death by hanging in an Iraqi court for being part of ISIS. Most of the women, between the ages of twenty and fifty, admi…

Our latest edition of The World This Week!
11/27/2017
The World This Week 11/27

Our latest edition of The World This Week!

Europe and Central Asia President Macron of France has recently publicly condemned domestic violence in the nation and reaffirmed his commitment to improving gender equality and making France safer…

Here's what's going on in the world this week!
11/14/2017
The World This Week 11/14

Here's what's going on in the world this week!

Europe and Central Asia More is coming out about last week’s “Paradise Papers” leak as deeper investigations are underway. Among the names of those implicated in the leak are large corporations lik…

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11/06/2017
The World This Week 11/6

Need a quick update on today's top news stories? Check out our latest edition of The World This Week!

Europe and Central Asia This weekend in the United Kingdom, news broke of a leak, termed the “Paradise Papers,” from the tax haven of Bermuda. The papers revealed a list of celebrities and big busi…

This week one of our board members, Dimitri Silva, writes about recent corruption scandals in Brazil.
10/31/2017
Corruption: As Brazilian as Samba and Soccer

This week one of our board members, Dimitri Silva, writes about recent corruption scandals in Brazil.

In Brazil, corruption in politics has become as common as samba and soccer. In recent years, top government officials have been accused of siphoning, laundering and improperly distributing money, b…

Here's our latest edition of The World This Week!
10/31/2017
The World This Week 10/31

Here's our latest edition of The World This Week!

Asia Pacific Ahead of President Trump’s trip later this week, the US administration appears to be planning to revive the so-called Asia-Pacific “Quad” security forum including India and Australia. …

Our latest edition of The World This Week
10/23/2017
The World This Week 10/23

Our latest edition of The World This Week

Latin America and the Caribbean Millions turned out to vote in crucial Argentinian mid-term elections. Turnout approached 80% of the 33 million registered voters in the country, marking a potentia…

This week one of our Managing Editors, Courtney Neltner, writes about the situation in Catalonia.
10/20/2017
Conflict in Catalonia

This week one of our Managing Editors, Courtney Neltner, writes about the situation in Catalonia.

Monday, October 16, was the deadline for a formal declaration of Catalan independence. This comes after the controversial October 1st independence referendum held in the region. Spanish Prime Minis…

Our new edition of The World This Week!
10/16/2017
The World This Week 10/16

Our new edition of The World This Week!

Latin America and the Caribbean Socialists win governor seats in Venezuela despite claims of fraud. President Nicolás Maduro claimed the results as a victory for Chavismo, his particular party’s st…

Happy election day to Liberia! To celebrate, an anonymous contributor shares insights on some of the key candidates.
10/10/2017
Libera’s Elections

Happy election day to Liberia! To celebrate, an anonymous contributor shares insights on some of the key candidates.

Today, Liberia is heading to the polls once again to vote on their next President. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current President of Liberia and the first woman to lead an African country, will step …

ExPatt's Digital Editor Laurel Anderson writes on Aung San Suu Kyi's response to the Rohingya Crisis.
10/03/2017
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Silence

ExPatt's Digital Editor Laurel Anderson writes on Aung San Suu Kyi's response to the Rohingya Crisis.

As the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar (formerly Burma) continues, so do calls for the country’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to publicly condemn the Burmese military. On September 19th, she broke h…

Here's what's going on in the world this week!
10/02/2017
The World This Week 10/2

Here's what's going on in the world this week!

Europe and Central Asia This week Europe saw extremes: outbreaks of violence in some places, caution in others; progressive display of equality contrasted with laws restricting religious expression…

Today we are starting a new section called The World This Week. Every week our writers will give a brief update on the i...
09/25/2017
The World This Week 9/25

Today we are starting a new section called The World This Week. Every week our writers will give a brief update on the issues to watch this week.

Europe and Central Asia This week in Europe and Central Asia, a great deal hinged on the humble casting of votes. The past seven days have born witness to a great deal of political turmoil in Spain…

This week a guest blogger, Elliot Maynard, writes about Russia's history of cyber attacks.
09/12/2017
Russia and Cyberspace

This week a guest blogger, Elliot Maynard, writes about Russia's history of cyber attacks.

Since the advent of the internet age, the world has turned upside down. Between Facebook, Wikipedia, and eBay, our lives are a far cry from how they might have been only a century ago. It hasn’t al…

As classes start back, we're starting our weekly blog posts! This week an anonymous contributor writes on what it will t...
08/28/2017
Ending America’s Longest War

As classes start back, we're starting our weekly blog posts! This week an anonymous contributor writes on what it will take to end the war in Afghanistan.

President Trump has gone back on his campaign promise by announcing a new strategy for Afghanistan that calls for a troop increase. Ending the 16 year conflict has eluded two former presidents. The…

ExPatt Editor Andrew Cech writes about French President Macron's nationalizing a French shipyard and its implications.
08/02/2017
France and Italy: How Landlubbers Can Mess with Naval Industries

ExPatt Editor Andrew Cech writes about French President Macron's nationalizing a French shipyard and its implications.

Controversy’s a brewin’ in Europe, and for once it is not between Brussels and London. I am talking about the shipyard that was nationalized Thursday by French President Emmanuel Macron. Let us tak…

Patterson 2nd year Bukie Olokun writes about the effect of President Buhari's health leave on Nigeria's security and eco...
07/29/2017
President Buhari’s Health and its Effect on Nigerian Security and Business

Patterson 2nd year Bukie Olokun writes about the effect of President Buhari's health leave on Nigeria's security and economy.

When President Muhammadu Buhari first left Nigeria for the United Kingdom on January 19th, 2017 for sick leave, he returned two months later, in March. On May 7th, however, the President announced …

To celebrate the first day of the G20 Summit, ExPatt editor Andrew Cech writes on a possible trade war.
07/07/2017
Commodity Prices Have a New Reason to Fluctuate

To celebrate the first day of the G20 Summit, ExPatt editor Andrew Cech writes on a possible trade war.

President Donald Trump has been threatening to invoke a measure in a 1962 law which would limit steel imports on national security grounds. Though the World Trade Organization (WTO) included a clau…

An anonymous contributor writes on the situation of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang, China.
04/11/2017
Xinjiang Unrest: Terrorists or Victims?

An anonymous contributor writes on the situation of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang, China.

Introduction: An Islamic State propaganda video circulated recently shows ethnic Uighur fighters training in Iraq and vowing to conduct attacks on their Chinese homeland. Meanwhile, Chinese authori…

ExPatt Editor Andrew Cech writes on Korean industry while currently studying abroad in Taiwan.
03/28/2017
Korea: A Case in Successful FTA Policy

ExPatt Editor Andrew Cech writes on Korean industry while currently studying abroad in Taiwan.

Like much of Northeast Asia, South Korea is almost totally devoid of natural resources. Though this lack of resources indicates that the Republic of Korea (ROK) need to grow into one of the world’s…

ExPatt board member Lee Birdwhistell gives an overview of this year's Crisis Simulation.
03/07/2017
Crisis Simulation 2017 Special

ExPatt board member Lee Birdwhistell gives an overview of this year's Crisis Simulation.

The Patterson School’s Spring 2016 Crisis Simulation was based on the economic crisis in Venezuela. Delegations from Cuba, Brazil, Colombia, and the United States gathered in Caracas to meet with t…

02/22/2017
The Death of Kim Jong-nam

ExPatt Digital Editor Laurel Anderson writes on the death of Kim Jong Un's half-brother, Kim Jong-nam

On February 13th, Kim Jong-nam was killed in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. His death is tragic, yet also extremely confusing. As the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, Kim J…

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