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The World This Week: December 4, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
Europe and Central Asia Emmanuel Macron, French President, held emergency meetings following anti-government riots. The
The World This Week: November 19th, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
East Asia and Pacific Saturday at the APEC Summit held in Papua New Guinea, Vice
The World This Week: November 12th, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
Europe and Central Asia On November 11th, the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, French President,
India's geoeconomic rise is reshaping the political and economic landscape of Afghanistan. Read one of our featured articles from the Patterson Schools 2018 fall conference:
Esha Narola India’s foreign aid and investments in Afghanistan provide an example of how economic
The World This Week: Nov. 5th, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
East Asia and Pacific Australia is set to redevelop a South Pacific naval base, once
The World This Week: October 29th, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
Sub Saharan Africa Zimbabwe has announced its intention to continue its multi-currency regime despite the
The World This Week: October 22nd, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
Latin America and The Caribbean The migrant caravan traveling north from Honduras has reportedly swelled
The World This Week: October 15, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
Latin America and The Caribbean A large caravan of Hondurans are headed towards the U.S.
The World This Week: October 1st, 2018 - The Patterson Journal of International Affairs
East Asia and Pacific The inhabitants of the island of Sulawesi in the eastern region
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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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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 ...
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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!
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…
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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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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.
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…
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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. …
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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.
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…
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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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 …
Another great article on the G20 from Professor Stempel written for the Lexington Herald Leader!
Both immediate and long-term consequences for the nation
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.
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.
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.
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…
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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