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This UN Resolution Is a Major Step Toward Justice for Victims of ISIS Genocide
It was a breakthrough, if not an uncontroversial one. Last week, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a significant and promising resolution on the atrocities committed by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, in Iraq. The United Kingdom introduced this landmark resolution, which launches an investigation into whether ISIS has committed genocide and…Kelsey Zorzi -
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Women’s March Stays Silent on Saudi Arabia Allowing Women to Drive
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia finally decided to end one of the world’s most oppressive policies against women, issuing a decree on Tuesday allowing women to drive. In 2017, this is an incredibly big deal for women’s equality. In Saudi Arabia, women still need a male guardian’s permission to marry, divorce, travel, open…Paul Runko -
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Trump Warns North Korea, Defends NFL Stance
President Donald Trump issued another clear warning Tuesday to North Korea over its aggression and defended his criticism of the National Football League for its treatment of the national anthem. “I don’t think that you can disrespect our country, our flag, our national anthem,” @POTUS says. During a joint press conference in the Rose Garden…Fred Lucas -
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Trump’s Opportunity to Oust Those Who Covered Up Benghazi Missteps
It’s been five years since terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, leaving four Americans dead. Now, Libya’s interim government is considering opening up Benghazi to foreign consulates again. But it’s hard to imagine foreign governments rushing to return to Benghazi. By 2013, when law and order in the city…Helle Dale -
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Trump’s Decision to Ban Venezuelan Government Officials Was Long Overdue
The president took long-needed action on Sunday when he put in place travel restrictions on a number of high-profile Venezuelan officials. As part of ban, which targets eight countries, these representatives and their relatives will no longer be allowed to obtain U.S. tourism or business visas. This move should not be interpreted as a ban…Ana Quintana -
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School May Ban Protest Against Teacher Who Made Students Remove Trump T-Shirts
A Georgia high school has threatened to bring in police to prevent a Wednesday protest against a teacher that forced two students to flip their T-shirts inside out because they displayed the slogan “Make America Great Again.” River Ridge High School announced that the Sept. 27 protest poses a danger to students and staff. State…Anders Hagstrom -
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In Ukraine, Peace and Post-Revolution Reforms Remain Elusive
KYIV, Ukraine—On Wednesday, a powerful thunderstorm rocked Ukraine’s capital city with lighting, thunder, and torrential rains. By early evening, the clouds had parted. But another storm, which has been brewing for more than three years, still loomed over the embattled, post-Soviet country. It is the Ukrainian people’s disappointment with what many consider to be the…Nolan Peterson -
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What I Learned About War From the Parents Who Lost Their Son
ZAPORIZHIA, Ukraine—The last time Marina Kasyanenko saw her son, Daniel, she begged him not to return to war. “It was hard for him,” she later says of her son, a 19-year-old Ukrainian soldier. “I didn’t want him to go to war. But he was determined—he had to be the one to go.” It was July…Nolan Peterson -
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Tax Reform ‘Big Deal’ to Mom Who Wants to Keep Cattle Ranch in Family
What lawmakers do in Washington to overhaul the tax code is a “big deal” for a fourth-generation cattle rancher in North Dakota, she says. “Tax reform is a big deal for families like mine and others across North Dakota and across the United States,” Julie Ellingson told The Daily Signal in a phone interview. “Farmers…Rachel del Guidice -
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At the UN, Trump Ends the Era of Leading From Behind
Speaking at the United Nations on Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered one of the most powerful speeches of his presidency thus far. The speech was an emphatic rejection of President Barack Obama’s “leading from behind” mantra, giving an assertive defense of American leadership on the world stage. The president also delivered strong condemnations of an…Nile Gardiner -
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6 Key Takeaways From Trump’s Big UN Speech
In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump delivered remarks in many ways unlike those previous U.S. presidents have delivered before the world body. Along with remarks that broadly projected statesmanlike leadership, the speech was sprinkled with vintage Trump rhetoric, such as a derogatory nickname for North Korean dictator Kim…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Calls for Reforming UN Bureaucracy
President Donald Trump praised the new leadership of the United Nations on Monday for promoting reform in the global body, often criticized for bloated bureaucracy, ineffectiveness, and scandal. “The United Nations has not reached its full potential,” @POTUS says. Trump and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres both ascended to their respective offices this year and have…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Should End All Speculation on Paris Agreement by Withdrawing From UN Framework Convention
Over the weekend, to the shock of many observers and loyal members of President Donald Trump’s base, The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration was seeking to avoid withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. Top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn quickly sought to squelch these rumors, saying, “We are withdrawing, and we made…Nicolas Loris -
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The Reforms Trump Will Push at the UN
President Donald Trump, a Republican and lifelong businessman who criticized the United Nations as a candidate, has common ground with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who spent much of his political life in socialist politics. “The president has always believed there is great potential in the United Nations,” @NikkiHaley says. Both are demanding reform to the…Fred Lucas -
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Who Pays for the Arms Trade Treaty? You Do
The nations that ratified a global Arms Trade Treaty are gathering for their third annual conference this week in Geneva, Switzerland. As always, this conference features many nations declaring unwavering commitment and support for the treaty, which purports to require nations to regulate the conventional arms trade. What the Arms Trade Treaty actually does is give…Ted Bromund -
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US Air Force Dusts Off Old Skills to Fight a New Kind of War in Eastern Europe
ÄMARI AIR BASE, Estonia—A memorial site for Soviet air force pilots is hidden in the woods just outside the gates of this NATO air base. Some of the monuments are of stone, overgrown and weathered, engraved with a Communist red star and a fallen pilot’s name. Other memorials are made from a fighter jet’s vertical…Nolan Peterson -
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Russia Will Not Win a Diplomatic Tit-for-Tat With the US
The recent U.S.-Russian tit-for-tat—the expulsion of diplomats and the closing of consulates—appears to be resulting in more parity of representation between the two global powers. That is no bad thing. According to the White House, the United States and Russia now have three diplomatic facilities in each other’s countries and a like number of diplomats…Helle Dale -
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Trump to Kim Jong Un: Military Strike ‘Would Be a Sad Day for North Korea’
President Donald Trump warned it would be a “very sad day for North Korea” if the United States had to use a military option to confront the regime’s aggressive nuclear testing and audacious threats. “Military action would certainly be an option. Is it inevitable? Nothing’s inevitable,” @POTUS says. Over the weekend, North Korea’s communist dictator…Fred Lucas -
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How Saudi Arabia Is Laying the Foundation for Improved Relations With Iraq
The Iraq-Saudi Arabia relationship, while historically rocky, appears to be on the mend. Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 prompted Saudi Arabia to close its border with Iraq. Since then, only Iraqi religious pilgrims have been allowed to cross once a year during the hajj season. After 27 years, the two nations are now…Madyson Hutchinson Posey