Election Day Anxiety
My mind was set before Election Day. I thought Donald Trump’s mishandling of COVID-19 and an abnormally high voter turnout would guarantee the election for Joe Biden. But on Election Day, my confidence began to waver. I was scared that I had underestimated Trump’s...
Murder in Mexico: The Dangers of Journalism
Since the beginning of 2020, six journalists have been murdered in Mexico. In the afternoon on September 9th, the latest victim—Julio Valdivia—was found decapitated in Veracruz near railroad tracks. He was a veteran reporter who had been working for over two decades,...
ECOWAS: A Useful Ally to the UN and AU in the Fight for West African Democracy
Unfortunately, during the decades since many African countries have gained independence, their politics have been characterized by corruption and instability. Such political instability seems poised to continue with the most recent example of the coup in Mali in...
Is This America?
For the 2019-2020 academic year, I decided to study abroad in Glasgow, Scotland. Sadly, coronavirus cut my year abroad short as I was called back to the U.S. in early March. Following my return, American anti-lockdown and anti-mask protests commenced. These...
Coping with Covid-19
This year has been unlike any other I can remember in my 20 years of life. Yet, as we continue to progress through what feels like the worst year in our generations’ collective lives, I feel it’s important to remember the silver-linings. Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted...
2020, What a Year!
The effect of COVID on the daily lives of people around the globe have induced a variety of reactions. I have found it, however, to not be so bad with a few exceptions. The line between professional and personal life has become much more blurred as both take place...
A False Protagonist: Turkish Duplicity is Undermining NATO
(Image Credit: Vitaly V. Kuzmin) When Turkey joined NATO back in 1952 it did so alongside Greece, its primordial enemy. The aim was to constrain their historical hostility and to box in an expanding Soviet Union. The latter objective was met. Turkey and Greece were...
Modernization of the People’s Liberation Army: China’s Push for a World-Class Military
In recent years the People’s Republic of China has undergone a notable rise in the arena of global politics. China’s influential growth can be observed in various fields, from their economic partnerships and foreign investments to their participation in...
A Generation Aggrieved
Now more than ever before, my peers are showing engagement with the political system, the concepts of justice, and are finally realizing that they, too, have grievances they wish to be aired. The reality that something is wrong is inescapable. Sixty years ago, racism...
My 2020
As I sit here watching the final presidential debate, I continue to realize how different 2020 has been from any other year I have experienced. The first section of the debate covered the coronavirus pandemic, which truly showcases how important this issue is to the...
Uncertainty of the Future: 2020’s Effect on American Society
The signs that 2020 was going to be a year of turmoil started merely three days after the start of the new year with the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, sparking a very tense standoff between Iran and the United States. I remember vividly the remarks on social...
Belarus’ Legitimacy Crisis: Warnings to Heed
Backsliding: Autocracy Rising For the last twenty-six years, Alexander Lukashenko has served as President of Belarus. Although originally constrained to two five-year terms, Lukashenko has used illegitimate constitutional referendums to heighten the executive power...
Why I Am So “Anti-Fake News”
After the 2016 election, I received an email from Twitter. Upon reading, I found out that I had been affected by a propaganda effort by a Russian government-linked organization known as the Internet Research Agency (IRA). I was one of the people who directly engaged...
The Showdown Between the US and China in the South China Sea
The South China Sea has been a point of friction between two increasingly confrontational world powers: the US and China. While the latter claims most of the sea as part of its territory, the US views this claim as Chinese expansionist rhetoric and recognizes...
Abrupt Departure: A View from Spring 2020
This reflection was written by, and posted on the behalf of, Alyssa Lennon.My final semester at Towson left me without much of the closure that I wanted to gain during my final year of undergraduate studies. When we received the email on Tuesday, March 10th that...
Abrupt Departure: A View from Spring 2020
My final semester at Towson left me without much of the closure that I wanted to gain during my final year of undergraduate studies. When we received the email on Tuesday, March 10th that classes were cancelled through spring break, I went back to my on-campus...
The Fallacy of Winners and Losers in a Globalized Society: A Perspective on The United States and China’s Phase-One Economic and Trade Agreement
The United States and China are, respectively, the two largest economies in the world. Accounting for roughly 15.2% of global gross domestic product (GDP), the United States boasts a GDP of $19.39 trillion as of 2018, with China at $14.3 trillion GDP.[1] However,...
Crude Americanism
Going without a mask in private businesses is a civil liberty, but being processed in the courts instead of executed is not. It matters if a mask is the reason you can’t breathe, but not if the reason is a knee on your neck. We champion freedom at all times and...
