When contending history, to whom does history belong? Mikhal Dekel, as well as other speakers of the Holocaust Lecture Series, answer this question through their levels of expertise on historical events...
The Vanderbilt chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS) - a national organization that encourages discussions on US foreign policy - hosted an event on April 15th about United States policy towards...
In Biden’s first speech after winning the presidential election, he identified making “America respected around the world again” among his top priorities. Part of this entails increasing the global...
Just 36 days into his presidency, Joe Biden launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria, marking the first major military operation of the new administration. The bombings killed 22 people.
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On Friday, January 3, 2020, an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq killed Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani was the commander of the Quds force, which is a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard concerned with external...
The recess battle over the Iran deal is drawing to a close. With Sen. Mikulski’s commitment to the deal, the Administration has marshaled enough support in the Senate to avoid defeat. With some further...
Nuclear weapons are scary, and the recent negotiations with Iran, as well as Netanyahu’s apocalyptic speech, have thrust nukes back into our minds. The thought of entire cities, states, even countries...
This piece, authored by Emily Stewart '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue.
Despite its brevity, the phone call that took place on September 27th between President Barack Obama and President Hassan...
With such a vast amount of controversy swirling over Iran and its nuclear program, it seems almost impossible to decipher which policy option would best serve the United States’ national interest. A...
Following the death of Ambassador Stephens amidst protests across the Middle East, foreign policy has moved front and center in the 2012 presidential campaign. Against this backdrop, Iran looms large.
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