Category: International Relations

As the Front National licks its post-2017 wounds, anti-immigrant parties make gains across Western Europe

By Elizabeth Strassner on March 13, 2018 Europe, European Union, far right, France, front national, Germany, Italy

France’s far-right party, the Front National, may have been decisively defeated at the polls last May, but the anti-immigrant policies it supports are still attracting voters across Western Europe.

International Relations

VIDEO: Syrian Refugee shares her Motivation Behind her Dancing

By Gerald Harris on March 12, 2018 refugee crisis

A syrian dancer uses her dance to share stories about the crisis in Syria.

Immigration International Relations

Political and Public Pressure Mounts in Europe over Refugee Crisis (Video)

By Clarissa Jones on March 12, 2018 refugee

The future of refugees in Europe hangs in the balance as political leaders and public opinion decides their fate.

Cybersecurity International Relations Russia

50 Shades of Grey: A New Type of War

By Jasmine Khayami on March 11, 2018 russia

Russia’s use of social media and spread of misinformation to sow confusion and doubt in Western is a new type of war, “grey-zone warfare,” that is hard for the U.S. to detect, combat and defeat, experts say.

International Relations

French Youth Vote May Be Key to Front National’s Rebound

By Matthew Sussis on March 11, 2018March 11, 2018 France, front national, le pen, youth

After a crushing electoral defeat in 2017, France’s far-right Front National thinks it can appeal to voters under 40 using both immigration and economic issues to make a political rebound.

International Relations

Predicting the Unpredictable: EUCOM navigates an uncertain time

By David Thill on February 20, 2018 EUCOM

If the late French President Charles de Gaulle hadn’t decided enough was enough in the late 1960s and told the United States military he wanted them off French soil, it’s possible the graduate students of Medill News Service wouldn’t have found themselves in Stuttgart, Germany, Monday, Feb. 12, visiting the United States European Command. But that is where we were, learning not only about EUCOM’s birth, but about the history of its current Stuttgart headquarters at Patch Barracks.

Cybersecurity Immigration International Relations

NATO officials talk about Europe’s refugee crisis and the US’s role in the organization

By Ricky Zipp, Jenny Gu and Jasmine Khayami on February 19, 2018February 21, 2018 cybersecurity, national security, NATO

Even though the refugee crisis has swept across multiple NATO countries over the last decade, a senior NATO official said that is not the job of the organization to solve the refugee issues that face these European nations.

International Relations

In nuclear disarmament, a strong position from Trudeau may be against Canada’s best interests

By David Thill on February 7, 2018 nuclear

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken a noticeably softer stance on issues of nuclear disarmament than his father.

The North Korean flag in Pyongyang.(stephan/via Flickr)

International Relations

Is North Korea more than a nuclear threat?

By Oyin Falana on January 25, 2018 North Korea

While North Korea’s nuclear tests and threats continue to be a priority for the U.S. some experts warn not to ignore the biological, chemical and cyber capabilities of the regime.

International Relations

Tillerson seeks stronger relationship with India, criticizes China

By Oyin Falana on November 7, 2017 Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for stronger U.S.-India economic and military relations Wednesday in advance of his visit to the country next week and criticized China’s “provocative actions” in the South China Sea.