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-7 posts tagged "international politics"
Pablo Lacayo | Wednesday, February 1, 2023
As we settle into 2023, American politics has really simmered down to a near standstill. The country just emerged from the most enigmatic midterm cycle in recent history, with voters rebuking President Biden’s administration just enough to flip the balance of the House of Representatives while simultaneously giving the White House symbolic victories like a
BridgeND | Tuesday, November 1, 2022
I never thought I could feel sorry for a murderer. But, sitting across from Anthony, I did not see a convicted killer. Instead, I looked into the haunted eyes of a forgotten kid trapped in a perpetual cycle of abuse, drugs and violence. I saw regret across the face of a young man who, as
Pablo Lacayo | Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Western consensus with regard to how a country’s government should run places great emphasis on the value of representative democracy. In their eyes, some semblance of a democratic republic is the best way for a country to organize its governance. Monarchy is permissible, if and only if it is constitutional and the powers of
Trevor Lwere | Monday, March 28, 2022
The war in Ukraine has brought the subject of an imminent new, multipolar world order back to the center of the discussion in international politics. The United States, an actor in this conflict, has cast the war as a battle of a democracy and a rules-based world over against autocracy. Such language is intended to
Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 21, 2022
Russia’s brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has united the free world with the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian state. 20,000 foreign volunteers have joined Ukraine’s Legion of Territorial Defense and funding has poured in for humanitarian assistance and the Ukrainian military. On our campus, thanks to the generosity of the Notre Dame community, the Ukrainian
Adriana Perez | Monday, November 15, 2021
In October 2010, Sudanese bishops visited Notre Dame 100 days before a referendum vote in which citizens of southern Sudan would be able to decide whether they wanted to secede from the north. The delegation of the Sudan Conference of Catholic Bishops sought to reach out to the Catholic community in the U.S. to ensure
BridgeND | Friday, October 1, 2021
On the last day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, I was excited to see that the United States had passed China for the most gold medals won. It was a reassurance that the US was still superior on the world stage of international athletics. After all, dominance is what we have been accustomed to, but