By Wilson Alexander | Contributor The events of the last twelve months (Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the escalating tensions in North Korea, to name a few) have brought uncertainty to the global political landscape, unknown since perhaps the end of the Cold War. The current world order, ...
By Wilson Alexander | Echo Virtually every country on the planet can be divided into different regions based on geography, language or ethnicity, but in some countries the differences between these areas is more pronounced than in others. Spain is one such nation. Each of the Spanish "Autonomias," ...
By Wilson Alexander | Contributor North Korea is one of most well-known but least understood countries in the world. Everyone is familiar with this stretch of land on the Korean peninsula and its dictator, Kim Jong-un, but no one knows exactly what goes on inside those borders. However, the international ...
By Wilson Alexander | Contributor Fidel Castro was a man of contradictions. He led an insurgency to liberate oppressed Cubans and upon winning, kept all the power to himself. He criticized the United States as an evil empire but leaned on the Soviet Union for economic support. He improved the lives ...
By Wilson Alexander | Contributor Donald Trump's win in the 2016 presidential election is a tremendous upset that has polarized America and the world. It also has the potential to significantly change some elements of U.S. foreign policy, especially relations with Mexico and Russia, trade policy and ...
By Wilson Alexander | Contributor This is the first entry in a bi-weekly news column on world events. In a stunning upset that was reminiscent of the Brexit vote earlier this summer, citizens of Colombia rejected a peace treaty that would have ended the 52-year war between the government and the Revolutionary ...
By Wilson Alexander | Contributor One of the many iconic moments of the 2016 Summer Games was American swimmer Lilly King wagging her finger at Russian Yulia Efimova and then calling her out in the media for using performance-enhancing drugs. King would go on to win their showdown in the 100m breaststroke, ...
By Wilson Alexander | Contributor The game of football is at a crossroads. Another NFL season is in the books, and although Super Bowl 50 is likely to be the most-watched TV event of the year and the League's revenue is higher than it has ever been, dark clouds are gathering on the horizon for the ...
By Wilson Alexander | Echo The king is dead. After nine consecutive years of competing in the college football national championship game, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) has failed to play for the crown the past two years. While this by no means signals the conference's downfall, it represents a ...
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