After an enemy nation is defeated, the victor typically seeks to benefit under the adage “to the victor belong the spoils.” For example, Hitler committed suicide in April 1945 just as the European theater in World War II was ending in an Allied victory. The U.S. and the Soviet Union then began a furious attempt […]
International
Mexico Travel Warnings Complicate Spring Break
Despite an ongoing violent drug war, Mexico continues to be one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. While Acapulco has fallen from the travel radar due to an astronomical murder rate since 2005, places like Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, and Cancun have remained largely untouched. However, that all changed when a […]
Xi Jinping Consolidates Power as China Expands
China continues to stake out an expansionist role on the world stage, while the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to mold a more restrictive internal atmosphere, according to Eleanor Albert and Beina Xu in a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) background report. The report not only explores the influence of current President Xi Jinping, but […]
Putin’s New Missile Challenge Aimed at U.S. Defenses
Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has produced indomitable weapons of mass destruction. Putin’s annual speech on March 1 suggested Russia had created new cruise missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and hypersonic missiles, as well as underwater drones. Putin also suggested that Russia’s weaponry was so innovative that anti-missile defense systems cannot counter […]
Initial Reaction Mixed on Trump, North Korea Meeting
The announcement March 8 that President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has already met with a wide variety of opinions and pontifications. Although details are up in the air as far as the “when” and “where” of this first-ever meeting, late night and early morning reaction was in high gear. […]