By Natalie Maier The U.S. is considering sanctions against Saudi Arabia in response to the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump has said very little to condemn the kingdom for the murder, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on October 23 that the U.S. maintains “a strong partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” As details of Khashoggi’s death have continued to unfold with little reaction from the U.S., the silence begs the question – will the U.S. take legal action, and, if so, how? In addition to revoking visas of the 21 Saudi nationals allegedly involved in the murder, Pompeo said that…

By Isaac Signorelli  Generally speaking, “currency substitution” occurs when one nation (the domestic nation) uses another country’s (the foreign nation’s) currency as their domestic legal tender. Because of this, the domestic nation will generally not have its own central bank, meaning their currency cannot be backed by their government. In turn, the domestic nation cannot borrow money from the international capital markets without having large reserves. This term generally has been coined as “Dollarization” because of the vast amount of countries that use the U.S. dollar as their domestic legal tender. The benefit to dollarization is that these countries receive the benefits of stability in the foreign exchange markets, but…

By Shea Fanelli The Organization for Economic Development (OECD) is an international organization which promotes policies to help stimulate economic progress and world trade across borders. The OECD has attempted to accomplish these goals by improving international tax cooperation between countries. By identifying trends in tax planning, the OECD assists governments in recognizing risks and countering international tax avoidance and evasion. Base erosion profit shifting (BEPS) refers to “tax planning strategies that exploit gaps” in the architecture of the international tax system to artificially shift profits to places where there is little or no economic activity or taxation. In other words, these tax planning strategies “move” profits across borders to…

By Mirza Hadzic This summer, Russia is hosting the FIFA World Cup, and some are already predicting it to be a disaster.  In 2010, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association(“FIFA”) selected Russia to host the 2018 World Cup.  Since FIFA’s controversial selection, there has been an intense public discussion about moving the tournament to another country. Critics have cited racism, doping, and a wide array of other political reasons Russia should have been stripped from hosting the tournament.  Nonetheless, FIFA declined all requests for the tournament to be moved and the World Cup is still scheduled to take place in Russia from June 14 to July 15.

By Marissa Perry Sharpe On Friday, March 24, millions of kids and allies marched for what was said to be the “biggest gun control protest in a generation.” While in America the protest stems from issues with the application of the 2ndAmendment of the U.S Constitution, places like London, Paris, Mauritius, Tokyo, Stockholm, Sydney, Geneva, Mumbai and Berlin also marched in solidarity.

By Athena Pantelopoulos Since the announcement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement in November 2017, the world has been abuzz with royal wedding excitement. With a wedding date set for May 19, 2018, Meghan Markle is soon to become the second American and first person of mixed race heritage to marry into the British Royal Family. A generation ago, it simply would not have been that a divorced, mixed race, Hollywood actress would marry the son of the next King of England.

By Joshua Caron He has links to La Cosa Nostra and the Russian mafia, his own criminal record, and accolades from the former U.S. Attorney General? Felix Sater describes himself simply as a “business man.” He was born in Russia and raised in Brooklyn, NY. So what makes him so interesting? Sater started out as a successful Wall Street broker in the early nineties, but that career ended abruptly when he stabbed another broker in the face with a broken martini glass during a bar fight. The victim suffered a laceration that required 110 stitches and Sater received a year prison sentence. Following his prison stint, Sater returned to Wall…

By Sarah Purtill In today’s world, it is easier and easier to stay connected with people who are halfway across the world. Social media and a globalizing economy have created new methods of business, trade and socialization resulting in vast amounts of communication and effecting global commerce. Like her or hate her, Kim Kardashian has capitalized on social media platforms and the globalizing economy.

By Caroline Bertholf The land on which we live is extremely valuable. Few people understand, appreciate, and respect its value more than the Haudenosaunee. The Haudenosaunee make up the six nation Confederacy, known by Americans and Canadians as the Iroquois Confederacy. They are known as a peaceful people both in the United States and on international platforms. The “Central Fire,” which is the Capital of the Haudenosaunee, is located in the Onondaga Nation.

By Michael Canavan Twenty years ago, the three hundred mile stretch of fortifications, guard towers, and military checkpoints separating the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland was one of the most foreboding international boundaries in the world. But since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, finally ending the decades of sectarian violence known as the Troubles between the predominately Catholic nationalists seeking Northern Ireland’s reunification with the south and the largely Protestant unionists fighting to stay in the United Kingdom, today that border is all but invisible. Tens of thousands cross with ease every day, living on one side and working on the other, no customs check…