Last Week in Foreign Affairs (April 1 - April 7)

The United States labels the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika steps down after 20 years in office.

GlobalShawn GilloolyApril 8, 2019Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (March 18 - March 24)

Cyclone Idai devastates Mozambique and other East African nations, over a million pro-Europe demonstrators fill the streets of London, and Thailand delays election results.

GlobalShawn GilloolyMarch 25, 2019Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (February 18 - February 24)

Egypt’s Parliament votes to extend presidential term limits and centralize authority, and toxic moonshine kills upwards of 150 Indians.

GlobalShawn GilloolyFebruary 25, 2019Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (February 11 - February 17)

Last week across the world, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election scheduled for April, while the Nigerian government delayed its presidential and national assembly contests at the last minute.

GlobalShawn GilloolyFebruary 18, 2019Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (January 28 - February 3)

The US and Russia suspend a nuclear treaty, ISIS loses ground in Syria, and Pope Francis makes a historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula.

GlobalShawn GilloolyFebruary 4, 2019Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (January 21 - January 27)

Israel and Iran exchange rocket fire, Queen Elizabeth II issues a rare political statement, and Venezuela continues to grapple with a presidency currently being claimed by two politicians.

GlobalShawn GilloolyJanuary 28, 2019Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (January 7 - January 13)

Mexico’s gas shortage worsens, the British Parliament’s Brexit woes continue, and the Canadian government moves to accept one million immigrants over the next three years.

GlobalShawn GilloolyJanuary 14, 2019Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (November 26 - December 2)

The “yellow vest protests” in France continue into a third week, Mexico and Spain see changes in political leadership, and Qatar leaves OPEC.

GlobalShawn GilloolyDecember 3, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (November 19 - November 25)

Last week, EU leaders approved Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan, the President of Taiwan resigned from leading her party, and an American missionary was killed by the Sentinelese after circumventing Indian military patrols to visit the island inhabited by the tribe.

GlobalShawn GilloolyNovember 26, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (November 5 - November 11)

Last week across the world saw deadly floods in Italy, Ethiopia appointing its first female President, and electricity returns to residents of the Gaza Strip.

GlobalShawn GilloolyNovember 12, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (October 22 - October 28)

This past week, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Brazilian presidential election, over 30 missiles were fired into Israel from the Gaza, and the Koreas officially demilitarized the Joint Security Area.

GlobalShawn GilloolyOctober 29, 2018Comment

Why the Supreme Court Must Change

“This country requires such an institutionalized and legitimate judiciary body at the highest level to interpret our Constitution; nothing would get done in its absence. Still, things don’t have to be the way they are simply because that’s the way they’ve been.”

Columns, OpinionShawn GilloolyOctober 17, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (October 1 - October 7)

Last week, a Saudi-American journalist and the Chinese head of Interpol went missing, and many suspect at the hands of their respective governments. This week’s foreign policy recap discusses the disappearances, the upcoming Brazil elections, and more.

GlobalShawn GilloolyOctober 8, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (September 24 - September 30)

Last week across the world, a tsunami in Indonesia killed an estimated 1,000+ residents, Macedonia continues to battle Greece and Russia in its quest to join the European Union, and another particularly fiery round of Gaza protests results in the deaths of six Palestinian demonstrators.

GlobalShawn GilloolyOctober 1, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (September 17 - September 23)

A Ugandan MP returns home to face charges of treason, Cuba continues to deny involvement in mystery illnesses of American Embassy employees, the EU denies the Brexit Chequers Plan, and the Maldives hold elections that could decide the fate of a burgeoning democracy.

GlobalShawn GilloolySeptember 24, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (September 10 - September 16)

China and Russia stage joint military exercises, Egyptian courts sentence 75 people to death for alleged roles in 2013’s demonstrations, and another shooting carried out by an organized crime syndicate strikes Mexico City.

GlobalShawn GilloolySeptember 17, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (September 3 - September 9)

Sweden’s far-right party picks up seats in parliamentary elections, India’s Supreme Court decriminalizes gay sex, and American government officials meet with Venezuelan rebels.

GlobalShawn GilloolySeptember 10, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (August 27-September 2)

“China came under fire on Friday in a new United Nations report detailing the horrors of Uyghur “re-education” camps that are found in the country’s westernmost provinces.”

GlobalShawn GilloolySeptember 3, 2018Comment

Last Week in Foreign Affairs (August 20-August 27)

GlobalShawn GilloolyAugust 28, 2018Comment

A Flaw in the System

“Applying strict interpretations of the Constitution to modern-day problems can lead to unforeseen and even dangerous circumstances.”

NationalShawn GilloolyAugust 23, 2018Comment