August 2017 – Brian F. Bridgeforth

Trump and the Violence in Charlottesville

August 12, 2017

Quite literally within eyesight of Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson who wrote the soaring words that “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence, America’s image was scarred yet again with racially

The Monroe Doctrine

August 2, 2017

Until the Monroe Doctrine was proclaimed, America had chosen to stay clear of the power struggles between the nations of Europe with what amounted to an isolationist foreign policy. Content in not become with European

The Doklam Border Dispute

August 2, 2017

In one of the most isolated spots on earth a border dispute is simmering in a region called the Doklam. The Doklam is where three international borders come together—India, China, and Bhutan. The dispute is

Sharif and the Future of Pakistan

August 2, 2017

In April of 2016, 11 million documents were leaked to the public revealing many illicit links between political and business leaders around the world. The documents became known as the Panama Papers after the Panamanian