November 2018 - Brian F. Bridgeforth

Russia Escalates Tensions with the Ukraine by Seizing Ships

November 30, 2018

Russia escalated tensions in its ongoing campaign against the Ukraine by confiscating two Ukrainian military vessels and a tug boat that tried to enter the Azov Sea through the Kerch Strait in Crimea on November …

The Murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the U.S./Saudi Relationship

November 25, 2018

The journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to finalize a divorce before he was due to be married to a new wife the following day. His fiancée …

Michael Cohen’s Damning Testimony Against Trump

March 6, 2019

Last week while President Trump was attending the failed negotiations with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, his former lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, gave damning testimony in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. ...
The Hanoi Summit Ends Without a Deal

March 1, 2019

It can be argued that Donald Trump really needed badly to come home from the historic Hanoi Summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un with a deal. The summit was overshadowed by Trump’s domestic woes ...
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Wins a Second Term

February 27, 2019

Nigerians went to the polls on February 23 and reelected their president, Muhammadu Buhari. The outcome was uncertain going into election day as Buhari was in a close race with his main rival, Atiku Abubakar, ...
The End of the INF Treaty

February 25, 2019

After announcing his intentions of withdrawing from the INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty) in October, President Donald Trump officially began the process of U.S. withdrawal on February 2. President Trump cited Russia’s alleged violations ...
Congo’s New President: Félix Tshisekedi

February 9, 2019

The Democratic Republic of Congo finally has a new leader after years of misrule by Joseph Kabila. On January 24, Félix Tshisekedi was sworn in as the country’s new leader, however, his legitimacy is a ...