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Fog of War: Examining the Authorization for Use of Military Force

With only one vote in opposition, the United States Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force in 2001 to wage war against those responsible for the terrorist attacks of 9/11. In this era of endless conflict, how have the traditional war powers of Congress slowly shifted to the Presidency?

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Was the Syria Strike illegal? Explaining the International Law of Warfare

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released The recent US missile attack against the sovereign state of Syria was an act of aggression bearing distinct resemblance to the strike on Iraq in 2003. On April 6, 2017, the United States military dropped nearly 60 cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield;… Read more »

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Centralizing the Police Force: What It Means For Mexico’s Narco Violence

  It is a well-known fact to Mexican citizens, journalists and academics that, beginning 2007 when former President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels, Mexico became an extremely violent country: going from an average of 9,000 people killed a year to over 27,000. While the country’s murder rate still lags behind that of… Read more »