by robbensh | Mar 19, 2020 | International Affairs, Rob Bensh
The world’s political landscape greatly changed in 2019 when dozens of nations around the globe voted. While countries such as Canada and Nigeria opted to maintain the status quo and re-elected their leaders, other nations like Ukraine replaced their existing...
by robbensh | Mar 16, 2020 | International Affairs, Rob Bensh
Italy is one of the European countries that has been hit the hardest by the spread of the coronavirus. Since March 9th, the citizens of Italy have been ordered to stay inside. Citizens of Italy are forbidden from leaving their homes unless they are going to and from...
by robbensh | Feb 21, 2020 | International Affairs, Rob Bensh
There is currently an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, according to BBC. At present, 6.7 million Yemenis are at immediate risk of falling into a state of famine due to the last three years of civil war between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed coalition forces....
by robbensh | Feb 2, 2020 | International Affairs, Rob Bensh
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom made history. On that date, the UK became the first country to ever leave the European Union. This move fulfilled the promise made about a referendum that was held years ago. It took over 1,100 days and multiple prime ministers...
by robbensh | Dec 28, 2019 | International Affairs, Rob Bensh
Undoubtedly, 2019 was a year marked by widespread protests on a global scale. Driven by public responses to large-scale political corruption and harsh austerity measures, pushback against powerful regimes in countries such as China, Iran, and Chile has been one of the...