Monthly Archives: October 2021

EU to deploy election observation mission to Venezuela

Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/eu-deploy-election-observation-mission-venezuela-2021-09-29/ With Venezuela’s elections coming up soon, the European Union has sent a number of election observation officials to Venezuela, after receiving an invitation from Venezuela’s National Electoral Council. More than 3,000 government officials are up for election in Venezuela this November. The EU observers are tasked with observing this year’s election, as well as providing insight… Read more »

Mexico cheers imminent U.S. border opening, frets over WHO vaccine rules

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-says-precise-november-us-border-date-be-decided-2021-10-13/ US and Mexican officials have verified that the border will open in early November. The US will only permit WHO (World Health Organization) authorized or US vaccines for travelers. Though this requirement might cause problems due to Mexico primarily using non-WHO approved vaccines. Throughout Mexico over 12 million people have been dosed with the sputnik (russian) vaccine and over… Read more »

US – Taliban Hold First Talks Since Afghanistan Withdrawal

Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/9/us-taliban-to-hold-first-talks-since-afghanistan-withdrawal In the Qatari capital of Doha, both the United States and Taliban Officials have taken the first steps into establishing mutually beneficial relations in the wake of the US abandonment of its military operations in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban, now at the helm of the entirety of Afghan government, have been facing a colossal humanitarian and… Read more »

The Haitian Migration Crisis Will Impact Latin America

Link to Article: https://latinamericanpost.com/38421-the-haitian-migration-crisis-will-impact-latin-america Since the assassination of the Haitian president, Jovenel Moise, on July 7th this past summer, Haiti has been riddled with turmoil and unrest. Consecutive seasonal hurricanes, deep-seeded poverty, and concerns over human rights violations have all culminated into regular migration movements out of Haiti since the 2010 earthquake, consequently creating significant effects on other countries in… Read more »