The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a new Trump Administration rule regarding immigration in the United States. This new rule prevents many people at the US-Mexican border from claiming asylum. The current White House policy aims to deny asylum to anyone who is passing through a safe country that is on the way to the US-Mexican border. The U.S. government… Read more »
Venezuela has faced many problems in the past months, including, sanctions on its oil, hyperinflation, and major political unrest. This political unrest is due to the intranational and international approval and disapproval over Juan Guaido’s attempt to topple Nicolas Maduro’s presidency by garnering military support. The United States and over 50 countries support Guaido as the leader of Venezuela whereas… Read more »
The United States has recently been in talks with the government of Saudi Arabia over the issue of nuclear technology. The Saudi government has been seeking the technology from the US, which it claims is solely for use by the civilian energy sector. However, they have refused multiple requests by the US to comply with comprehensive nonproliferation rules, such as… Read more »
I played the UNHCR in the simulation, and I felt comfortable in this role. It wasn’t as stressful as some of the other roles in the simulation, but it was still stressful at times. I felt that sometimes we were being pulled every which way, and everyone was annoyed with us at one time or another. It was difficult being… Read more »
With things heating up in Venezuela, the world has its eyes on the aggressive actions that Guaido has been vocally portrayed online. This past week, Guaido made a video outside of the airbase in Venezuela saying for Maduro to step down because he no longer has military support from his own country. Guaido had Venezuelan soldiers standing behind him, with… Read more »
Honduras was trying to pass a bill for new health and education reforms. However, it was meet with intense backlash from both communities who believe the bills will cause privatization and a loss of jobs. There have been mass protests which have escalated into violence. Protestors carrying stones, sticks and Molotov cocktails. The class with police has left 3 people… Read more »
I believe that the refugee crisis simulation was very successful. The first day, it did not seem like anyone would be able to agree upon any suggestion for a solution to the crisis. Even though, I did not speak out loud in front of the group, I was active in the informal discussion and negotiations. I specifically talked to the… Read more »
I played the role of Budan in the simulation. Budan was the country that had fleeing Rubit citizens, and the goal of the conference was to come up with a solution for the refugees. From the standpoint of Budan they were choosing to leave on their free will, but almost all the other parties present at the conference (except Malil)… Read more »
During the simulation, I had the role of being the spokesperson for the country of Budan. Throughout the meetings, I stood up and verbally spoke in front of the room and also discussed with the other countries and NGO’s to form resolutions to the situation at hand. By being outspoken during the sessions, I was able to participate in a… Read more »
Mexico has detained nearly 400 Central American migrants who were traveling through the south of the country trying to reach the US-Mexico border. Monday’s operation in Chipas state targeted a group of 3000 migrants which included small children. Officials have said those detained refused to apply for visas. Mexico is under pressure from the US to stem the flow of… Read more »