“They are called security companies. They are not called violate-the-law companies.”
Jawad al-Bolani,
Iraqi Interior Minister
Join us this Wednesday, October 1 at 7PM in CAS 326 as we simulate the United Nations Security Council as it decides the role of private military corporations (PMCs).
With great honor, I declare that as of today our dear country has joined the nuclear club of nations and can produce nuclear fuel on an industrial scale…
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
Join us this Wednesday, September 24 at 7PM in CAS 326, and participate in a special summit of the G8 states to debate the status of Iran’s nuclear program.
It should be the policy of the United States [...] to seek a peaceful transition to democracy and a resumption of economic growth in Cuba through the careful application of sanctions directed at the Castro government and support for the Cuban people…
Join us this Wednesday, September 17 at 7PM in CAS 326, and act as a delegate in a US Joint Congressional Session debate either for or against the lift of the US embargo on Cuba.
We hope you’re enjoying getting settled in and finding your new (or old) routine. Join us for the first meeting of the semester Wednesday, September 10th at 7pm in room 105 of SMG. Here’s your chance to find out how to get involved, talk to veteran club members and take part in a lively debate about the current situation in Georgia.
SPLASH participants: we will be drawing names for the iPod giveaway, but you must be present to win.
Interrupting the traditional peace of the Olympics this year was a massive Russian troop movement into disputed regions of Georgia upon claims of Russian citizens in South Ossetia. Threats flying back and forth between the US and the former Soviet monolith reminded many of the Cold War.
Although the brief and intense political action resulted in the Russian withdrawal of troops, this overnight escalation demands the exploration of the Georgian issue in order to prevent potentially more devastating international conflict in the future. (See video, time line, and further background info after the jump.) Read the rest of this entry »
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