I. Introduction China, the United States, and Russia are three of the most influential countries in the world today. Their interactions and rivalries significantly shape global politics, economics, and security dynamics. This article explores the comparative strengths and strategies of these nations across various domains. II. Historical Context China: Ancient to Modern: China’s civilization dates […]
Cambodia In Focus
Heir to the ancient Khmer Empire, modern-day Cambodia is now benefiting from relative stability, having endured civil war and the murderous rule of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970’s. The economy is dominated by garment-making, but tourism is expanding, and Cambodia hopes to tap into offshore oil and gas reserves and draw in overseas investment […]
The War Powers Act
The War Powers Act (War Powers Resolution of 1973). Intending to limit the President’s authority to wage war and reasserted its authority over foreign wars. It was prompted by news leaking out that President Nixon conducted secret bombings of Cambodia during the Vietnam War without notifying Congress. President Nixon vetoed the bill. However, Congress overrode […]
Article V
Article V of the Constitution says how the Constitution can be amended—that is, how provisions can be added to the text of the Constitution. The Constitution is not easy to amend: only twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution since it was adopted. Article V spells out a few different ways in which the […]
DNA Says You’re Related To A Viking
The DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. People started comparing their own DNA with that of the 14th-century German Jews, finding many “matches.” These medieval individuals had DNA fragments shared with thousands of people who have uploaded their DNA sequence to an online database, the same way you […]