Category: Going Global
10/07/09
11:53:15 pm, Categories: Going Global Brian Engelsma
Group Effort
Each week in “Going Global,” a member of the campus International Affairs Association (IAA) will discuss and provide perspective on an international issue. The following is the viewpoint of the author and the author alone. It is not necessarily a representation of the viewpoint of other members of the IAA.
European Integration. One of the most interesting questions our world is facing is what will happen to Europe. With the emergence of the European Union in the last half century, we have seen Europe grow closer than ever before, with many believing that the potential for a unified, supranational state is significant. This presents an interesting question as to what a united Europe means to the rest of the world, in particular to the world’s foremost power: the United States.
04/24/08
Dan Scotto - Group Efort
Each week in “Going Global,” a member of the campus International Affairs Association (IAA) will discuss and provide perspective on an international issue. The following is the viewpoint of the author and the author alone; it is not necessarily a representation of the viewpoint of other members of the IAA.
Terrorism is best discussed under a proper language umbrella.
I reject the term “Islamofascists,” simply because “fascism” is a more specific ideology than simply “evil” or “undesirable,” pointing towards things like hierarchy and centralization. Terrorist groups usually do not fit into that mold.
04/17/08
Dan Scotto - Group Effort
Each week in “Going Global,” a member of the campus International Affairs Association (IAA) will discuss and provide perspective on an international issue. The following is the viewpoint of the author and the author alone; it is not necessarily a representation of the viewpoint of other members of the IAA.
Most people probably remember their high school world history classes only vaguely, but I’m sure that many people recall the lecture on the causes of World War I. Alongside the complex web of alliances, arms races, and imperialist rivalries lies the phenomenon of “nationalism.” A dirty word these days, nationalism propelled countries to fight a bloody war in 1914, which in some ways didn’t end until 1945.
04/10/08
Dan Scotto - Group Effort
Each week in “Going Global,” a member of the campus International Affairs Association (IAA) will discuss and provide perspective on an international issue. The following is the viewpoint of the author and the author alone; it is not necessarily a representation of the viewpoint of other members of the IAA.
Three pieces I read from this week have shaped how I would like to write the remainder of my Going Globals.
I set out this week to explore what I would call the "foreign policy" consensus in American politics. Of course, the internet did its part to dissuade me from writing on the topic. The beginnings of my attempt were feeble, particularly when compared to the heavyweight piece written by Robert Kagan.
03/27/08
Dan Scotto - Group Effort
Each week in “Going Global,” a member of the campus International Affairs Association (IAA) will discuss and provide perspective on an international issue. The following is the viewpoint of the author and the author alone; it is not necessarily a representation of the viewpoint of other members of the IAA.
Attention bargain hunters, particularly those that enjoy the Starbucks coffee brewed in the Uncommon Grounds: you can get roughly 20 oz of coffee for the price of 12. That is, if you take the environmentally friendly route.
Instead of spending the $2 a day on a cup you’ll throw away in an hour, cut your costs in half by filling up a reusable mug. Your beer fund will benefit from your savings, and so will the Earth. Granted, a plastic mug doesn’t scream ‘status symbol’ the way a Starbucks logo does, but you can live without it—if you care.
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