The International Affairs Association

            To start off my first blog, I wanted to reflect on the conflict that occurred in South Ossetia about a year ago and its lessons for American foreign policy.  You might be wondering exactly why I am reflecting on an event largely in the past.  The reason I’m doing so is that I was [...]

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Not one to deviate from the status quo, I would like to stick with the topic of the UN General Assembly. Of the numerous issues that were brought up, I would like to write about the issue of nuclear disarmament.
The Security Council adopted a resolution that pushed for nuclear disarmament. It is no doubt [...]

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Thanks in part to Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ the West generally shares a plain view of North Korea: it is a malicious non-democratic country with an irrational leader that can never be trusted. This argument gained popularity especially in 2003 when the country left the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and again in May 2009 when it [...]

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Slowly, people are beginning to realize that global warming isn’t just about displaced polar bears (although the poor animals already have it quite bad on our account). Sea levels continue to rise, and reputed scientists continue to predict extinctions, changes in agricultures and livelihoods. Barack Obama stated this past week that the world needs to [...]

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Welcome back!
Hey everyone, welcome or welcome back to Penn and to the IAA!  This year promises to literally be the best in IAA history, with a ton of programs, events and ideas implemented over the course of the year.  I’m really excited about what we will all achieve together, and I hope you are too! [...]

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