International News Review
I.
USA
a.
Cultural
Awareness
i. Middle East
1.
Islamic
state fighters have invaded Tikrit
2.
The
U.S. assists Iranian officials to help get rid of Islamic State fighters in
Tikrit with the use of airstrikes.
3.
Iraqi
officials view this as the start of their freedom
ii. Israel
1.
President
Obama and Minister Netanyahu have had a moment of tension
2.
Minister
Netanyahu and President Obama are
disagreeing over what measures should be taken with Iran and a nuclear deal
3.
Mr.
Dermer has not supported Obama and continues to push for Minister Netanyahu’s
side of denouncing a nuclear deal with Iran
b.
International
Systems
i. Clean air costs
1.
Supreme
court divided over one of Obama’s environmental initiatives
2.
Environmental
Protection Agency did not think about the punishing costs on industries and
states that they would impose by limiting emissions of toxic chemicals
3.
The
legal question was weather the agency violated the clean air act by failing to
undertake a cost- benefit analysis
4.
Lawyers
in favor of the agency argued that the benefits far outweighed the costs
5.
The
E.P.A has also won a case on limiting power plant pollution and largely
prevailed in a case that limited planet warming greenhouse emissions in 2014
6.
Justice
Breyer said that costs could be considered later on in the process by placing
different power plants under different categories but not all the justices agreed
II.
United
Kingdom
a.
Cultural
Awareness
i. Australia
1.
Australian
officials have stopped several individuals suspected of leaving the country in
attempts to join terror groups
2.
Growing
threat of Australian groups trying to join groups like Islamic State
3.
17
year old teenage stopped at airport
4.
Australia
estimates that about 90 of their citizens have left to join IS
5.
It
is illegal in Australia for citizens to set foot in IS countries and
individuals that do so could spend up to 10 years in jail
b.
International
systems
i. Economy
1.
Leaving
the EU could cost the UK a 2.2% of total output by 2030
2.
But
GDP could rise by 1.6% if the UK negotiated a free trade deal with Europe and
pursued deregulation
3.
A UK
in/ out referendum on EU membership might take place by the end of 2017
4.
Dartmouth
fears EU protectionism hurting the UK in the event of a Brexit were unfounded
5.
UK
and EU would be governed by the World Trde Organization rules and rules set by
global standards setting forums
6.
28
nation EU remains the UK’s most important single exprt market
c.
US/
UK/ EU relations
i. Trade between UK and US
1.
Debate over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
had been oversimplified and misrepresented
2.
The
proposed free trade deal faces opposition across Europe
3.
MPs
want ministers to make an announcement that public services will be protected
4.
EU
and US negotiators hope to agree the partnership by the end of the year
5.
A
controversial part of TTIP involves dispute resolution. This would benefit corporations at the
expense of democracy
6.
There
has not been enough examination for the benefits of TTIP
