- CHINA: Chinese military unveils the most powerful naval gun on the planet (CNBC)
- UNITED STATES: American intelligence chiefs contradict Trump's foreign policy assertions (Salon)
- MEXICO: Inside El Chapo's Robin Hood-like mystique in Mexico (Reuters)
- INDIA: Mother, suspected of being a witch, burned along with her four kids (BBC News)
- AUSTRALIA: Summer heat so extreme that snakes are seeking refuge indoors (ScienceAlert)
- UNITED KINGDOM: Scottish MPs say a Scottish independence referendum is "an option" post-Brexit (Bloomberg)
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Global News 1.30
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Week 2: Israel
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Jaffa, Israel |
Week 2: Israel
Mon 1.28/Wed 1.30
Class: Syllabus review; Introductions, Lecture—“The Great World Affairs Quiz"
Upcoming:
Week 3: Brazil
Mon 2.4/Wed 2.6
Read: eR—“American Ignorance” (InsideHigherEd), “Many of Trump’s Supporters Never Left Their Hometowns” (The Atlantic), “Opinion: Americans Need to Consume More Foreign News” (The Daily Northwestern), “Most Young Americans Can't Pass a Test on Global Affairs—Can You?” (National Geographic)
Class: Presentation sign-ups; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look,” “You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing”
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Week 1: Chile
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