by Heather Hastie | Mar 10, 2018 | Asia, International Politics, US Politics
Since long before he became president, Donald Trump has been attacking and insulting Kim Jong-un and North Korea. CNN has a new article that’s a compilation of ‘All the times President Trump has insulted North Korea’. As you can imagine,...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 7, 2018 | Economics, International Politics, US Politics
Last week President Trump announced that he was putting a 25% tariff on all imports of steel to the US, and 10% on all imports of aluminium. There would be no exceptions. The announcement was quite sudden, with virtually no consultation. Trump is making the move using...
by Heather Hastie | Jul 14, 2017 | International Politics, Sport
Qatar is building a series of amazing venues for both the 2022 Soccer World Cup and their country in general (i.e. not specifically for the World Cup). As hosts of the cup they naturally want their country to look its best when it’s on display to the world. And...
by Heather Hastie | May 3, 2017 | Asia, International Politics, USA
On Saturday morning New Zealand time, North Korea carried out its latest missile test – a modified mobile Scud which it launched towards the Sea of Japan. The test was a failure – the missile blew up over North Korean territory. The fact there was a test,...
