What IR means to me

International Relations has always been an interesting topic for me, not only because I enjoy learning what’s happening internationally, but because it’s exciting to know I can have an effect on the world and vice versa.  What products I choose to buy, the ways protect the environment, or my actions to support the troops overseas [...]

The Media and International Financial Institutions

How are international financial institutions such as the World Bank or International Monetary Fund portrayed in the media? Many of the recent news articles on Google News do not portray the IMF or the World Bank in a purely negative or positive way; rather, all of the articles in the media concerning the IMF and [...]

The Media and Ends/Rules Based Actions

While it is difficult to analyze media coverage in terms of an ends-based or rules-based perspective, it is certainly possible.  Such philosophical traditions can be applied to media coverage especially during times of war.  Hypothetically speaking, let’s say the United States is involved in a war overseas that so far has been in its favor.  [...]