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Mason Stauffer
Halfway through earning a master’s in national security at the Institute of World Politics, Mason Stauffer is part of The American Spectator’s 2023 intern class. When he isn’t preparing for his future career in the national security sector, Mason can usually be found hiking through the National Park System or playing his trumpet.
by | Jul 11, 2023

This year has seen the entertainment giant Disney lay off thousands of its employees. Now those cuts have affected Disney-owned National Geographic, one of America’s most-read magazines. (RELATED: Disney Is Going to Lose (Again) to Florida and Ron DeSantis) Earlier…

by | Jul 6, 2023

Almost 10 years have passed since President Barack Obama made his vow: “Our objective is clear: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy, ISIL.” Yet the terrorist group — also known as ISIS — continues to engage American troops in combat,…

by | Jun 22, 2023

The National Liberation Army (ELN) — a Marxist insurgency group that formed in the early ’60s — and the Colombian government agreed to the longest ceasefire in their history earlier this month, reports CNN. Though ELN and Columbia, which was…

by | Jun 20, 2023

Last week, Filipino troops conducted a successful raid against two terrorists who led the East Asian branch of ISIS. The Philippines is the United States’ oldest ally in the Indo-Pacific, and as U.S. forces conducted 38 operations against the Islamic…

by | Jun 16, 2023

Honduras opened a new embassy in China this week. The move was a response to the opening of a Chinese embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras’ capital, reports the South China Morning Post. Predicated upon Honduras removing its recognition of Taiwan, these…

by | Jun 12, 2023

“The Ukrainian #counteroffensive has begun.” tweeted the D.C.-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War on June 8. With $75 billion going from Washington to Ukraine since the February 2022 invasion, reports that armored American Bradley Fighting Vehicles…

by | Jun 9, 2023

On June 6, Tokyo announced it will join Australia and the United States in building a $95 million undersea cable to counter China, according to ABC News. This development follows a string of American actions extending influence in the Pacific…

by | Jun 7, 2023

Facebook and Instagram may remove news articles from their websites in California if a new bill, the California Journalism Preservation Act, passes into state law. The act would tax the profits social media platforms make from publishing news content, reports…

by | Jun 1, 2023

Incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent electoral victory ensures that Sweden will, for now, continue to remain outside of NATO. With the U.S. funding over 16 percent of the alliance’s budget, and an ongoing war in Ukraine that could…

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