Gregory Ferguson

June 6, 2013

Current Events 101

By Gregory Ferguson

Iraq has seen increasingly dramatic rises in violence recently, as ethnic, religious and political divisions continue to tear apart the country. Incidents of fighting and attacks have led to a growing number of casualtie...

May 29, 2013

Current Events 101: China, Japan reopen old wounds over territory, war

By Gregory Ferguson

Tensions have recently arisen between the People’s Republic of China and Japan as a result of territorial disputes, changes in leadership and the ever-present acrimony of historical grievances.  In dispute is a small,...

May 13, 2013

CURRENT EVENTS 101:

By Gregory Ferguson

Attention has once again been drawn to the Guantanamo Bay detention center as inmates stage a mass hunger strike to protest their captivity, which has sparked further controversy as guards have taken up the practice of f...

April 29, 2013

UCSB Professor Cohen Weighs In on North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

By Gregory Ferguson

Saber-rattling can once again be heard reverberating from the Korean Peninsula as the North Korean government renews its aggressive rhetoric against its southern counterpart and American ally. The country has threatened ...