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The Soapbox: Shipwreck in Italy, outcry after Australian murder, Germany’s feminist foreign policy

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor March 3, 2023

In Italy, a shipwreck kills dozens of migrants A wooden boat carrying migrants from Turkey to Europe crashed near the southern coast of Italy on Sunday, killing at least 67 including...

An illustration of a wooden box in a park. A pair of legs with blue jeans and black Converse sneakers stands on top of the box. The box reads “WSN.”

The Soapbox: Barcelona cuts ties with Israel, France-Algeria relations, African extremist groups

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy News Editor February 10, 2023

In Spain, Barcelona mayor cuts ties with Israel Ada Colau, the mayor of Barcelona, has severed her city’s relations with Tel Aviv and Gaza, ending a 25-year-long joint agreement...

Westgate Shopping Center attack incentive for counterterror plans

Westgate Shopping Center attack incentive for counterterror plans

September 24, 2013
After the al-Shabab attack on the Westgate Shopping Center in Nairobi, Kenya, the government needs to consider its counterterror efforts.
United States is left with no good option concerning Syria

United States is left with no good option concerning Syria

September 2, 2013
The debate over U.S. intervention in Syria presents a Catch 22, as both action and inaction could do more harm than good in the war-ridden nation.