Reese Erlich

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Reese Erlich’s nationally distributed column, Foreign Correspondent, appears every two weeks in 48 Hills. Erlich is an adjunct professor in International Studies at the University of San Francisco. Follow him on Twitter @ReeseErlich; friend him on Facebook (Reese Erlich Foreign Correspondent); and visit his webpage: www.reeseerlich.com

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: A political landslide in Mexico

July 1, 2018

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT When I was writing an article about street vendors in Mexico City, I saw firsthand how the country's ruling party operated. Vendors...

Foreign Correspondent

The North Korea summit: We have been here before

June 12, 2018

Police wearing Darth Vader helmets and carrying shotguns mounted with tear gas launchers lined up ready for battle. Fifty yards away, tens of thousands...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: The politics behind the Gaza protests

May 25, 2018

On my most recent reporting trip to Gaza, I stayed with a family living just a short walk from the Israeli border. At dusk...

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Foreign correspondent: What will Iran do now?

May 21, 2018

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT President Donald Trump announced that the US is pulling out of the Iran nuclear accord--and Iranians are really pissed. Thousands of Iranians demonstrated...

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Natalie Portman boycotts Israeli prize; right wing goes ballistic

May 7, 2018

Actress Natalie Portman, a strong supporter of Israel, has come under vicious attack for criticizing that country's leadership. She now joins the club of...

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Foreign Correspondent: The missile attacks on Syria

April 17, 2018

In 1998, al Qaeda killed 224 people when it attacked US embassies in East Africa. In retaliation, President Bill Clinton ordered a missile strike...

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Trump, Tokyo, and the Korean crisis

April 12, 2018

TOKYO -- My reporting from Japan indicates President Donald Trump has managed to piss off both the political right and left. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...

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Foreign Correspondent: Inside the US war in Yemen

March 27, 2018

One of the most important US Senate votes in decades took place recently, and few people know it happened. On March 20, Senators voted on...

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Foreign Correspondent: Australia solved the gun problem. We can too

March 12, 2018

Progressives aren't supposed to say this. But none of the major gun control proposals now being debated in Washington would actually stop mass shootings....

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Foreign Correspondent: The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

February 26, 2018

Welcome to the latest Washington crisis. The American people are supposed to be petrified at the threat posed by Russian spies who hack our...

Reese Erlich

Foreign Correspondent: A political landslide in Mexico

The North Korea summit: We have been here before

Foreign Correspondent: The politics behind the Gaza protests

Foreign correspondent: What will Iran do now?

Natalie Portman boycotts Israeli prize; right wing goes ballistic

Foreign Correspondent: The missile attacks on Syria

Trump, Tokyo, and the Korean crisis

Foreign Correspondent: Inside the US war in Yemen

Foreign Correspondent: Australia solved the gun problem. We can too

Foreign Correspondent: The Russians aren’t the only election hackers

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