Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
In February of 2022, the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) convened at their annual diplomatic summit. Leaders forged the Cotonou Agreement, which promised to increase aid and cooperation, secure peace, and facilitate trade between Europe and Africa. While presenting admirable aspirations, the document’s vague language only intensified disagreements between summit participants. Most notably, […]
December 14th, 2022 marked the 10 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook School massacre, a day in which 20 children and 6 teachers were murdered at the Newtown Elementary school in Connecticut. Despite politicians’ statements that they would attempt to fix the problem of gun-violence throughout the country, few pieces of federal legislation have since […]