Jacob Rose

Jacob Rose

Jacob is currently a sophomore at USC and is from Walla Walla, Washington. He is majoring in International Relations and the Global Economy, and plans to minor in Spanish. Jacob’s interest in IR and global affairs stems from his parents’ backgrounds in Chinese and Jewish cultures and traveling as a child. Some particular areas of interest for him are the Pacific Rim and the Middle East. In his spare time, he enjoys discussing all things sports, playing video games with friends, and long walks in the countryside with Coco, his basset hound.

jbrose@usc.edu

Basketball, A Global Entertainment Powerhouse

The 1992 United States Men’s Basketball Team, colloquially known as “The Dream Team,”  is largely regarded as one of the most prominent sports teams ever assembled. In prior Olympics, the United States was only able to send amateur players due ...

Checking in on Afghanistan

LOS ANGELES — In August, U.S. President Joe Biden decided to withdraw American military troops from Afghanistan, citing the need to end the “forever war” that created over two decades of conflict.  Shortly after this decision, a swift takeover of ...

The Nicaraguan Presidential Election Reveals Alarming Trends in Latin America

LOS ANGELES — In July 1979, the Nicaraguan government experienced a substantial change in leadership. Anastasio Somoza Debayle, a brutal dictator of the country during the 1970s and the last of the Somoza regime, was overthrown by the Sandinista National ...

Amid COVID-19, Child Labor Is on the Rise

LOS ANGELES — Child labor is once again on the rise.  According to a report conducted by the United Nations and the International Labour Organization, approximately 160 million children were involved in some form of child labor at the beginning ...