The first year after purchasing a house is the most dangerous and potentially challenging period. This is particularly true for first-time homebuyers who likely stretched their finances to achieve a 10 percent or greater down payment, leaving their liquidity quite thin. Once you’ve secured the house, you are inevitably confronted with unknowns that only become … Read more
Ireland has maintained a policy of neutrality since 1922. Gerard Delanty argues that with the demise of Europe’s security architecture, neutrality is now little more than a comforting illusion. Irish military neutrality is a foreign policy dogma that once had a political rationale. Recent questions about its continued relevance have not given sufficient attention to … Read more
The Inter-American Court’s Failure to Squarely Address Abortion in Beatriz v El Salvador The modern international human rights system was created to protect universal values of dignity and equality from national laws that attacked those norms and weaponized the state against certain populations. Massive progress has been achieved in understanding the protections needed to safeguard … Read more
US president-elect Donald Trump called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” during his campaign for re-election. Judging by his now well-known character and first-term record, he is certain to walk his talk after his inauguration on January 20 and impose tariffs across the board on all goods imported into the United States. Amid … Read more
TDI experts answer Texans’ top auto insurance questions. What should auto insurance cost, and what’s the best kind to get? To answer a question about cost, you need to know what a policy covers first. TDI’s automotive insurance guide can help, and there’s a policy comparison tool at www.opic.texas.gov. It’s important to know what you … Read more