My partner and I decided to do our project over Russian-American relations. This sparked our attention because of the crisis in Syria, and the way it is affecting the two parties. Additionally, this topic is not something that is going to be going anywhere anytime soon. Ever since the Cold War things have always been a little tense between the two nations, and the Syria conflict and Edward Snowden have only increased that.

I hope that we learn a little bit more about what causes such tensions, and why the two nations have such difficulty getting along. I hope that it broadens our horizons about international politics. I also hope to see how biased certain publications are to the different countries and how authors handle such controversial issues.