Frank Lopapa

Bio

Graduate of the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, specializing in International Security and Global Negotiation and Conflict Management. Guest contributor to international affairs magazine Diplomatic Courier. When not writing about security issues for Policy Mic, I cover Italian soccer for Forza Italian Football, among other places.
BLS October Jobs Numbers: Why Did the Unemployment Rate Go Up?
By Frank Lopapa
A bevy of statistics have come out recently painting a picture of the current state of the U.S. economy, with the latest unemployment numbers being the most scrutinized. The numbers largely suggest that the economy is still barely out of stagnation…
4 Hollywood Celebrities Who Hate the NSA As Much As You Do
By Frank Lopapa
Last week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation released a star-studded promotional video ahead of the anti-NSA "Stop Watching Us protest" that took place in Washington D.C. on Oct. 26. Prominent figures such as Rep. John Coyners (D-Mich.),…
How Sleeping Air Force Officers Left Nuke Facilities Open to Terrorists
By Frank Lopapa
Like a scene out of a spoof spy movie, the Air Force officers in charge of activating the launch codes on nuclear armed missiles left a blast door open at least twice when one of crew members inside fell asleep. Blast doors help prevent terrorist…
Botched Execution Leaves Iranian Man Hanging Twice
By Frank Lopapa
An Iranian man who survived his execution has been ordered to go through the process again after he was found alive a day later in the morgue. The man in question, 37-year-old Alireza, had been arrested and charged with smuggling crystal meth into…
Egypt News: U.S. Finally Gets Around to Cutting Aid
By Frank Lopapa
The Obama administration has decided to drastically cut foreign aid to the Egyptian government after months of deliberating and slowly tapering off aid in light of violent crackdowns by the government over the past few months. A large percentage of…
Russia's Military Admits It Can't Defend Against Alien Attacks, So We're All Doomed
By Frank Lopapa
If you believe aliens exist, you should be worried that Russia's Aerospace Defense Troops admitted they are vulnerable to such attacks, at least according to Sergei Berezhnoy, deputy chief of Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Center. In…
Millions Shop Online For Obamacare As the GOP Fights to Take It Away
By Frank Lopapa
On the first day people without health insurance could apply for Obamacare, the online healthcare exchange site received over 10 million unique hits, even though systemic glitches made access to the site impossible for many users. Here are some of…
Al-Shabab Terrorists Behind Kenyan Mall Attack May Have Escaped Through An Underground Tunnel
By Frank Lopapa
Although Kenyan authorities claimed that they were able to kill five terrorists in the al-Shabab mall attack, new reports have emerged that the militants may have escaped the mall through an underground tunnel. After several days of sifting through…
Krokodil in America: What You Need to Know About the New Drug
By Frank Lopapa
A synthetic drug from Russia has reached the United States for the first time after reports of two cases involving the drug were discovered in Phoenix. Desomorphine, usually referred to by its street name krokodil, was first discovered a decade ago…
Hassan Rouhani's Dreams For a Nuclear Weapon-Free World Are Just That
By Frank Lopapa
At a high-level meeting on nuclear disarmament held during the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke about the ills of nuclear weapons, and stated that nations should work towards nuclear disarmament…