No one really understands the U.S.

No one really understands the U.S.

This is what I have been feeling since I came to D.C.
The first thing I realized coming to America after the EU was that, you need to treat each State like a separate country. The only difference with the EU is that the EU is not officially a country, while America is.

And today I learned that each county also has their own rules and maybe even each country needs to be considered as an autonomous unit. (probably too small to call each a country) Maybe Trump's words that he is bringing the power from Washington to the people merely signifies going back to founding principles when America became a country from a confederation.

For sure, I studied this all during political institutions class two years ago. But as always application is the most difficult part. I wonder how many people around the world really understand political system of the US.

Probably the most interesting learning experience of interning for International Law Institute is these discussions we have nearly 30-40% of the time, which I do not get to do at Wildlife Conservation Society.