This week, we’ll explore how France, Germany, the UK, and the United States define citizenship and what the process looks like in each, each reflecting those countries’ histories and cultures.

Recent social media discussions have questioned whether President Donald Trump could cancel the midterm election, but the Constitution grants no such authority to the President. The United States conducts highly decentralized elections, with each state responsible for administering its own process.

On Tuesday, the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom released an unprecedented joint statement  saying “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”  If you’re a time traveler from 2015, you may be thinking “well, of course.  Why would anyone, especially Europe’s most powerful leaders, feel the need to make such a statement.” Well, sit down, Marty M