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Cultural Genocide in Xinjiang: How China Targets Uyghur Artists, Academics, and Writers
China depicts mass detentions in Xinjiang as necessary to counter Islamic extremism, but the huge numbers involved and the detention...
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Why Can’t Japan Allow Large-Scale Immigration to Solve Labor Shortage Problem?
To appreciably grow its GDP to 2.5 percent a year, Japan will need to admit 800,000 immigrants a year. However,...
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Since Khalilzad, US Peace Attempts in Afghanistan Have Been More Damaging than Winsome
Zalmay Khalilzad's appointment in September as the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan has bypassed even the most unexciting but truly...
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Spain’s Trial of the Century: Consequences of Attempted ‘Fake’ Catalan Secession
Later this month, nine pro-independence Catalan leaders face prosecution for their role in Catalonia’s declaration of independence. The attempted secession...
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Snap Election in Israel: Just in Time to Save Netanyahu’s Seat?
Despite promises to serve a full term as prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved Israel’s parliament and called a snap election....
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As Coup in Guatemala Unfolds, US Must Act Quickly to Prevent Human Rights Crisis
Despite the risks of a crackdown, tens of thousands of peasants and indigenous people are blocking roads across Guatemala to...
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Seven Ways to Pay for Border Wall and End US Government Shutdown
Supporters of the wall need to offer a way to pay for it. If we need a compromise to re-open...
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National Emergency Over Wall Funding: Not So Fast Mr. Trump, Where’s the Fire?
Several times during the government shutdown, Trump has threatened to declare a ‘national emergency’ on the nation’s southern border so...
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United States Economy: Beguilingly Calm Period Before Proverbial Storm?
Many metrics about the United States economy tell us that it is doing well: it is growing rapidly, many American...
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Trump’s Prime-Time Oval Office Speech is Debasement of Hallowed Tradition
Donald Trump’s address from the Oval Office about immigration was a delivery of lies and half-truths. Ironically, by granting primetime...
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How to Put an End to Maduro’s Rule in Venezuela
After ‘winning’ unfair and unfree elections, Venezuela’s Maduro will now be sworn in for his second presidential mandate. His government...
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Machos on the Stand: Hyper-Masculinity and Gun Control in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro was able to create the illusion that an armed citizen would be better equipped to protect themselves....
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Climate Change in 2019: Reasons for Renewed Optimism
As the climate change problem turns itself into a climate change emergency, the year 2019 may actually see a turning...
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Colombian President’s ‘Fix’ to Allow Citizens Guns Doomed to Fail
The Colombian government announced that citizens would be allowed to obtain guns with the local military commanders’ permission to defend...
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Will Colombia’s Peace Deal Lead to History Repeating Itself?
Colombian President Ivan Duque added a paragraph to the law on gun ownership. On its own, this is not a...
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Recovering Rule of Law Will Not Be Enough to Reverse Venezuela’s Collapse
Venezuela collapsed because Hugo Chavez slowly started the decimation of the rule of law in 1999, promoted with a populist...
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On Guns, Politics, and Peace in Colombia
The latest political controversy in Colombia has revolved around a proposal to modify the gun law. Although it is yet...
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Could Mysterious Death of Student be the Spark that Sets Off Bosnia?
The death last March of David Dragicevic, a 21-year-old activist who had previously protested police brutality and unexplained deaths, has...
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For Young Kashmiris, Idea of Peace is Pause Between Killings and Encounters
Caught in an endless cycle of violence, Kashmiris have little hope of getting some respite from the bleak situation that...
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Arming School Staff Will Pose Risks to Students that Outweigh Chance of Shooting
Trump’s Commission on School Safety recommends considering arming 'non-specialized' school staff, such as teachers and administrators, to protect students during...
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