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Recommendation to Give Teachers Guns Misses the Mark
There is little evidence that arming teachers will improve safety. Arming school staff might not be seen as necessary if...
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US Central America Aid Signals Closer Mexico Ties but Won’t Curb Migration
A US pledge of aid for Central America may signal improved ties with Mexico but is unlikely to significantly address...
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Syrian Policy Complexity Is America’s Necessary Lesson
Unilateral, surprise decisions and precipitous action like withdrawing US troops from Syria invariably cause more problems than they solve. The...
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Are American States Still Laboratories of Democracy?
Wisconsin’s outgoing Republican governor signed a set of bills that limit the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney...
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US Involvement in Syria Warrants Responsibility to Syrians Fleeing Violence
US involvement in Syria arguably warrants responsibility to offer asylum and other forms of protection to Syrians fleeing the violence...
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Making Schools Safer: Does Arming Teachers Make Sense?
Armed guards, security cameras, and metal detectors at school might offer some risk reduction in some instances, but making schools...
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Trump’s Obsession with Border Wall Has Little to Do With Immigration Control
The purpose of Trump's border wall is symbolic rather than practical. In US political discourse, the Mexico-US border has become...
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Qatar Leaving OPEC Won’t Affect Cartel
Given Qatar's relatively small and declining oil production, its role within OPEC is and has been marginal at best. The...
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Philippines Duterte’s ‘Death Squad’ Plan Thwart Chances for Peace
President Duterte’s ‘death squad’ plan targeting suspected communist rebels will lead to more violence and indicates that there is no...
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Border Control Hasn’t Kept Determined Migrants Out and Neither Will Trump’s Wall
Trump's border wall - if it were ever to be built - would enrich people smugglers, increase the probability that...
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Germany’s Artificial Intelligence Initiative: Last Hurrah or New Hope?
Germany’s €3 billion investment in artificial intelligence is a step in the right direction, but we need to find a...
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International Community Has Already Failed to Meet Climate Challenge
The international community has already failed to meet the climate change challenge and is in danger of relying on magical...
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Four Decades of Failed Negotiations: Will Cyprus Ever Unite Again?
Cyprus counts more than 40 years of division between its Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. To keep the peace process...
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Does Australia’s Move to Curb Orphanage Tourism go Far Enough?
Australia has recognized that the recruitment of children into orphanages for exploitation and profit is a form of modern slavery,...
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COP24: Good Cop or Bad Cop?
Every year for past 24 years the Council of Parties (COP) has met to address the risk of global warming....
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New Opioid Crisis-Related Law Treats Symptoms but Won’t Fix Problem
President Trump signed a law to fight the opioid crisis. While this is a good step forward, the new legislation...
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Why Yellow Vests Were Able to Provoke Month-Long Political Crisis in France
How is it possible that the yellow vests, a sudden organization without political experience, headquarters, leaders, and increasingly no specific...
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Denmark’s Plan to Move ‘Unwanted’ Migrants to Island Might Become Reality
Denmark plans to move 'unwanted' migrants to a remote island. Branding individuals as unwanted and treating them with outward hostility...
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Don’t Call Philippines’ Duterte’s Anti-Drug Campaign a ‘War on Drugs’
Philippines President Duterte’s anti-drug campaign targets defenseless ‘suspected drug users’ or even people with no connection to drugs at all....
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Can Artificial Intelligence Latecomer Germany Catch Up?
If the same level of design thinking that made Germany a leader in technological innovation is applied to artificial intelligence,...
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