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The Strategic Folly of Reimposing Sanctions on Iran
Trump reimposing sanctions on Iran drives the US further from Europe, undermines the credibility of America’s diplomatic toolkit, and threatens...
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China and Uighurs: Cultural Cleansing in Name of Counter-Terrorism
Beijing is using counter-terrorism as a pretext to conduct a form of “cultural cleansing” of the Xinjiang's Turkic Muslim population.
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True Meaning of 2018 Midterms: Nation Deeply Divided
The most significant outcome of the 2018 midterms is that the American nation is more politically, socially, and economically divided...
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Midterm Exit Polls Reveal Trouble for Republican Party
The electorate is changing in ways that diminish the power of the Republican Party and Donald Trump’s strategy is only...
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Is World Trade Organization Still Relevant?
To restore the World Trade Organization's legitimacy and resolve its crisis of cooperation, reform needs to be about accountability to...
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Midterms post Mortem: why American Democracy is Broken
The results of the 2018 midterm highlight the ways that the US constitutional system fails to promote self-governance. The Constitution...
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Ignoring Domestic, Homegrown Terrorism is Choice that Benefits Few
Some politicians and media see nothing to benefit from acknowledging that domestic, homegrown terrorism is clearly a more prevalent threat...
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Democrats won in 2018, but will they win in 2020?
It wasn't a landslide, it wasn't a tidal wave, and it wasn't a cataclysmic loss for Republicans but overall, Democrats...
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Illusion of Victory: Who won the Midterm Elections?
Both the Democratic and Republican party claimed victory after Tuesday’s midterm elections, so who actually won? One thing is clear:...
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Daoud’s Footprints: how Afghanistan’s First President Influences Ghani
Ghani is obsessed with Afghanistan's first President Daoud Khan but fails to recognize the limitations of taking a Daoud-style approach....
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Pittsburgh Rampage: Act of Terrorism Inspired by Ideology of Trumpism
The deeply divided and politically polarized American society has made it difficult to counter the dangerous aspects of Trumpism. Many...
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Will Competition over Merkel’s Succession Divide or Revive her Party?
Will the CDU be able to contain the sudden outburst of competition caused by Merkel's succession? Or will the party...
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Are Retiring Republican Party Members Forming a New Party?
With a record number of Republicans and more than a few Democrats having announced retirements, the thought that a new...
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What is Next for Brazil’s Vibrant Social Movement? #EleNao, Ele-no-More?
The aim of Brazil’s social opposition movement #EleNao was to prevent Jair Bolsonaro being elected. Based on the election result,...
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Trump Administration’s Arbitrary and Regressive Proposal to Redefine Gender
The Trump administration's consideration of legally defining “sex” based only on “immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth” could...
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High Cost of Silence: Khashoggi and Women’s Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia
Khashoggi's murder should cast a new light on women's rights activists imprisoned in Saudi Arabia under the tight control of...
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How Should we Price Carbon: Tax or Cap-and-Trade?
Virtually everything we do these days involves the combustion of fossil fuels resulting in CO2 emissions. These gradually accumulate in...
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As Brexit Negotiations Drag On, May’s Red Lines Become Less Palatable
The red lines of Theresa May in 2016 – to leave the single market, the customs union, and to end...
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US Needs Strategic Balance in Dealing with Saudi Arabia and Iran
Greater strategic balance would enable the United States to work with both Saudi Arabia and Iran on regional problems such...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Forever Divided Nation?
The institutionalization of wartime ethnic divisions permits the thriving of ethnic politics and interests in Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to...
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