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It is Time to Move Beyond Two-State Illusion in Palestine
Keeping Palestinians constricted within a seemingly permanent political limbo of a fragmented, pseudo-state minimizes Israel’s responsibilities as an occupying power....
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US-China Trade War: Why Trump’s Tariffs Could Prove Futile
Donald Trump should have thought through all of his options carefully before embarking on a potentially futile policy of levying...
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Where Due Process is Missing, Migrant Children Go Missing Too
The United States government’s inability to account for thousands of migrant children reflects a broader problem regarding the lack of...
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Catalonia’s Hiatus: Between Nothing and Everything?
Since the failure of the declaration of independence in October, Catalan political life has been defined by sharp contradictions. It...
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Myths and Misconceptions Surrounding People with Hearing Loss are Deafening
A&E's one-hour documentary called Deaf Out Loud featured three predominantly deaf families to show that not all deaf people are...
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Hurricane Maria, Trump, and FEMA: How Not to Respond to Natural Disaster
Trump's tweets about Hurricane Maria's death toll are undoubtedly ridiculous, but the analysis should go deeper than just partisan bickering...
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Haiti’s New Government: Real Change?
Haiti has a new government, but new Prime Minister Ceant's meetings with the IMF and World Bank do not predict...
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Trump’s Behavior Towards Puerto Ricans After Maria Adds Insult to Injury
Trump’s behavior towards Puerto Ricans in the wake of Hurricane Maria undeniably adds insult to injury, but the real problem...
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Will India’s ‘Modicare’ Ease Economic Hardship from Medical Treatment?
Modicare aims to cover up to 100 million vulnerable Indian families for up to $7,100 per year, but the country's...
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Englishmen, Zionists, and the Elusive Quality of Irony
Jeremy Corbyn’s wholehearted identification with certain causes prevents him from recognizing the complexity and moral ambiguity that lies at the...
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Syria’s Neighbors Fear Humanitarian Catastrophe as Assad Moves to Regain Idlib
Syria's neighboring states will do their best to offer new refugees the support they need but their capacity to provide...
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Inheritance Reform Could Threaten Tunisia’s Democratization Process
The success of the Tunisian "spring" was in large part due to the willingness of seculars and Islamists to make...
Read moreCan Catalan Independence Break on Through to Other Side?
With trials of imprisoned Catalan leaders planned later this year, the true believers for independence are convinced that momentum is...
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Protests in Basra Give US Chance to Revise Iraq Policy
The fresh wave of protest in Iraq has provided the United States with an opportunity to re-enter the country’s political...
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UN Does Excellent Work But its Security Council Needs Reform
The five permanent UN Security Council members use their veto to avoid intervention in wars in which they or their...
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Lessons from Sweden: Why Populism is Not the Problem
The Sweden Democrats are a prime example of Europe's rising far-right but the assertion that the country's entire electorate is...
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Why Military Intervention in Rio de Janeiro is not Solving Violence
The military intervention in Rio de Janeiro tries to solve a problem that requires stronger and deeper action, as the...
Read moreTrump’s Climate Policies Obstruct the Best Hope for Human Survival
Climate change can be seen as a paradigmatic alteration in our place on Earth based on new science and technology,...
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UK’s Prison Crisis: Public, Private, or from the Past?
Birmingham prison is a failure, but calls for de-privatization, expanded staffing, and increased funding are only likely to reinforce the...
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EU’s Efforts To Prevent Migration From Libya Does Not Respect or Value Lives
The sustained effort by the EU to reduce arrivals from Libya is an approach whereby the lives of people on...
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