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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...
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Can 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...
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Trump’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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Why Does the International Community Leave Rohingya to Fate?
Quick substantial relief for the Rohingya is unlikely, but the international community must learn from this case so they can...
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Prison Labor is Modern Slavery
Thousands of inmates across the US protest over 'prison slavery' - the convict leasing of the 21st-century. Like in the...
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Rio de Janeiro’s Military Intervention: Treating Bullet Wounds with Band-Aid
The military intervention in Rio de Janeiro won't solve the problem of escalating violence and drug-related crime. Only a corruption-free...
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Why Liveability Indexes Need a Rethink
With the global rise of xenophobia and extremism, it is vital that liveability indexes consider city-level community polarisation – our...
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Trump, Google, and Hitler
Trump's attack on Google is part of what may be the greatest threat to democracy in the history of the...
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Cuba’s New Constitution: Continuing Evolution of Cuban Revolution?
Cuba's proposed new constitution demonstrates the government’s attempts to produce a sustainable model of socialism for the twenty-first century.
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Why Venezuela is Collapsing but President Maduro Still Standing
Venezuela was once Latin America’s most established democracy but is now again under the tight control of the repressive military...
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Romania’s Anti-Corruption Protests: What International Media Miss
When talking about corruption in Romania, international media often paints a black and white picture of villain politicians and heroic...
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To Conquer Terrorism, Salafist-Jihadist Ideology Must be Defeated
While the caliphate has been disassembled and IS conventional military abilities defeated, the Salafist-jihadist ideology remains viable and intact in...
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