14/12/11
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On Wednesday, December 14th, President Obama delivered a speech marking the end of the Iraq War, while the last US troops based in Iraq are finally coming home. With the escalating rhetoric over possible military action against Iran, we must remember the costs and lessons of a nearly decade...
30/11/11
Breaking News: The British government has closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated its diplomats following attacks on its offices this week by Iranian protesters. Further, the U.K. has moved to expel Iranian diplomats from London. Following reports of an
12/08/11
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While the debt ceiling has been raised, the US now faces a downgraded credit rating, and the task of finding $2.1 trillion dollars in deficit reduction over 10 years through the as-yet unformed super committee. In the past, the idea of a bipartisan committee formed to reduce the...
13/05/11
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Obama on May 20th and speak at a joint session of Congress May 23rd. Netanyahu has asserted that a nuclear Iran is the world’s greatest threat now that Osama bin Laden has been killed. He maintains...
25/04/11
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Of the many nations in the Middle East and North Africa facing popular movements challenging their existing regimes, it is important to keep US involvement in check. A few critical spots are:
06/04/11
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In spite of President Obama’s announcement on March 29th to limit US military involvement in Libya, NATO has asked the US to continue participating in airstrikes over Libya through late Monday. US forces will now be in a support role to the largely French and British coalition, but...
14/03/11
Even the peaceful application of nuclear power carries significant risks. In the wake of what Prime Minister Naoto Kan called “the worst crisis since WWII” that Japan has faced, three reactors at the power plant in Fukushima have been severely damaged. While experts have been scrambling to contain...
