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21st Century American Patriotism

Believing in the USA means being an American. Now I don’t mean that in some kind of romantic metaphor of national citizenship, but more of a belief in what the United States is supposed to represent—whatever that may be for...

by Austin Macfadden

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Is Bipartisanship Obsolete in the United States?

As a proponent of the democratic system at work, it is delightful to see Americans engaged in their civil duty to vote. However, with the United States’ 2012 presidential elections quickly approaching, the overall tone with...

by Constance Trower

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Private Military Companies: Legitimate Or Violator Of Human Rights?

The private area in warfare is far from a modern concept. Peter W. Singer states that “hiring outsiders to fight your battle is as old as war itself’’. Herbst reiterates Singer’s argument by pointing out that before sta...

by Camille Bigot

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Why Assad Will Not Lose: The Unspoken Consensus On Syria

Commentary on the situation in Syria generally revolves around a handful of well worn subjects; the regime’s use of chemical weapons, how the West finds the regime abhorrent, the fact that Russia and China are supporting such...

by Michael Brown

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US-Iran Talks: Nuclear Flirting

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, few countries have challenged Iran’s ‘international villain’ status. The United States is the loudest champion of this animosity and mutually demonizing rhetoric. The word ‘...

by Mohamed Firas Arfaoui

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Land of the Free: US Incarceration Rates

According to the International Centre for Prison Studies, no other country incarcerates a higher percentage of its population that the United States. The latest studies show that 716 people per 100,000 are incarcerated in Ameri...

by Nicky Armstrong

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Global Zero: A World Without Nuclear Weapons?

From President Obama’s declaration of a radical reduction of American nuclear weapons in his State of the Union address, to the approval of Chuck Hagel (an avowed enemy of nuclear weapons) as new Secretary of Defence, and...

by Lara Wolf

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Talk Is Cheap: Can UN Climate Change Summit Turn Rhetoric Into Action?

The world holds its breath: protesters rally on the streets of New York ahead of Tuesday’s United Nations’ Climate Change Summit, 2014.

by Kamleshan Pillay

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A Return To Public Diplomacy In The Middle East

Syria’s ongoing deadly civil war, Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and a renewed focus to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are the three main diplomatic maneuvers currently at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy in ...

by Brigid Skorup

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21st Century American Patriotism

Is Bipartisanship Obsolete in the United States?

Private Military Companies: Legitimate Or Violator Of Human Rights?

Why Assad Will Not Lose: The Unspoken Consensus On Syria

US-Iran Talks: Nuclear Flirting

Land of the Free: US Incarceration Rates

Global Zero: A World Without Nuclear Weapons?

Talk Is Cheap: Can UN Climate Change Summit Turn Rhetoric Into Action?

A Return To Public Diplomacy In The Middle East

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