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Asia
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South China Sea Dispute: New Battleground for US-China Interests

For over a decade China has been involved in maritime boundary disputes with the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. With the recent pivot to Asia by the US, the South China Sea has become the new battleground for US-Chi...
by Gaanashree Wood
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Africa

Five atrocities still defended in the present day

Atrocities have filled our media outlets for decades. Yet despite evidence, many are either ignored or defended by leading academics and national officials, causing human rights violations to go largely unnoticed. “As hum...
by Joe Strong
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Iran
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Syria: The U.S. Response

What began in Syria with young schoolboys spraying anti-government graffiti on the walls of a school in March 2011 has erupted from peaceful protestation to civil war. In a country held sway by an authoritarian regime, Presiden...
by Virginia Winslow
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Middle East

US Stops UNESCO Funds – Losing Voting Rights…And Credibility?

Last week, on November 8th, America failed to meet the deadline to pay its dues to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, therefore losing voting rights and creating a stir amongst the international community. Th...
by Mauro Anastasio
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North America

Teacher Quality and Preparedness in US Education

Educational reform is a topic of much debate in American society. Whether you are watching a political debate, surfing the headlines of CNN, or at a dinner party with friends, everyone has an opinion on what is wrong with educ...
by Urban Times
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Africa

What Happened to Kony 2012?

Nearly six months before the viral release of the video “Kony 2012” by the non-profit Invisible Children (IC), conservative American pundit Rush Limbaugh was already calling his listeners to attention to the on-goings of Ko...
by Tiffany Brittingham
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Afghanistan

Reading Beyond the Iranian-Pakistani Pipeline

Oil & Gas Pipelines: Geopolitics in the Making    The announcement of the construction of the 1600 Km Iranian-Pakistani gas pipeline didn’t fail to create a true sensation in the world of politics, let alone in the corr...
by Mohamed Belarbi
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Green
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Holy Crap: How Haiti’s Human Waste is Being Used For the Better

The earthquake of 2010 devastated Haiti – since then it has perpetually struggled to re-build itself and for those that have chosen to keep an eye on this impoverished Island we have seen few success stories. Corruption,...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Economy

Ready for Hilary? Shattering the glass ceiling… Again

Will Hilary Clinton make that final crack? The moment finally arrived – former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  officially announced her candidacy to run as President of the United States in 2016. After much speculati...
by Mayda Margarita De La Fuente
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