The Other Special Relationship

There are few countries strong enough to make a cameo in the national debates, let alone acquire their own platform. Of these countries, we are at war with one, potentially with another, and are economically engaged with the la...
by Laura Casey
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International Political Forum

The United States-A 21st Century Empire?

There are no shortages of academics who refer to America as an imperial power. Noam Chomsky, for instant, has issued trenchant criticism of  the US, overtly proclaiming that it is indeed an empire. Other authors such as Niall ...
by Simon Fraser
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International Political Forum

Was The US justified In Denying A Visa To Iran’s Ambassador To The UN?

The United States and Iran have had a very difficult relationship since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, but things appeared to be improving when a deal was made between world powers over Iran’s nuclear program in November 201...
by John Haltiwanger
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USA

Daily News Roundup – 16 July 2012

Europe Athletes arriving in London for Olympics With 11 days to go until the Olympic Games are to start, thousands of athletes and officials have begun arriving at London’s Heathrow airport, which is expecting its busiest day...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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International Political Forum

Election Fatigue: Why Talk Of 2016 Needs To Stop

There is an air of inevitability surrounding a second bid for the White House from Hillary Clinton. In her Twitter bio, she reels off her accomplishments as “First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, US Senator...
by Richard Corlett
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Torture And The CIA: An Examination Of The Senate Intelligence Committee Report

The recent publishing of a report by the Senate Intelligence Committee has caused a storm in Washington, and a flurry of worldwide political and public reactions. In the wake of the revelations that the CIA, under the auspices ...
by Simon Fraser
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America Pulls Up the Draw-Bridge

Syria, Iran, Israel please form an orderly queue. The United States is out for lunch, closed for refurbishment, putting you on hold.  OK, OK I’ll stop with the metaphors. Reading through any world news of late, be it conflic...
by Anna Burt
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International Political Forum

The Procedures of Killing People Legally

Where was the world when the first 100,000 Syrians were killed? Where was the efforts for intervention when the first 2 million civilians, men, women, children and elderly fled from a conflict that didn’t care for collateral ...
by Ozlem Unat
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International Political Forum

Globe University: Profiteering Off The Backs Of Students And Taxpayers

Just over a year ago, Senator Tom Harkin released a report detailing the predatory nature of many for-profit colleges. According to the report, these schools are often incredibly expensive, leave students with huge debts, hav...
by Kyle McCarthy
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