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A changed world: 2012 foreign policy predictions and outcomes

A Changed World A look back at three major foreign policy claims of the 2012 US Presidential Election and forward to the road ahead, providing letter grades A to F for the candidates predictions. Issue #1: Iran Then: The electi...

by Jack Stukel

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Hard Times in Swaziland

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@intlpolitical” float=”left”][fbshare type=”button”] “Hard times”. This is the title of English novelist, Charles Dickens’ book that was...

by Mark Mngomezulu

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Syria – A Nemesis of World Powers?

On the streets of Dimashq, Aleppo, Idlib, Homs, Deraa…Syrians welcome people with an outstretched hand while saying Marhaba (“Hello”). However, the once happy faces of the Syrian milieu are haunted by the thought of t...

by Samson Faboye

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Beppe Grillo: Why Does a “Clown” Frighten So Many?

Political elites and media around Europe must have lost their sense of humor: they call Beppe Grillo a “comedian” or a “clown”, but no one laughs at his words. The past week After the sweeping electoral result of Beppe ...

by Stefano Salustri

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Chile’s Student Uprising: ‘There’s a Story to Be Told’

British-Chilean documentary filmmaker Pablo Navarrete is working alongside his father, Roberto Navarrete, on an independent documentary about the Chilean student movement. They recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on...

by Silvia Viñas

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NATO In A New Era

In the waning days of World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered his strategists to develop a plan for a surprise attack against USSR forces in occupied Germany. Appropriately named “Operation Unthinkable�...

by Conor Sullivan

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Sunshine Strategy Looking Overcast

The tone of the campaign against Scottish independence hit a new low this month. With the polls narrowing recently and voters becoming turned off by the “Better Together” group’s negative campaigning, several senior figur...

by Angus Millar

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Algeria and the Islamic Movement: a Problem of Exclusion, Fundamentalism, and Memory

ON APRIL 18th, the results of the Algerian presidential elections were announced: Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been elected Algeria’s President for a fourth consecutive term, despite his advanced age and feeble health. Bouteflika...

by Anna Lazzarin

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Morocco’s Youth Government: A Step Towards Better Representation?

Civil society in Morocco took a step towards better policies for young people through the creation of the Moroccan Parallel Youth Government MPYG, which intended to mimic and evaluate Morocco government policies.

by Mohammed Qasserras

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A changed world: 2012 foreign policy predictions and outcomes

Hard Times in Swaziland

Syria – A Nemesis of World Powers?

Beppe Grillo: Why Does a “Clown” Frighten So Many?

Chile’s Student Uprising: ‘There’s a Story to Be Told’

NATO In A New Era

Sunshine Strategy Looking Overcast

Algeria and the Islamic Movement: a Problem of Exclusion, Fundamentalism, and Memory

Morocco’s Youth Government: A Step Towards Better Representation?

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