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The Return of the Man with the Gun

The title of this article is not accurate, in order for something to return then it needs to leave first. The Egyptian Military never truly left the Egyptian political scene. In a previous article I argued that President Morsi ...

by Maged Mandour

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In Japan, Dancing in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time Can Get You in Trouble.

Japanese law requires that public venues be licensed to permit dancing. Clubs and dance halls that are unlicensed can be – and are often – raided by the police. The Entertainment Business Act [ja] (“Fueiho” in Japanes...

by Keiko Tanaka

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What Should International Development Look Like After 2015?

In 2000, the member states of the United Nations made a historic commitment to achieve eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. The MDGs focus on some of the world’s most pressing development issues, such as pover...

by Ayesha Saldanha

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Crooks, Thieves, & the Independent Mayors Who Run Russia

The mayor of Yaroslavl and several of his colleagues will spend the next two months behind bars on extortion charges. Evgeny Urlashov, a former United Russia member who ran as an opposition-friendly independent, won the mayor�...

by Global Voices

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Why I Say No to the Military Coup

With no introductions, here is my personal take on the Egyptian recent developments: I disagree with the way they brought Morsi down; if it’s going to be a democracy, then let the impeachment be through the voting ballots...

by Mohamed Belarbi

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The Internet Responds: Egyptians Overthrow Morsi & Muslim Brotherhood Rule

Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood senior member, is no longer the president of Egypt. Morsi’s one-year reign was cut short, after massive protests across Egypt calling for him to resign started on June 30. Head of the...

by Global Voices

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The Blame Game: Political Chess in the Far East

Grudges can last for a long time. The one held between China and Japan, the two traditional adversaries of the Far East, however, has been particularly lengthy. Since 1895, when China suffered a bitter defeat to Japan in the Si...

by Neil Andrews

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Balkan Psychosis and Bosnia’s Enduring Legacy

The traumatic images and gruesome stories of ‘ethnic cleansing’ which emanated from the conflict in Bosnia & Hercegovina dominated television screens in the early 1990s. The conflict ended in November 1995 with the sign...

by Neil Cropper

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Rudd v Gillard: The inside account of the knifing of the Australian Prime Minister

It seems like Australia has a habit of ousting sitting Prime Ministers. Just 3 years and 3 days after Julia Gillard took over from Kevin Rudd, the tables have turned with Rudd resuming the Prime Ministership. The extraordinary ...

by Trudy McIntosh

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The Return of the Man with the Gun

In Japan, Dancing in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time Can Get You in Trouble.

What Should International Development Look Like After 2015?

Crooks, Thieves, & the Independent Mayors Who Run Russia

Why I Say No to the Military Coup

The Internet Responds: Egyptians Overthrow Morsi & Muslim Brotherhood Rule

The Blame Game: Political Chess in the Far East

Balkan Psychosis and Bosnia’s Enduring Legacy

Rudd v Gillard: The inside account of the knifing of the Australian Prime Minister

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