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Colombia’s military ceasefire: One step closer to peace?

In a fifteen-minute long speech delivered on Tuesday evening, President Juan Manuel Santos announced that Colombia’s Armed Forces shall stop their bombing operations against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) f...

by Leonardo Goi

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Japan: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

On June 23rd, 20,000 Japanese citizens staged a mass protest against Prime Minister Noda’s decision to restart two nuclear power plants. The on-going debate regarding the use of nuclear power has received a very negative rece...

by Yoonah Je

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Divided by the Attila Line: The Importance of Cyprus to the EU

The island of Cyprus, home to both the Republic of Cyprus and the self-styled TRNC, is in many ways a microcosm of the difficulties facing the EU, both in terms of seeking solutions to economic crisis and with regards to the EU...

by Wilf Mortimer

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Will the Re-Election of Netanyahu be a Step Forward for Israel?

As Israel’s campaign to elect a Prime Minister begins today, one has to ask: Is the Likud/Beiteinu coalition a step forward for Israel? Or is it a step towards what the New York Times calls “a creeping extremism that would ...

by Nadim Souss

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Egyptian Politics: The End of the Façade

“If elections would change anything, they would be illegal” This old Anarchist slogan seems to be appropriate in describing the upcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections and the position of the National Salvation Front (NSF...

by Maged Mandour

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Cameron Wanted To Hang Mandela, Didn’t He?

The rank hypocrisy with which members of the Conservative party are standing up to praise Nelson Mandela is something that only those with a non-functioning manure detector can accept without feeling a degree of outrage. As Cam...

by David Ollerton

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New Parliament, New Beginnings

The 10th Parliament has been officially opened by His Majesty King Mswati III in Swaziland. The legislators have said they are ready to execute their duties. The question on the minds of analysts, concerned civil society groups...

by Mark Mngomezulu

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The Farcical Elections In Syria: Political Theater Amidst Chaos

For the past 3 years, Syria has been immersed in a bloody and complex civil war that has claimed the lives of over 150,000 people. Millions more have been displaced, and it is unlikely that they will be returning home anytime s...

by John Haltiwanger

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Colombia’s military ceasefire: One step closer to peace?

Japan: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Divided by the Attila Line: The Importance of Cyprus to the EU

Will the Re-Election of Netanyahu be a Step Forward for Israel?

Egyptian Politics: The End of the Façade

Cameron Wanted To Hang Mandela, Didn’t He?

New Parliament, New Beginnings

The Farcical Elections In Syria: Political Theater Amidst Chaos

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