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Iraq

Lebanon & Syria. Or a Tale Of Two Warring Siblings

Whenever it rains in Syria, the saying goes, the Lebanese have to get out their umbrellas too. Unfortunately for the Lebanese, they can expect anything but rain to fall right now. Early into the Syrian Civil War, analysts and...
by Timothy Poirson
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Economy
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Germany’s Foreign Policy: Ever cautious?

The 17th of December saw the installation of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition cabinet following the longest entre-en scene of government in German history. Despite the prolonged negotiations, foreign poli...
by Leonard Schuette
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Colombia

Colombia’s “citizen portfolio” program could infringe privacy rights (and more)

Under the “Live Digital” initiative, Colombian Minister of Information and Communication Technologies Diego Molano is pushing a policy program under which the government will bestow upon each citizen a “digital portfo...
by Lully Posada
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North America

The significance of Jon Stewart

Earlier this month, Jon Stewart announced that he was leaving Comedy Central’s The Daily Show after 16 years as host.  For much of that time, The Daily Show set (and continues to) the gold standard for television satire in t...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Politics
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The new era of presidential campaigning

When Hillary Clinton officially launched her campaign for president via Twitter it set off a media spark. For decades, the consensus was that running a successful presidential campaign meant speaking at town hall meetings an...
by Aidan Liban
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Europe

End of Year Euro Round-up

Bonne fetês et bonne chance Brussels! So where do we stand at the end of the year? The Banking Union hangs in the balance. Mr. Cameron’s new and (for some) worrying alliance with Angela Merkel has meant the Commission still ...
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Asia

U.S. and South Korea: A Show of Force, But Running Out of Options?

North Korea’s third nuclear test provided the ideal opportunity for the United States and South Korea to respond with their own displays of military muscle. Two days after the test, South Korea showcased a cruise missile ...
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Politics
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The UN Creates an Aggressive Supranational Fighting Force

Amid very little fanfare on the part of international media, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously approved of an unprecedented addition to one of its missions. On March 28, delegates drafted Resolution 2098 (2...
by Cody Wooden
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Asia

Anyone for alphabet soup? A guide to Asia-Pacific regionalism

ASEAN, APEC, EAS, ARF, SAARC, PIF, ASEAN+3, AEC, ASEM, CAEC, AEM, CAREC, SCO, PBEC, PECC, SPT. Is this a bad version of scrabble? Or a random jumble of unrelated letters? No. In fact, these are just some of the many regional in...
by Trudy McIntosh
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