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Economy

Ready for Hilary? Shattering the glass ceiling… Again

Will Hilary Clinton make that final crack? The moment finally arrived – former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  officially announced her candidacy to run as President of the United States in 2016. After much speculati...
by Mayda Margarita De La Fuente
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Middle East
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All Quiet on the Syrian Front: But Who are the Winners and Losers?

The rhetoric has been scaled-back. Potentially embarrassing Congressional votes have been avoided. Multinational conflict has (for now) become an unlikely possibility. In fact, since the chemical arms agreement with Syria was s...
by Miro Ralston
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North America

Is Bipartisanship Obsolete in the United States?

As a proponent of the democratic system at work, it is delightful to see Americans engaged in their civil duty to vote.  However, with the United States’ 2012 presidential elections quickly approaching, the overall tone with...
by Constance Trower
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Human Rights

The Future Of Human Rights In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah’s death ends a fourteen-and-a-half year reign that saw marginal policy changes, particularly of those which relate to human rights.
by Sneha Nanavati
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Economy
 

President Obama’s Call For “A Better Politics”

Author’s Note: This article shall seek to analyse the division between Republicans and Democrats in the US government vis-a-vis the evolution of political dysfunction in the US Congress in addition to examining the truth ...
by Apratim Vidyarthi
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North America

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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Brave New World: The significance of Cuba at the Summit of the Americas

In 2013, US President Barack Obama and the Cuban leader, Raul Castro, shook hands at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg, and it took the world by surprise. After five decades of separation, it appeared somethin...
by Simon Fraser
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North America

Romney’s Foreign Policy or the typical Republican delusion

Much analysis and speculation in the mass media since the kick off of the presidential elections has hovered around what matters most to Americans: Economics; but what about the other main segment of presidential capabilities, ...
by Mohamed Belarbi
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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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