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Bahrain
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Regional Reactions To The Iran Nuclear Deal

As Iran’s long standing sworn “nemesis”, the Israeli reaction, voiced through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denouncing the P5+1 Iran nuclear deal, claiming that the “agreement has made the world more dangerous...
by Oscar Isham
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Europe

WATCH: The Indiscriminate Atomic Weapon

When you think about nuclear weapons, what is the first thought that comes to your mind?  Destructiveness? Maybe, death? For me at least, power, danger, and control are probably the first three words I associate with nuclear w...
by Conor Sullivan
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A Return To Public Diplomacy In The Middle East

Syria’s ongoing deadly civil war, Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and a renewed focus to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are the three main diplomatic maneuvers currently at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy in ...
by Brigid Skorup
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Eurasia

The New Sudetenland And The Return Of The Truman Doctrine

There is something remarkably old-fashioned about the crisis that has broken out in the Crimea and the Eastern Ukraine. For once, there seems to be no pretence of following international law, not even a cursory attempt to justi...
by Matthew Valla
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Iran
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Iran’s Race for Survival

With the unraveling of the second most important negotiations in Geneva, the perennial question remains the sincerity of Iranian intentions. This political milestone is shrouded by public scrutiny, tilted either towards a distr...
by Arianna Talaie
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North America

Global Zero: A World Without Nuclear Weapons?

From President Obama’s declaration of a radical reduction of American nuclear weapons in his State of the Union address, to the approval of Chuck Hagel (an avowed enemy of nuclear weapons) as new Secretary of Defence, and...
by Lara Wolf
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Politics

Would An Independent Scotland Terminate Trident?

Helensburgh, like so many small Scottish towns, conveys a sense of calm: viewed from the vantage point of the local’s friendly golf club the picture is quintessentially Scottish with views over Loch Lomond and the Clyde p...
by Matthew Birchall
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Human Rights
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The Human Right to Ski

North Korea is famous for several things, among them: eccentric totalitarian dictators, mass starvation, and the rejection of traditionally held international principles. This story fits in with all of these traditional themes...
by Conor Sullivan
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Is nuclear power the key to independent energy in South Africa?

South Africa’s low power margin is no secret. However, despite of the stigmatisation of nuclear energy as a concept, the country could benefit from boosting its nuclear program. Consider for starters, more efficient generatio...
by Brandon Engel
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