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Syria 101: All You Need To Know

If you’ve paid any attention to the news at all over the last week you would have heard of the ongoing debate on military intervention in Syria. In fact, you would have heard nothing but. Should the U.S. intervene in Syri...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Syria: The U.S. Response

What began in Syria with young schoolboys spraying anti-government graffiti on the walls of a school in March 2011 has erupted from peaceful protestation to civil war. In a country held sway by an authoritarian regime, Presiden...
by Virginia Winslow
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Obama Masters Deficit Reduction At What Cost?

Rachel Maddow recently showed in her show at MSNBC how President Obama has now reduced the deficit by over 50%, meeting the target he had set. While he meets this target late – having set the deadline for the end of his f...
by Miguel Costa Matos
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Obama Is No Socialist, He Isn’t Even A Liberal

Both mainstream US political parties claim to truly represent, and aspire to the ideals of Liberalism, which underpins the philosophy of the founding fathers. President Obama has overseen the Democrats losing the entitlement to...
by Jack Edward Hillcox
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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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Obama in Israel: A Setback for Palestinian Aspirations

President Obama’s visit to Israel and to Palestine (the West Bank occupied territory), hailed in Washington as a turning point in American-Israeli relations, did not have the same resonance with Palestinians. In fact, it ...
by Nadim Souss
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Obama, Climate Change, and the Keystone XL Pipeline

There is growing pressure on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline extension, which, when complete, will transport crude oil from tar sands in Alberta down to various refineries in the United States. On February ...
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Obama 2016, China and the Middle East

With a dramatic campaign brought to an end, it is reasonable to let loose and celebrate the second term of the 44th president of the United States. Yet, behind the stunning smile and the theatrical performances, Obama’s to do...
by Mohamed Belarbi
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It’s Still The Economy, Stupid

In the first post-recession presidential election, the economy has been the major issue at hand and on American’s mind. This is no secret as the economy represents a broad ranging mechanism that affects everything from unempl...
by Laura Casey
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