Posts Tagged ‘USA’
 

 
International Political Forum

The Gilded Age Of Russia’s Foreign Policy

Vladimir Vladimirovich celebrated his [Orthodox] Christmas holidays in his newly gilded city, Sochi, a gentle irony for the legions of Olympic workers for whom he cancelled the Christmas holidays a few weeks before. One wonders...
by Radim Dragomaca
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Unthinkable Tragedies in the Age of “Nod and Pass”

Every once in a while there comes a time when we are jolted from our routine self-absorption. These moments are sudden—disorienting. They push us into a larger, more insecure reality, where the illusions of power and control ...
by Urban Times
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Russia: Today’s Geopolitical Counter-Force And What This Means For American Interests

When Mitt Romney labelled Russia as “America’s No.1 geopolitical foe” in his 2012 presidential campaign, the President said “the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War...
by Esma Mneina
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South Korea: Shooting too far?

Since March 2012, South Korea has been negotiating with the US to extend the range of its ballistic missiles to 1000km in order to cover the whole Korean peninsula. The current agreement from 1979 limits South Korea’s ballist...
by Yoonah Je
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A changed world: 2012 foreign policy predictions and outcomes

A Changed World A look back at three major foreign policy claims of the 2012 US Presidential Election and forward to the road ahead, providing letter grades A to F for the candidates predictions. Issue #1: Iran Then: The electi...
by Jack Stukel
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Guns Blazing: Joe Biden’s Demilitarisation of America’s Citizens

As the dust settled over Sandy Hook elementary school last December and the inhabitants of Newtown, Connecticut, dined to news of one of the worst child massacres in US history; a nation mourned once again over the wanton sacri...
by Benjamin Meggitt
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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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10 Fun Facts About The Student Debt Crisis

1.) Bigger than most countries. Currently, more than 40 million Americans hold student debt. The population with student loans is actually greater than the entire population of Canada, Poland, North Korea, Australia and more ...
by Kyle McCarthy
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There is only one Superpower

There has been talk of late that the United States is in decline. The BRIC states (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are being looked at now as the world’s custodians, particularly in regards to economy. It is true; the United...
by Hasan Rizvi
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