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Obama and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

President Obama with Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. Pete Souza/White House Obama displayed an exceptional ability to inspire confidence in his promises during the 2008 campaign. One such...

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Should Boko Haram be Designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization?

Boko Haram continued their killing on Sunday, 10 June 2012, when a suicide bomber blew up his car outside a church and gunmen opened fire on another service in Nigeria.  At the same time, there is a...

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Women’s Rights in Malaysia

Zainah Anwar, the founder of Sisters-in-Islam. Image via U.S.-Islamic World Forum The mostly Muslim nation of Malaysia has always walked a fine line between protecting the rights of Malay women and...

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How UN Peacekeeping in the Eastern DRC Blurs the Line

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) peacekeepers have been busy assisting the Congolese brigades over the past week in the fight against...

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Enter the Dragon: Will China’s Deal of the Century Save Congo?

Twenty-four trillion dollars. It is a number that beggars the imagination, almost 40% of the global economy, and it is buried in one of the world’s poorest and most violent countries: The Democratic...

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Can a Nuclear Armed Iran Be Contained?

This is the sixth post in a TMP series titled “The Great Debate,” a round-up of opinions from experts, officials, professors and students on a pressing question in international affairs. During his...

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Mali the Epicenter for AQIM Terrorists

Fighters with Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA). Some members of ethnic militias previously aligned with the Malian government have joined other Islamic groups. Image via Al...

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The Art of the Possible: Recognizing Palestinian Statehood

Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian delegation applaud after the vote on a resolution to upgrade Palestine’s status in the UN. Andrew Gombert/EPA The road of history is a pot-holed one. But that doesn’t...

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International Governing Body to Control the Trade of Small Arms Unlikely to...

Thousands of guns seized from local cartels were destroyed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty via Houston Chronicle Against the backdrop of a possible nuclear Iran, the question of arms...

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A Dam Difficult Future for International Business

A Cambodian fisherman throws his net into the Mekong River. Laos says it will start construction of a controversial multi billion dollar dam, after adapting the design to calm environmental concerns...

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