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Despite the diplomatic comments about cooperation and mutual respect, there is a geopolitical contest going on between the United States and China. more...
In 1953, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the go-ahead to Operation Ajax; a covert plan to remove Iran's elected leader. more...
Nations gather together to try to find collective solutions to problems that affect them all, but it's usually only the biggest countries that have any real impact. more...
For NATO and the UN trying to establish democracy and freedom in Afghanistan the presidential election has been hugely embarrassing. more...
Origins of the Geneva Conventions
A Swiss businessman was so shaken by the carnage of a battle in northern Italy in 1859 that he began a campaign to control the horror of war. more...
Showing the flag North of 60, Canada's military and political leaders try to bolster the country's sovereignty claims. more...
Asserting Arctic Sovereignty Claim
Global warming is causing the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean to melt and this is bringing on renewed interest in exploiting the resources of the region. more...
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By: Lynn Bird
Change in Afghanistan requires more political pressure on Karzai if the 2004 Afghan Constitution and International Covenants on human rights are to serve the people. more...
Obama's Cross-Cultural Leadership Woos the World
By: Eric Coggins
Under the Bush Administration, America's image abroad deteriorated nearly every place in the world; Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership is at hand." more...
By: Adam C'DeBaca
Rather than a brute or irrational pretense of violence and terror, Al Qaeda operates under a complex and strict set of conservative religious beliefs. more...
Profiles of Black Nobel Peace Prize Winners
By: Kimberly Ward
A short biography of the eight Black winners of the coveted prize more...
By: Faisal Hanif
After days of bombardment Pakistani troops have captured the key Taliban town of Kotkai in South Waziristan. more...
The EU Engages Mugabe in Dialogue
After years of intense hostility, Mugabe and the EU have met to reconcile their differences. What are the reasons and significance of this EU-Zimbabwe rapprochement? more...
Immigration and the Global Recession
With immigrants representing an important segment of the global labor market, it is important to look at some of the effects of the global recession. more...
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