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International Relations
Why the GCC Should Welcome Iran Nuclear Talks
While most countries have welcomed this diplomacy, opposition to talks has primarily come from Israel and some GCC states. This opposition, however, is mistaken.
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Breathless in North Korea
For 60 years, Koreans on both sides of the DMZ have awaited a peace treaty. Instead they've gotten an arms race and political repression.
Keeping the Peace in Frightening New Arena: The UN’s Cyber Options
It's essential that the United Nations take serious steps to regulate the cyber domain and reduce cyberwarfare with frameworks that could help address this grey area and avoid dangerous …
US Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa
Since its inception, US Africa Command has consistently downplayed its role on the continent.
An Unconscious Truth Lurking in Ukraine
Just like the two galaxies that had been passing as one, what was originally thought to be a single country, presumed to be a unified body politic, has, in …
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With International Law in the News, Could We Make the US Comply?
Robert Naiman: There are things we Americans could do right now to push the US closer to compliance with international law.
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Russian Aggression Deserves a Response, But US Lacks Credibility to Lead It
The United States cannot legitimately lead an international response to the illegal Russian aggression in Ukraine until it abides by international law itself.
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Why I Didn’t Make It to Gaza for International Women’s Day
Benjamin: I had no reason to think I'd end up in a jail cell at the Cairo airport and then violently deported.
A Struggle Amongst Oligarchs in Ukraine
Professor Aleksandr Buzgalin explains historical relations between the Crimea region of Ukraine and Russia, ahead of a referendum vote which could bring Crimea under greater Russian control.
Roundtable: As Crimea Threatens Secession, Does East-West Split Hasten Ukraine’s Political Divide?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is rebuffing warnings from the US and European Union as the crisis in Ukraine threatens one of the worst east-west standoffs since the Cold War.