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Lavrov Reveals Amended Draft Circulated at “Last Moment”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a crucial detail Thursday about last weeku2019s nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the …

Afghanistan’s Future Depends on Majority Will, Pakistan and World Cooperation
After four decades of war, a global consensus over Afghanistan and reforms in the Pakistani statehood, with the United Nation's help, is needed following US withdrawal.

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Why Snowden’s Passport Matters
Revocation of Snowden's U.S. passport has been a crucial weapon to prevent him from crossing an international border for any reason other than to come home to prison in …

Kieron Bryan and the Arctic 30
Truthout interviews the brother of Kieron Bryan, a British journalist held in a Russian prison along with another journalist and 28 activists from the captured Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise.

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Edward Snowden’s Brave Integrity
President Obama says he welcomes the debate on post-9/11 surveillance of Americans and the world, but that debate was only made meaningful by the disclosures of NSA whistleblower Edward …

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Time for Proof on Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
We note that both sides continue to claim possession of compelling evidence regarding the true perpetrators of this crime.

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Let’s Take Diplomacy on Syria to a Regional Level
The two stated obstacles to a nuclear-arms-free zone in the Middle East are being substantively addressed in international fora.

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Chemical Weapons, Then Nuclear Weapons
US-Russian cooperation on achieving the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons is an exciting first step in the direction of a more decent world order.

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Cold War Euphemisms and Nightmares
Now that it appears another Cold War is brewing between the U.S. and Russia, I revisited how Baumeister believes perpetrators use euphemistic words and language.

Could Russia-US Deal on Syria Chemical Weapons Lead to a Non-Imperial, New Internationalism?
The United States, France and Britain have agreed to seek a "strong and robust" UN resolution that sets precise and binding deadlines on removal of chemical weapons in Syria.