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The New Dollar Diplomacy: The Sanctioning of Iran and Syria
Introduction On March 30, 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama officially cleared planned sanctions against the country of Iran. This is just one example of many types of sanctions that have been enacted in recent years. Lately, economic sanctions have become …
Drone Warfare: the Dehumanization of War
Will the Kony2012 Campaign Help Central Africa?
A 2012 media blitz on Joseph Kony has taken the United States by storm. Invisible Children, an American NGO, are carrying out a social media campaign, Kony 2012, to raise awareness of the existence of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) …
Off to the Races: Presidential Elections around the World in 2012
What Portugal Thinks About Globalization
Due to the European debt crisis and Portugal’s status as a debtor nation, Portugal has been covered in the media a lot in recent months. Beyond the immediate crisis, less is known about the impact of globalization on the country. …
Behind the New Burma
A thaw in relations between Burma and the West is underway. U.S. Secretary of State, United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary and other high level government officials from the West have recently visited this former pariah state. Europe eased travel bans for …
A Kim of a Different Il: Possible effects of North Korean Succession
Introduction and History On December 17, 2011, North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong-il, died of a heart attack while on a train outside of Pyongyang. As a result, his youngest son, Great Successor Kim Jong-un, was left in control of …
Torture in the U.S.: Shocking Disabled Children at the Judge Rotenberg Center
Cuba Libre: The Liberalization of a Socialist Country
Ahead of Us: A Russian Spring or a Russian Winter?
Protesting against political and economic injustices, people around the world are finding the courage to speak out against corrupt regimes and powerful multinationals. First there was the Arab Spring, the Occupy Wall Street movement followed soon thereafter. Now, Russia is …