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Coup, rebellion in Mali a quagmire for the U.S.
Beginning on 17 January 2012, a new rebellion was ignited in North Africa. Northern Mali was overcome by the Tuareg people under the banner of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (M.N.L.A.). M.N.L.A. is an Azawadan nationalist group …
Breakthrough in nuke talks “a modest first step”
Under Kim Jong Il, there would never have been a headline such as “North Korea gives up nukes for food!” However, that is exactly the headline Americans woke up to today. The government of North Korea has agreed to a …
Changes in Myanmar a welcome relief
In 1962, a military government came to power in Burma (now known as Myanmar) promising to end the “chaos” plaguing the country and then return power to a civilian government. It has never given up power until recently. A military-backed …
Lack of action in Syria a stain on the world
When the Syrian Revolution began in March 2011, the Syrian people initially rejected outside intervention. Nearly a year later, the Syrian people are battered, bruised, down, but not out, and they’re calling for outside intervention. Yet the world has stood …
National pride and the Falklands: a new war at hand
In recent weeks, the Falkland Islands have been in the news a lot lately. Lying roughly 290 miles off the coast of the South American mainland, the Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory and are also claimed by Argentina. …
2012 – Another 1989 for Red China?
The recent elections in the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) have been covered in the mainland’s People’s Republic of China with indifference with regards to censorship. All news outlets in the P.R.C. had to follow Xinhua’s coverage of …
Visions of foreign policy should not influence American voters.
At the height of the 2012 election cycle, many Americans will pay attention to many issues. Among them is foreign policy. Each of the Republican candidates has his own view on what the United States’ foreign policy should look like, …