Opinion
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China’s Hidden Democratization
SHANGHAI – Since Xi Jinping was anointed as China’s new president, reports of official repression of dissent have hardly abated.…
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The Disenchantment of Iraq
LONDON – Twenty-five years ago, on March 16, 1988, Saddam Hussein’s troops spread poison gas through the Kurdish town of…
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Earth to Evo Morales
“Mother Earth is not for sale,” the Bolivian representative told last year’s United Nations climate-change conference in Doha. But environmental…
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Networked Development
STOCKHOLM – The challenges that the world faces in the twenty-first century are systemic and global in nature. There will…
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Sheryl Sandberg’s Good Fight
NEW YORK – Is it always offensive to advise women to change something about themselves in order to ensure that…
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The Dirt on Plastic Waste
NEWARK, NJ – Plastics are everywhere. Whether used to store leftovers, keep hospital equipment sterile, or insulate a home, plastics…
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International Women’s Day: Making Girls & Women a Priority Today and Every Day
This International Women’s Day, we have much to celebrate. In the past year alone, we have made tremendous strides in…
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Mexico Breaking Good?
MEXICO CITY – For a glimpse of the average American’s understanding of the relationship between the United States and Mexico,…
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Drugs and Crime in West Africa Demand a Global Solution
A new threat assessment for West Africa shows that drugs and crime continue to cause instability. If these threats are…
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Europe and African Defense
WASHINGTON, DC – The European Union already faces considerable risks concerning its structure, uncertain economic recovery, north-south imbalances, and British…
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