For those who enjoy using Lonely Planet travel guides from time to time when traveling internationally, you may enjoy this like I did. When I’m abroad and realize that bus routes, for example, have changed from the last print of the book I always email Lonely Planet the updates. Lonely Planet nicely mentions names of...
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Much of the West argue the best way to deter Iran from gaining the capability of building a nuclear weapon. The fact that Iran’s President, Mahmūd Ahmadinejâd, denies the Holocaust ever happened and wants Israel taken off the map only complicates the matter. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) claims the country may already...
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While role playing with international politics I often ask myself what a head of state’s next political move will be. As with any competitive game, it is imperative to know your opponent. I’ve recently come across a few official websites (and even blogs) of heads of state for various countries. These websites contain everything...
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Just how far has Iran advanced in its nuclear program? That’s a question that I wanted to answer for myself. After stopping by the IAEA’s website, I was able to find the Agency’s 2009 board report for Iran. Section E, labeled “Possible Military Dimensions”, raises a few questions for legitimate concern. I found the...
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In September, ’09 Republican Congressman Joe Wilson from South Carolina received widespread media criticism for outbursting, “You lie!” during President Obama’s speech to Congress. The speech was in defense of the controversial health care plan, and the outburst came about when Obama denied “he had… proposed providing coverage to illegal immigrants” (Newsweek). Shortly thereafter, Wilson...
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North Korea – United States relations hit the headlines again as President Bill Clinton recently returned from a humanitarian mission to bring back two US journalists held as prisoners by the North Korean government. Laura Ling and Euna Lee, both American citizens, crossed illegally into the North Korean border from China on March 17,...
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The May/June 2009 print-edition of Foreign Policy magazine contained a piece called The Land of No Smiles. The piece was a collection of photos taken by Tomas Van Houtryve who went to North Korea posing as a business man trying to open a chocolate factory. An online edition of the article was also published...
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No matter one’s preferred political affiliation, few would deny Barack Obama’s keen ability to deliver a quality speech and capture an audience. He gave his victory ‘Yes We Can’ speech in Chicago after news broke that he had won the presidential election. In presentation style and word choice, many similarities can be found to...
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I’ve recently released two of my research projects to the public. While studying international relations and Latin American studies in college, I largely concentrated much on Brazil instead of Latin America as a whole. I received a bit of ridicule about that at my university. So I ask the question: Why focus so much...
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