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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What conditions make war more likely? War, in the past few centuries, has been conducted primarily by nation-states. To understand nation-states and their actions, one must understand the fundamental elements which influence actions. State actors reflect individual actors; whether these individuals be a prime minister, secretary of state, king, or chairman of a central...
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The world has come a long way since the trench warfare of World War I and the Sergeant York’s who were able to determine the outcome of a battlefield by courage and weapon proficiency alone. Technology has changed the battlefield time and time again in the past 100 or so years. But what is...
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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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When I studied at a Brazilian university in São Paulo back in 2007, I many times found myself having to lookup very subject-specific vocabulary over the Internet. Many times I had an English word that I wanted to express in Portuguese. Other times I learned a new Portuguese word at school that I wanted...
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