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Jack Devine: Don’t Cut the Intelligence Budget

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Economy, U.S. Foreign Policy | No Comments »

On October 29, The New York Times published a major story entitled “Intelligence Agencies Face Austerity.” In the article, Mike McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence, is quoted as stating ...
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Jonathan Power: Next Step—Obama’s Foreign Policy

Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Diplomacy, Economy, Iraq, U.S. Foreign Policy | 1 Comment »

"Come home, America," said U.S. presidential candidate George McGovern during the Vietnam War, before suffering a bad defeat against Richard Nixon. But these are the words President-elect Barack Obama should ...
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Nina L. Khrushcheva: Russia’s Rotting Empire

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy | No Comments »

The following article appears in the 25th anniversary issue of World Policy Journal. For the month of November, read the entire 25th anniversary issue, fall 2008, for free! There is ...
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William D. Hartung: Bush’s Arms Sales Boom Continues

Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in Economy, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy | No Comments »

Since I wrote my piece on the arms trade for the 25th anniversary issue of World Policy Journal, the Bush boom in arms exports has actually accelerated. Major offers that ...
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Mira Kamdar: India: Richer, Poorer, Hotter, Armed

Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in Democracy, Environment, India, U.S. Foreign Policy | No Comments »

The following article appears in the 25th anniversary issue of World Policy Journal. For the month of November, read the entire 25th anniversary issue, fall 2008, for free! Few would ...
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Leon Hadar - Israel’s Not-So-Future Perfect

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Israel, Middle East, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy | No Comments »

The following article appears in the 25th anniversary issue of World Policy Journal. For the month of November, read the entire 25th anniversary issue, fall 2008, for free! Back 17 ...
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Nicolaus Mills - A Marshall Plan for the Middle East

Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Middle Class, U.S. Foreign Policy | No Comments »

The following article appears in the 25th anniversary issue of World Policy Journal. For the month of November, read the entire 25th anniversary issue, fall 2008, for free! On September ...
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Mona Eltahawy- The Middle East’s Generation Facebook

Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Media, Middle East | No Comments »

The following article appears in the 25th anniversary issue of World Policy Journal. For the month of November, read the entire 25th anniversary issue, fall 2008, for free! It’s October ...
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Michelle Sieff: Banquets and Battles

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Africa, Obama, Oil, Organized Crime | No Comments »

Since I finished my article, “Africa: Many Hills to Climb,” for World Policy Journal’s 25th anniversary issue in October, the world has changed dramatically. A financial crisis has engulfed the ...
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Charles G. Cogan: “Change” and Air-Conditioning in Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Afghanistan, Obama, Pakistan, U.S. Foreign Policy | No Comments »

Several new developments have taken place since I wrote my retrospective article on Afghanistan a few weeks ago, an article that has just appeared in the 25th anniversary issue of World ...
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