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To sanction or not to sanction: why is that the question?
By Mnesymone, With sanctions on Syria, North Korea and Iran, flying left and right, restrictions on Burma almost seem mundane. Burma had long been the recipient of sanctions after being deemed an...
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Are we that fond of familiarity?
By Mnemosyne, Eighty-seven year-old Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was so painstakingly close to retirement until the Italians decided to elect him for a second term in the midst of begging party...
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Israeli bombing of Syria and the fallacy of universally applied principles
By now, much of the world is aware that on Saturday, Israel launched a massive airstrike against Syria – near Damascus – in an event that the NY Times described by quoting residents as, “more massive...
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Why Authoritarian Leaders Can Have All The Fun But Not Get Away With It
Written by Mnemosyne: Consistency within governance is of utmost importance to a democracy — both in determining legitimacy as well as efficacy. When the recent, sweeping demonstrations in the major...
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Greece Is Losing More Each Day
Written by Mnemosyne: With huge debt comes a necessity for huge amounts of money to be lent and a slew of conditions to be met in a game that the Greek government knows all too well at this point. As …...
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No Iceland For The EU
Written by Mnemosyne: Newly elected Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has decided to discontinue Iceland’s efforts to join the EU. But why the sudden change of heart? Iceland’s bank collapse...
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U.S. Spy Network Will Survive Any Public Outrage, Both Global & Domestic
Perry and Dodds report what I think anyone with more than an elementary understanding of international affairs already knew: the United States spying apparatus is huge, necessary, widely relied on by...
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The Proliferation of Human Rights and Its Consequences
Jacob Mchangama and Guglielmo Verdirame — cofounders of The Freedom Rights Project — argue that the “gross inflation” of human rights treaties adopted by international organizations over the last...
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