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Shadow of Iran Looms Large Over Gaza

Even if both sides in the current Gaza conflict insist that their confrontation is at the center of the world, in reality it isn’t anymore. By Walid Phares.

 

Obama: Waiting on the Black President

No election of any Black president anywhere has been as historic as his election. By Jideofor Adibe.

 

Iran Threatens to Break Israel's Gaza Blockade

The confrontation in Gaza could see a dangerous escalation in the coming days as Iran attempts to deliver aid to the coastal strip. By Chris Gelken.

 

2008: The year Democracy Faltered

The popular and violent uprisings in Greece say much about the ailing state of our democracies. By Michael Werbowski.

 

In this South Asian Neighborhood, Everyone (Mostly) Gets Along

Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis work to cooperate – despite horrific incidents like Mumbai. By Jordan Hilliard Cooper.

 

The compelling case of Turkey's constitution

An assessment of the current debate over Turkey's existing constitution in light of EU accession and domestic politics. By Liam Hardy.

 

Out with the coffins, in with the art

Paris has turned a vast 19th century funeral parlor into a center for contemporary art. By Brent Gregston.


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Africa

Rwanda: Call to Indict French Leaders for Genocide

By Tony Iltis, Green Left Weekly (radical newspaper), New South Wales, Australia

Fighting African Poverty, Village by Village

By Ernest Harsch, Africa Renewal, United Nations, Bonsaaso, Ghana

South Africa: Rethinking Asylum

Integrated Regional Information Networks (United Nations), Johannesburg, South Africa

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Americas

U.N. Military Base Expanding: What Is Washington Up to in Cité Soleil?

By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté

Collective Punishment: Bad Idea Then and Now

By Julia A. Shearson

Venezuela Calls Visit of U.S. Drug Czar 'Useless'

By Elvia Gómez, El Universal (Centrist), Caracas, Venezuela

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Asia-Pacific

Live up to the spirit of 'One World, One Dream'

Vanessa Shih, Government Spokesperson, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Fiji Charter in Unchartered Waters

By Sanjay Ramesh, Sydney, Australia

Protests Against Thai Leader Intensify

Integrated Regional Information Networks (United Nations), Bangkok, Thailand

India's Concept of Nonviolence and Gandhi

By Ravindra Kumar, Delhi, India

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Europe

Mother Teresa of Skopje

By Risto Karajkov, Osservatorio sui Balcani, Rovereto, Italy

Boisterous Bear, Wounded Eagle: U.S.-Russian Tensions From a Post-Communist Perspective

By Michael Werbowski, Prague, Czech Republic

Lessons of the Caucasus Conflict

By Anton Caragea

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Middle East

If Only My Dream Is Realized

By Rawan Yousef Salah, One Voice "Imagine 2018" essay competition, and Common Ground News Service, Nablus, West Bank

Has the Surge Prevented Peace in Iraq?

By Dan Lieberman

Settler Violence Against Palestinians on the Rise

Integrated Regional Information Networks (United Nations), Hebron, West Bank

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