China and the US are Competing for Partnership with the Philippines
China and the US are Competing for Partnership with the Philippines
The rapprochement between China and the Philippines has ostensibly avoided the prospect of a confrontation in the South China Sea. On the sidelines of a two-day summit about China’s global…
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Domestic Terrorism From the Right is Rising
Domestic Terrorism From the Right is Rising
The murder in College Park, Maryland of Richard Collins III, an African-American student who had recently been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and was days away…
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Trans Pacific Partnership to Proceed Without USA
Trans Pacific Partnership to Proceed Without USA
Free trade used to be a rallying cry for mainstream North American politicians. Back in the 1980s, Canada’s then prime minister, Brian Mulroney, campaigned successfully on the idea that trade…
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Theresa May’s Big Gamble - Is Jeremy Corbyn Missing His Chance?
Theresa May’s Big Gamble - Is Jeremy Corbyn Missing His Chance?
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, decided to call an early parliament election, which might have several purposes. May inherited the government and parliament from former Prime…
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Why Libya is a Haven for Terrorist Groups
Why Libya is a Haven for Terrorist Groups
Salman Abedi’s suicide bombing in Manchester on May 22 was immediately met with speculation that he may have been working with a jihadist group or network, perhaps even the Islamic…
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Why It Is So Hard to Stop Terrorism
Why It Is So Hard to Stop Terrorism
A January 2017 Pew survey showed that Americans rate terrorism as the top priority for the Trump administration and Congress. They put the issue ahead of the economy, education, jobs…
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Lies, Lies, Lies! Trump's Budget and Healthcare Reform is a Full-on Betrayal
Lies, Lies, Lies! Trump's Budget and Healthcare Reform is a Full-on Betrayal
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released their analysis of the new and revised American Health Care Act. As many suspected, it forecasts millions of people to lose their insurance; 23…
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Why We Should Want Trump To Withdraw From The Paris Agreement
Why We Should Want Trump To Withdraw From The Paris Agreement
The conventional wisdom that the United States should remain under the Paris Agreement is wrong. A US withdrawal would be the best outcome for international climate action. A reluctant US…
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