Cows More Important Than Minorities in India?
Cows More Important Than Minorities in India?
Indolent Indian cows sitting or eating on the busiest roads of the country’s cities are common sights for anyone who has ever visited the subcontinent. Today, this mammal is at…
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Trump and China Risk Sparking Dangerous Middle East Arms Race
Trump and China Risk Sparking Dangerous Middle East Arms Race
Forced to acknowledge that Iran is complying with the nuclear agreement concluded two years ago with the world’s major powers, US President Donald J. Trump appears to be groping for…
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Saudi-Iranian Rivalry Fuels Potential Nuclear Race
Saudi-Iranian Rivalry Fuels Potential Nuclear Race
Saudi Arabia is developing nuclear energy and potentially a nuclear weapons capability. The Saudi focus on nuclear serves various of the kingdom’s goals: diversification of its economy, reduction of its…
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Should Mexico Continue to Deploy its Military as Police?
Should Mexico Continue to Deploy its Military as Police?
There is nothing noble about war. In the words of the Spanish-American philosopher and poet George Santayana, it “wastes a nation’s wealth, chokes its industries, kills its flower,” and “condemns…
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Unveiled: Trump's Long-Awaited Tax Plan
Unveiled: Trump's Long-Awaited Tax Plan
Trump administration officials have now laid out their broad-brush ideas for tax reform, essentially claiming that the large tax cuts that primarily help businesses and the wealthy American households would…
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The World's Most Unequal Countries
The World's Most Unequal Countries
When we talk about inequality, most jump to the thought of income – but this isn’t the only metric. Everything from wealth distribution to the World Happiness Report can be…
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China Unveils Their First Self-Built Aircraft Carrier
China Unveils Their First Self-Built Aircraft Carrier
China has finished building their first aircraft carrier, preliminarily calling it “Type 001A”. This is their second aircraft carrier in service after Liaoning – built in 1998, was bought as…
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South Korea Has Few Options For Negotiating Peace With The North
South Korea Has Few Options For Negotiating Peace With The North
In the culmination of weeks of growing tension in the region, the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and a Navy carrier strike group arrived off the coast North Korea…
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