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Watch McCain's "Spurious Nationalism" Speech
Watch McCain's "Spurious Nationalism" Speech
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) delivered the following remarks after being awarded the National Constitution Center’s annual Liberty Medal. Vice President Joe Biden, Chairman of the National Constitution Center’s Board…
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Is it Financially Beneficial for Catalonia and Spain to Split?
Is it Financially Beneficial for Catalonia and Spain to Split?
The prospect of Catalonia seceding from Spain has never looked closer. Following a messy referendum vote on the matter (which the Spanish government refused to recognise but sent police in…
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Gulf Crisis Broadens Definitions of Food Security
Gulf Crisis Broadens Definitions of Food Security
Food security has taken on a new dimension almost five months into the Gulf crisis that pits a UAE-Saudi alliance against Qatar and for which there is no resolution in…
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Xi Wants to Make China Great Again
Xi Wants to Make China Great Again
In 1793, in his letter to Britain’s King George III, China’s Qianlong emperor rejected all the British requests to improve the state of trade between England and China. After all,…
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Why Saudi Arabia Has Suddenly Become Very Paranoid
Why Saudi Arabia Has Suddenly Become Very Paranoid
In the past, Saudi Arabia depended upon its enormous oil wealth and the United States for its security. It used the former to buy friends and pay off enemies and…
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As German forces arrive in Jordan, Turko-German tensions simmer
As German forces arrive in Jordan, Turko-German tensions simmer
In most instance the visit of a group of German parliamentarians visiting a NATO base would be unremarkable. However, these are not normal times. With a NATO official in the…
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Russia and Iran Cooperating - a New Middle East?
Russia and Iran Cooperating - a New Middle East?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will meet for the eighth time in four years from March 27 to 29. According to the Tehran Times, both…
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Is Trump Racist When it Comes to Dealing With Puerto Rico?
Is Trump Racist When it Comes to Dealing With Puerto Rico?
Nearly a month after the hurricane, Puerto Rico still is still struggling with a near-total information blackout. Some 85 percent of the island lacks electricity, and several remote mountain communities…
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