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Hands Off My Patagonia: Chile Leverages its Most Precious Biogem as it Struggles to Satisfy a Growing Need for National Energy
The future of Chile’s Patagonia continues to be a source of steep controversy as a large-scale dam project looms. HidroAysén is the name of the
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United States’ First Universal Jurisdiction Prosecution for Piracy
On July 13, 2012, the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Columbia handed down United States v. Ali Mohamed Ali. This case is
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Critical Analysis: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and its Discontents
President Obama is touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a 21st Century trade agreement, a model for everything from industrial goods to Internet services. The
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Critical Analysis: Fukushima Reactor and Japanese Nuclear Policy
In the wake of wide-scale protests in Tokyo on June 29 over the restart of two Kansai Electric Power Co. nuclear reactors, the Fukushima Nuclear
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Critical Analysis: Tensions Continue After Syrians Down Turkish Warplane
Following the warplane incident on June 22, when Syrian forces shot down a Turkish warplane, Turkish and Syrian relations have become further stressed by additional
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Critical Analysis: China’s One Child Policy
A Chinese woman who was forced to abort her 7-month old fetus has found herself in the center of international controversy after she claimed that
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Critical Analysis: Syria Downs Turkish Warplane
On June 22nd, Syrian armed forces shot down a Turkish F-4 Phantom Warplane, which burst into flames and crashed into Syrian territorial waters. Syrian authorities
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Critical Analysis: Welcoming Russia to the WTO
By the end of the summer, Russia will become the newest member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after nearly twenty years of negotiations. This
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Critical Analysis: Rio+20: World Leaders Gather to Address Sustainable Development While Resource Privatization Runs Amok
This week world leaders, numerous participating governments, non-government organizations, and members of the public sector will convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Rio+20
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Critical Analysis: Stuxnet Leaks: More than a Domestic Political Affair
Last week, U.S. intel leaks made headlines after an article in the New York Times quoted numerous anonymous sources, including current and former U.S. officials,
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Critical Analysis: Libya’s Lessons for the Responsibility to Protect
As the dust from the armed intervention in Libya settles, the dangers of outright regime change are laid bare. This has brought about a certain
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Critical Analysis: European Union Economic Position – Spanish Bailout
As the world market continues to struggle, Spanish Officials refuse aid for a possible bank bailout. Spain’s Economy Minister, Luis de Guindos, spoke in Brussels