foreign policy
Turkey’s President Erdogan seeks dictator-like power in referendum
April 6, 2017Erdogan is out to dismantle Turkey’s political system and empower himself to dismiss parliament, control the judiciary, and rule by decree.
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Are you watching Iraq? You should be
April 3, 2017The U.S. has been bombing Iraq for decades now, creating more terrorists than it’s killed. Extremists are flourishing; the same can’t be said for civilians now burying their dead in Mosul.
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Iran sanctions burden falls heavily on women
March 10, 2017Western leaders need to be aware that the sanctions placed on Iran are disastrous for women there.
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“American Exceptionalism”: A foreign policy of delusion
March 9, 2017Today’s humanitarian interventionists have substituted the words “international” and “global” for “imperial.”
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Colombian coal mine expansion imposes suffering on rural indigenous
March 6, 2017The peace agreement signed between the Colombian government and FARC rebels does nothing to stop the invasion of the Wayúu indigenous people’s land by international coal companies.
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