Conn Hallinan
LATEST ARTICLES BY Conn Hallinan
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World
The big chill: tensions in the Arctic
November 24, 2014The Arctic may be cold, but the politics surrounding it are pretty hot. There is a great deal at stake.
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Arts
Inside Syria: New book sheds needed light
November 7, 2014Reese Erlich's informative and insightful book "Inside Syria" brings to mind the Greek myth of a vast maze under the palace at Knossos.
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Opinion
U.S. foreign policy, what is going on?
September 19, 2014The U.S. foots 75 percent of NATO's bill, increasingly hard to do given the enormous costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the pivot to Asia, and the war in Syria.
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Opinion
U.S. use of sanctions could spur dollar’s decline
August 28, 2014The recent round of sanctions aimed at Moscow over the crisis in the Ukraine could backfire by accelerating a move away from the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
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World
How imperial “Great Loot” shaped Middle East tragedies
July 2, 2014As Iraq tumbles into another war, it's important to remember why adding yet more warfare to the current crisis will perpetuate exactly what the "Great Loot" set out to do.
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World
Marching on Moscow
June 13, 2014Why are the U.S., the EU, and NATO on the road to the Russian capital? And exactly what are they hoping to accomplish?
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World
Europe: The sky’s not falling
June 10, 2014"The subjugation of democratic process to the markets was the reason why we have the crisis today...we predicted from the onset...that austerity-based policies would backfire."
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World
Continental drift: a slew of European breakaways
April 9, 2014The U.S. and its allies may rail against the referendum in the Crimea; Scots will consider a very similar one on September 18, and Catalans would like to do the same.
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