Conn Hallinan
LATEST ARTICLES BY Conn Hallinan
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Nowadays it doesn’t take tanks to overrun Europe
November 5, 2013Because Germany has the biggest economy in the EU, and is at the center of a "core" of wealthy nations that also use the Euro - France, Austria, and the Netherlands - Berlin largely calls the...
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Torpedoing the Iran nuclear talks
October 29, 2013Powerful and wealthy opponents-from the halls of Congress to Middle East capitals-are maneuvering to torpedo negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.
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Kurdish struggle a key factor in Syria and beyond
August 30, 2013For almost a century, the Kurds-one of the world's largest ethnic groups without its own state-have been deceived and double-crossed, their language and culture suppressed, their villages burned and bombed, and their people scattered; now they...
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Turkey: Uprising’s currents run deep
July 31, 2013Issues that fueled the May and June protests are hardly a laughing matter, and they are not about to quietly disappear.
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Syria, poison gas, and Arabian tales
July 10, 2013It is not unlike Sherlock Holmes and the dog that didn't bark. And like Holmes, start with the facts.
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Syria and the monarchs: a perfect storm
June 27, 2013The Obama administration's decision to directly supply weapons to the Syrian opposition may end up torpedoing the possibility of a political settlement.
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Afghanistan: Is it really the end game?
May 30, 2013There is nothing that better sums up the utter failure of America's longest war than getting ambushed as you are trying to get the hell out of the county.
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The White House’s flawed Korea policies
April 29, 2013In the current crisis on the Korean Peninsula, the Obama administration is virtually repeating the 2004 Bush playbook.
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