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Latin America's New Cold War?
Venezuela's and Colombia's ambassadors to the United States tell their sides of an increasingly tense story.
 
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Where's the Chinese Toyota?
If China is going to build on its growth, it's going to need an industrial policy that backs it up instead of holding it back.
 
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What to Watch for in Copenhagen
Carbontargets, money honeys, watchdogs, and protests -- welcome to Climate-palooza 2009!
 
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Todd Stern, I Feel Your Pain
Words of empathy from one former negotiator to another -- big summits are a bear. Best of luck in Copenhagen.
 
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The Curious Case of Indonesia's "Democracy"
Indonesians have democracy, but some still miss the old authoritarian days. 
 
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Give Obama a Break
The Nobel Peace Prize has long been about vision andaspiration, as much as concrete accomplishment. In Oslo, let the U.S....
 
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Unweird Science
Has the "ClimateGate scandal" shifted our fundamentalunderstanding of global warming? A top U.S. scientist says no.
 
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The Heat Is On
ClimateGate supposedly reveals a scientific world gone corrupt, but really shows a political world gone mad.
 
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The Heat Is On
ClimateGate supposedly reveals a scientific world gone corrupt, but really shows a political world gone mad.
 
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Mr. Fix-It
Vladimir Putin's problem-solver schtick just shows how weak Russia's insitutions have become.
 
blakehounshell
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Unweird Science
Has the "ClimateGate scandal" shifted our fundamentalunderstanding of global warming? A top U.S. scientist says no.
 
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America's IED Nightmare
It's a problem that was supposed to be solved bynow. But these deadly little devices are only growing more lethal as the...
 
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Iran Is No Existential Threat
The best way to rescue Obama's failing diplomacy with the Islamic Republic is to stop letting Israel call the shots.
 
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The Global Deal
In 2006, economist Nicholas Stern authored a groundbreaking report for the British government, showing the cost of doing...
 
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End the War by Winning It
Barack Obama made the right decision to deploy 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. But he made the wrong one in announcing...
 
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The Soccer Wars
The latest source of instability in the Middle East isn't the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or Iran's nukes -- it's a bitter...
 
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Firefox Add-on of the Week: FEBE
As your library of Firefox Add-ons continues to grow, so does the worry that a system crash will wipe out your carefully assembled collection of extensions. To quell this fear, all you have to do is download just one additional add-on that will ensure...
 
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How the Tricks That Crashed Wall Street Can Save the World
As countries including the United States reform their financial sectors, they should look inside the banks themselves for the...
 
blakehounshell
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Never Again?
What the Holocaust can't teach us about modern-day genocide.
 
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Down But Not Out
Al Qaeda in Iraq threatens to spoil many of the gains made during the past two years. Here's why the organization stills poses...
 
blakehounshell
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Take the R Out of BRIC
What on Earth is Russia doing on the list of top emerging economies?
 
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The Roads Not Taken
In unveiling his new strategy for Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama chose not to heed the advice of pundits and experts...
 
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The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Remarks of U.S. President Barack Obama at the West Point military academy, as prepared for delivery.
 
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The Eurocrats Europe Needs
Catherine Ashton and Herman Van Rompuy should suit the European Union -- and that's all that matters.
 
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Merkel's Way
Colorless? Check. Boring? Check. Why the German model is the right path for Europe's new bigwigs.
 
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Democracy Loses the Honduran Election
It's an abomination that Sunday's presidential vote came without consequence for the country's coup-makers.
 
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Pakistan's Failing War on Terror
Pakistan needs to rethink its strategy for defeating jihadi groups -- not just throw more troops at the problem.
 
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Afghanistan Is Still Worth the Fight
There may not be a single or short explanation justifying a U.S. presence in Afghanistan. But that doesn't mean it's time to...
 
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Freeware Files: Widescreen Mania! Make the Most of your Monitor's Real Estate!
Widescreen monitors are, in a word, awesome, and not just because they offer some kind of enhanced quality over their four-by-three ratio brethren. Depending on what you're using them for, like movie-watching, you'll simply see more of a given scene...
 
blakehounshell
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Running the Table
How to beat your uncle in a foreign-policy debate at Thanksgiving dinner.
 
blakehounshell
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The Sham Elections in Honduras
Why Obama shouldn't turn a blind eye to the undemocratic shenanigans in Tegucigalpa.
 
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Ukraine's Phantom Flu
How Yulia Tymoshenko created a swine flu panic to get herself elected president.
 
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How the West Lost Turkey
Is the West's increasingly loveless marriage with Turkey finally headed toward acrimonious divorce?
 
blakehounshell
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Iran's Soft War
The Obama administration shouldn't give up on embattled Iranian democrats. Here's how America can help the Green Revolution...
 
blakehounshell
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A New Alliance
The Mumbai attacks should strengthen the bonds tying India and the United States together.
 
blakehounshell
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Fourth and Long
What the NFL can teach us about the War on Terror.
 
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Waiting for Tehran
As Iran's leaders waffle, don't be tempted to think all is lost. Here's why the country’s stalling on its nuclear deal...
 
blakehounshell
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Fulfilling the Promises of Cairo
Obama still hasn't turned his Cairo speech into a blueprint for action. Here's how he can take concrete steps to improve the...
 
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Interview: Roy Bennett
The white archnemesis of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe speaks out about the terrorism charges against him, the country's...
 
blakehounshell
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Europe to Europe: WTF?
How Europeans are responding to their comically obscure new EU overlords.
 
blakehounshell
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Obama, the Great Wall, and Nixon’s Ghost
Not since Tricky Dick's historic 1972 trip to China has anyU.S. president's visit been truly groundbreaking -- but both the...
 
blakehounshell
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Boring Summits Are Better for Everyone
Why Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh should say as little as possible when they meet in Washington next week.
 
blakehounshell
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Boring Summits Are Better for Everyone
Why Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh should say as little as possible when they meet in Washington next week.
 
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Reality Check: The Hajj
It's the greatest yearly pilgrimage on Earth. But these days, theannual trek to Saudi Arabia's holy sites is as much about...
 
blakehounshell
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This Week at War: Heading for a Bad Breakup
What the four-stars are reading -- a weekly column from Small Wars Journal.
 
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The Al Qaeda Diaries
As the Pakistani soldiers moved into South Waziristan, they found something almost as valuable as al Qaeda itself: the diaries...
 
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5 Things to Be Thankful For This Year
Whether it's the chaos in Kabul or the malaise in Brussels, today's headlines are often downright depressing. But it's not...