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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of August 9, 2010We lead this week's report with collection of voices calling for an end to the War on Drugs as a means of mitigating...
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Published in: HomeIndustrialism and environmentalism in Brazil's electionsEnvironmentalism may be important in the upcoming elections, and not only because the Green Party could sway the...
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Published in: HomeBrazil: democracy vs poverty
In half a generation, a period that straddles two presidencies, politics has lifted millions of Brazilians from...
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Published in: HomeHaiti's earthquake: a Port-au-Prince report
Six months after the catastrophe in Haiti’s capital, the realities of insecurity, displacement and poverty co-exist...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of July 05, 2010
A weekly summary of news and developments in drug policy and criminal justice reform in the US & UK.
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Published in: openSecurityPolitician's assassination raises doubts over Mexico drug policy
Mexican politician assassinated after highlighting cartel violence. Israeli air raid on Gaza kills Palestinian. Ten...
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Published in: openSecurityObama sacks top Afghan war commander, General Stanley McChrystal
Obama sacks top Afghan war commander, General Stanley McChrystal. Southeast European countries denounce Israeli...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence escalates in southern Kyrgyzstan
Violence escalates in southernKyrgyzstan, killing 114. Israel launches flotilla inquiry. 15 killed, 45 wounded in...
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Published in: openSecurityUS ‘disappointed’ with Turkey on Iran sanctions
The US Secretary of Defence voices disappointment over Turkey. A terrorist strike hits Kandahar. Scores are dead in...
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Published in: HomeTomás Eloy Martínez and the Argentine dream
The work of the Argentinean writer Tomás Eloy Martínez is intimately bound with the country’s modern history of...
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Published in: openSecurityUN Security Council imposes new sanctions on Iran
UNSC imposes fourth round of sanctions on Iran. Obama meets Abbas and pledges aid. NATO helicopter shot down by...
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Published in: HomeBrazil: regional power, global power
Brazil's sense of its place in its neighbourhood and in the world has undergone a profound shift since 1990. Leslie...
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Published in: HomeColombia: the “green wave” that wasn’t
The first round of the contest to succeed Álvaro Uribe as Colombia’s president produced one big surprise and five...
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Published in: HomeBrazil-Turkey and Iran: a new global balance
The tripartite nuclear-fuel agreement signed in Tehran is a watershed in the emerging configuration of a multipolar...
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Published in: openSecurityUN condemns Israel raid on aid flotilla
UN condemns Israeli commando raid on aid-flotilla. Amnesty calls for inquiry into possible extra-judicial killings...
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Published in: openSecurityIran warns Russia not to back new nuclear sanctions
Iran warns Russia not to back new nuclear sanctions. Car bomb blast hits outside NATO base in Kandahar. Israel...
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Published in: openSecurityEgypt and Sudan tussle with Nile basin countries over water rights
Egypt and Sudan state opposition to Ugandan-Rwandan-Kenyan-Ethiopian deal on Nile waterway management. South Korea...
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Published in: openSecurityUS-China summit begins in Beijing
US-China summit begins, Clinton advocates joint action against North Korea. 25 killed in Islamist attacks in...
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Published in: HomeMapuche – the ‘terrorist threat’ in ChileMapuche territory once stretched from the Pacific coast and islands of Chile across the Andes into Argentina. The...
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Published in: openSecurityIranian nuke deal on the Turkish-Brazilian axis met with suspicion by US and Israel
Turkish-Brazilian deal on Iranian uranium draws criticism from US and Israel. Sri Lanka celebrates 'victory day' as...
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