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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow to make America great again? Bully Mexico.As President Trump concludes his first week in the White House with extremely protectionist policies, there will be...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTrump vs Hillary: Consequences of US presidential elections for Latin AmericaAs US voters turn out to decide between Trump and Hilary on election day, 5 analysts from the region share their...
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Published in: HomeHow the Democrats left the door wide open for Donald TrumpThe Democrats ditched the working class in favour of a professional elite leaving Trump – a master of 'resentment...
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Published in: HomeWhy a progressive foreign policy is good for US national securityEven if the most Bernie Sanders succeeds at is pulling the national foreign policy conversation to the left, this...
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Published in: 50.50Philosophies of migrationMigration raises more fundamental questions than 'should these people be here': it probes into the very essence of...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Iraqi crisis: rethinking the narrativeAn approach to Iraq focused on military intervention, with some humanitarian assistance, has defied the complexity...
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Published in: openSecurityUniversal rights, double standardsWhat is the difference between the human-rights shortfalls of Venezuela and Mexico? Objectively, not much, but...
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Published in: openSecurityMass surveillance: wrong in practice as well as principleThe paradox of mass state surveillance, as the answer to non-state violence, is that it can overlook the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe two big holes in the strategy against ISThe US-led campaign against Islamic State isn’t working. It won’t unless it addresses Shia sectarianism in Iraq and...
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Published in: openSecurityBlowback: the failure of remote-control warfareIt all seemed so convenient: remote-control warfare would minimise military casualties while rendering the civilian...
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Published in: openSecurityObama, Netanyahu, Iran, Congress and the Republican PartyAn intense political battle is going on over Iran on Capitol Hill. Insular Republicans underestimate at their peril...
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Published in: openSecurityIn Ukraine, NATO has ceased to be an instrument of US foreign policyIn the renewed cold war over Ukraine, while Russia’s economy has been weakened by European sanctions, the US is no...
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Published in: openSecurityCIA torture programme cast a wide netThe CIA’s ‘deep interrogation’ and the Guantánamo detention camp came to symbolise the US ‘war on terror’. Yet it...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter the torture report—rebalancing the scales of justiceIn the voluminous responses to the long-awaited US Senate committee report on torture by the CIA, the essence of...
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Published in: HomeScotland's referendum: the view from around the worldAs residents of Scotland vote today on the future of their country, we take a look at how countries around the world...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Swiss debate on mass surveillance: what debate?How did Switzerland, a country attached to the importance of personal privacy, respond after the story about the...
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Published in: openSecuritySelling dictatorshipLiberal opinion has been outraged by the disclosures about US and UK electronic surveillance. Yet the most...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter Snowden: UN takes first small step to curb global surveillanceThe debate on international electronic spying, blown open by the US National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward...
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Published in: 50.50Anti-deportation campaigns: ‘What kind of country do you want this to be?’A new musical, Glasgow Girls, showcases the power of anti-deportation campaigns as both an expression of human...
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Published in: HomeThe US-Iran dialogue and how it can affect the Iranian democratic movementPresident Obama’s re-election for a second term has afforded him much more manoeuvrability on foreign policy issues,...
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