Politics

Human Rights Abuses Run Deep in South Sudan

April 4, 2013 by Jok Madut Jok
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The history of South Sudan’s liberation struggle is contributing to the persistence of human rights abuses in the world’s newest country. Reconciliation is necessary to help South Sudanese reckon with that history.

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Increasing Independence Claims in Catalonia: Not Only the Economy

March 29, 2013 by Jordi Muñoz
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Recently, demands for secession have sharply grown in Catalonia. Although the economic crisis is a key factor, the recent political history of Catalan-Spanish relations plays a significant role in explaining this increase.

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Obama and Europe, Act II

March 29, 2013 by Derek O'Leary
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In Obama’s second term, a common U.S. and European Union push for a comprehensive trade and investment deal may prove the stimulant for a renewal of a transatlantic bond which has long lost its self-evidence.

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U.S.-Latin America Relations in the Post-Chávez Era

March 26, 2013 by Dexter Boniface and Dinorah Azpuru
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Although Hugo Chávez is now gone, distrust of the U.S. government remains extensive in several countries in the region. To improve relations with the region, U.S. policy makers need to try to find common ground and understand alternative points of view.

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Far from Paradise: Talking Peace in Colombia

March 24, 2013 by Russell Crandall and Paul DiFiore
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Peace talks in Havana between the Colombian government and the FARC are finally progressing, but can they bring lasting peace to Colombia?

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After Iraq, the Premature Pivot: Why the Middle East Still Matters

March 22, 2013 by Bilal Baloch
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After nearly nine years of battle in Iraq, the United States seeks to wash it’s hands of the Middle East and pivot further east. But the region remains vitally important, both from an economic and geopolitical standpoint.

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