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Rwanda: France’s Long Silence

Lede:  More than a decade after the genocide in Rwanda, the role of France and its military is still unclear. Tutsi women have accused French soldiers of rape, but France remains silent over its...

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Debating Democracy and Terror

Lede:  Scott Helfstein and Naureen Fink debate the positive and negative impacts of democratic transitions in the fight against terrorism. (Originally published by the EastWest Institute)By Thomas...

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Passing Out Sandwiches at the Gates of Hell

Lede:  From the world's largest refugee camp, Dewaine Farria looks at the work of the UN. While acknowledging its failures, Farria says the UN's aid programs often buy enough time for real political...

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Afghanistan: Voiceless & Displaced

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The Responsibility to Protect: A Political Salon with Jared Genser

June 26, 2012 - 6:30pmLede:  States have the responsibility to protect their citizens against genocide and humanitarian atrocities. However, when a sovereign nation fails to live up to its...

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Toward a More Nimble UN

Lede:  As world leaders convene in New York City this week, Carlo Davis points out an underlying issue which enables modern asymmetric threats: the timidity of the UN. By Carlo Davisread more

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A Restless Spirit: An Interview with Former WPI Director Stephen Schlesinger

Lede:  Former World Policy Institute Director and Columbia University Professor Stephen Schlesinger sits down Jesse Cottrell and discusses contemporary journalism, politics, and the UN.  By Jesse...

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Kagame on Congo: An Excerpt from our Conversation with the Rwandan President

Lede:  The eastern DRC provincial capital of Goma has fallen to a rebel group with suspected ties to Rwanda, and the prospect of reignited civil war looms. Rwandan President Paul Kagame tells World...

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What’s in a name?

Lede:  After the recent terrorist attack at Kenya's Westgate shopping mall, many suspected that the security forces sworn to protect the Kenyans were actually stealing from them. Dewaine Farria argues,...

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Climate Change Outpaces U.N. Talks

Lede:  This week as the UN's annual climate-change convention COP 19 begins, expectations are low. Sandi Halimuddin discusses why the U.S. must join a legally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gas...

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