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Pakistan and the US – Working for a Greater We or a Greater Me?
To say that the Pakistan-US relationship is one of the great modern voluntary mistakes of the region is not an understatement. What is this relationship based on? What are its foundations? Is it really necessary? Unfortunately, it is not. Coercion? Threats? Muscle flexing? All three? Yes. This may be partly […]
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9/11: The Genesis of a New Political Consciousness
September 11, 2001 began as a normal day; Americans hurried through their routines, heading to school or work. There was little evidence that the events that would transpire over the next few hours would dramatically alter the political consciousness of the nation. And yet, the personal experiences of that day […]
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Avoiding the Resource Curse
All too often the discovery of oil and other natural resources leads to conflict and corruption, but Mario Sorgalla says it doesn’t have to be that way.