Politics and Society
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The Hoariest of Latin American Conspiracy Theorists
Although I would say that the article “The Land of Too Many Summits“ by Christopher Sabatini (Foreign Policy, April 12, 2012) is right on some points, it nonetheless provides little more than unproved opinions on other matters — or as Karl Popper would say, certain statements lack the “refutability” condition of any scientific statement — [...]
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Ploughing the Sea
Former vice president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, was sworn in to office today in the wake of the death of Hugo Chávez. His presidency is only an interim measure, allowing time for new national presidential elections to take place, but whoever wins office for the next six years in Venezuela will have a hard time [...]
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North Koreas New Hope? Jong-Un in Negotiations
Not months after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Un is apparently making moves to repair ties to the world… but for what purpose
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East Timor’s Struggle For Freedom
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste or East Timor as its not to the English speaking world, was the first new country to emerge in the 21st century. The nation makes up around half of the island of Timor, and with an area of 5,743 square miles (14,874 km2) is one of the smaller nations in [...]
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Somaliland, A State In All But Name
Somaliland paints a stark contrast with neighbouring Somalia. Somalia is wracked by internal turmoil, much of its own territory not being under the control of its government, and with several other nations attempting to help liberate much of the rest of the country from rebel groups. Somaliland on the other hand, although still a developing [...]
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All Action and Little Talk
Once again IPR visits the topic of the current Iranian nuclear tensions
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Where Three Nations Meet
The great mountainous area of Kashmir has always been stuck in the middle. The region, for the first part of its history, enjoyed a great deal of seclusion from the outside world, and served as a mixing pot of Buddhist, Hindu and later Muslim peoples. However, as the large empires of the 19th century encroached [...]
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A Rock and a Hard Place, Israels Response to Iran
As tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States ratchet up heading in the direction of conflict, Israel finds itself in a tight situation
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B-razil R-ussia I-ndia C-hina…The New Inner Circle?
Are the leaner, hungrier rapidly growing economies emerging from the global south aligned enough to eclipse the ‘West’?
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