Summer is nearly officially over (and the weather here in New York shows it). This means the Perspectives on Global Issues blog is back from its sun-drenched hibernation. Our editors have already been churning out their thoughts and analyses on the latest breaking news in the world of international affairs — but just...
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Conflict
This Summer in Global Affairs…
Old News Shouldn’t Be Forgotten
We all hear stories that capture us — news stories so shocking that we’re sometimes moved to take action — but eventually the story fades or some other shocking release takes its place. The problem is that this isn’t always the case for the news subjects. Often we’ve moved on to new stories...
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Cease-Fire, For Now
Like most people who have some vague idea as to the current Middle East situation, a cease-fire comes as a sigh of relief. However, I’m confused about this whole situation and don’t really understand the Israeli goals or how anything positive will actually come from the most recent fighting. There has been...
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