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Back to SearchThe US And Iran: How Close Could They Get?
How much do the Great Satan and the Axis of Evil have in common? Quite a bit, it turns out. They share a mutual antipathy towards Islamic State militants and a mutual desire for a stable Afghanistan.…
Published on 11 years ago
Why Aren't More Dishonest Bankers In Jail?
Perhaps the most striking feature of the global financial crisis has been that no top banking executive has been successfully prosecuted for their role in bringing it about in the first place. The pe…
Published on 11 years ago
Who Runs Mexico?
Mexico is gripped with the story of 43 student protesters who vanished in September. They were allegedly killed on the orders of a mayor who wanted to prevent them from attending a rally where his wi…
Published on 11 years, 1 month ago
Are Sanctions Hurting Putin?
Vladimir Putin certainly knows how the West views his actions in Ukraine. Sanctions have been in place against Russia for months. There is talk of toughening them. At the G20 meeting in Australia he …
Published on 11 years, 1 month ago
What Is Hong Kong’s Problem With China?
Hong Kong's government is preparing to clear the streets after weeks of protest. The demonstrators want direct talks with Beijing over who gets on the ballot for the 2017 Hong Kong election. But ther…
Published on 11 years, 1 month ago
Are Pandemics Inevitable?
Outbreaks are inevitable, pandemics are optional,” says Dr Larry Brilliant, a leading figure in the successful global campaign to eradicate smallpox.
But does the flawed international response to the …
Published on 11 years, 1 month ago
Can Islamic State Be Stopped?
The sudden rise of Islamic State in June shocked the world. It now controls a swathe of the desert in Syria and Iraq and has declared a caliphate. Iraq’s second city, Mosul, has fallen to the militan…
Published on 11 years, 2 months ago