International

Murmansk, Russia and the failure of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy
As a fleet of retired nuclear submarines sits in the Russian Arctic city of Murmansk, this potential environmental disaster provides a teachable moment.
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President Obama meets with General Stanley McChrystal in the Oval Office McChrystal and the Emperor With No Clothes: Obama's Flailing Foreign Policy
General Stanley McChrystal's perspective on the troubled situation within the Obama administration’s foreign policy team should be considered--and not overshadowed by its delivery or the firing.
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Offloading supplies at the dock in Jacmel, Haiti Miami Tall Ship Heads South to Bring Aid to Haiti
Jared Talarski spoke with YPNation about his sailing career, and the recent relief voyage to Haiti he helped orchestrate.
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Balance Scale The Amanda Knox Media Wars
Are we capable of reporting with impartiality when its one of our own?
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Tabloid reporting on the Amanda Knox scandal When in Rome
Whether or not Amanda Knox is truly guilty, her case reminds us to protect our reputations.
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Generation Shift
While reporting on a forum held on Tuesday in New York about the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I noticed something odd. I seemed to be one of the youngest people in the room. At age 32, I’m not a kid anymore,...
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Is It Time for Britain to Call in the Auditors?
When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expresses major concern about a "financing gap," most of us think of Latin America in the 80s, or perhaps South East Asia in the late 90s. It may surprise some of you that this term was...
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Angie, Where Will You Lead Us from Here?
When a female ascends to a position of power comparisons with Margaret Thatcher often follow. Sarah Palin, Jenny Shipley, Yuliya Tymoshenko, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Angela Merkel have all been likened to the Iron Lady in some shape or...
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A Unionist's Plea
The Union. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Ah, The Union.
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