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Balance of Power

9 Things to Know About Hassan Rouhani's Victory in Iran

Milad Jokar | Posted 06.19.2013 | World
Milad Jokar

Only a few hours following Rouhani's victory, too many governments directly tackled the nuclear issue within the few lines of their communiqués. The Iranians just got out of an election, Rouhani won: congratulations!

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INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: Republicans And Democrats Through History

HuffingtonPost.com | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 10.22.2012 | Politics

The 2012 campaign will reach its crescendo over the next two weeks, but Republicans and Democrats fighting for power is nothing new. For some context,...

If You're Sick of Gridlock, Blame the Constitution

Eric Black | Posted 12.01.2012 | Politics
Eric Black

This little screed is the introductory installment in an ongoing series that will bravely seek to explore the connection between the news and the olds, between what's bothering us now and the system in which the botherances are, at least in many cases, rooted.

The Newly Dangerous Iran: A Gift From the W. Bush Administration

Christopher Reeve | Posted 05.05.2012 | World
Christopher Reeve

The W. Bush Administration's shortsighted, preemptive war that toppled Saddam Hussein effectively neutralized the major force that counterbalanced Iran's grandiose ambitions since its 1979 revolution.

Abandoning Pakistan: Can China Fill the Vacuum?

Franz-Stefan Gady | Posted 07.17.2011 | World
Franz-Stefan Gady

With the killing of bin Laden and the uncertainty of Pakistan's role, some U.S. lawmakers questioned the wisdom of continuing the multi-billion dollar aid program to Pakistan. What would happen if we left Pakistan to China?

What the Founding Fathers Intended

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
D. Brad Wright

I'm no socialist, but sometimes when I look at the history of the United States, I'm left to conclude that Marx was on to something. You see, when our...

Jet v. Donkey Bomb

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jeff Danziger

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Will the Supreme Court Kill the Obama Health Care Reform Plan?

Rob Kall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rob Kall

Is the right wing going for the jugular, setting up a Supreme Court slap-down of Obama and his crowning achievement? 13 state attorneys general have proceeded to sue to stop the bill.

It's the Balance of Power, Stupid!

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Leon T. Hadar

The U.S.' clout may be slipping in the global arena. And yet no one wants to admit it. A failure to do so led to the end of the British Empire, and could mean the same for the U.S.

A Time for Transpartisanship

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Stephen H. Dinan

Some jubilation is justified but we need to be careful not to neglect a still deeper need for our country -- to heal our fractious political process and move beyond partisan bickering

Political Parties Are Not "Checks" Or "Balances"

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

I'm not worried about whether checks and balances will disappear if Republicans don't have more than 40 seats in the Senate. True checks and balances are more fundamental than party affiliation.

Moderate Republicans Unhappy With Party's New Principles

Chuck Lasker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Chuck Lasker

The Republican Party is a ghost of its original self. It's no wonder reasonable, tolerant, progressive Republicans are jumping ship, while new recruits to the Party are diminishing.

Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.