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Think Tanks

The Wellspring of a New, Clear Nuclear Vision

Russ Wellen | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Think Tanks, Nuclear Weapons, Back Channel, Disarmament, North Korea Nuclear Weapons, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, Non-Proliferation, Proliferation, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Madrona Institute, World News
Russ Wellen

The field of nuclear weapons has long needed fresh perspectives. For decades there was deterrence, and then disarmament. Finally, there is a group with potential to break new ground.

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Stop "Crimes Against Humanity and Geological Scandals": Give AFRICOM a Chance In Congo

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda, Women, Africom, Rape, Andrea Mitchell, Goma, War, Foreign Service, Global Research, Internally Displaced Persons, Georgianne Nienaber, Media, Ngo, Media Distortions, Msnbc, Chidren, Mugunga I, Think Tanks, Embedded Journalists, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Hillary Clinton, Office of Inspector General, State Department, Usaid, Citizen Journalists, Af, Oig, Obama, Community Organizing, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

This is going out to the end of a very long limb, but contrary to the rumblings in progressive think tanks, let's suggest that AFRICOM must be given a chance in eastern Congo.

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Evolution and War: Back to Basics

David Sloan Wilson | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Welfare, Phenotypic Plasticity, Think Tanks, Evolution, Evolution Institute, War, War and Science, New Scientist, Politics News
David Sloan Wilson

War has been part of the human condition throughout recorded and archeological history. Is war part of our nature?

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Academics and Policy

Joseph Nye | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Academics, Think Tanks, Obama, Policy, Appointments, Obama Administration Academics, Academy, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News
Joseph Nye

Aside from economists and scientists, very few academics have been appointed to policy positions in the Obama administration. Does the fault for this gap lie with the academy or the administration?

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The Left isn't Leaving Obama -- Yet

Rupert Russell | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Heritage Foundation, Think Tanks, Left Wing, Robert Reich, Conservatives, Interest-Groups, Rachel Maddow, Michael Moore, Card-Check, Paul Krugman, Intellectual, Unions, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, Arianna Huffington, David Frum, Obama's Economic Team, Politics News
Rupert Russell

Pundits have criticized last week's announcements on the new bank bailout and Afghanistan. Yet, a crack up of the Democratic coalition or fracturing of the progressive movement it is not.

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Obama 101

Nancy Snow | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama 101, First 100 Days, Credibility, Joe Biden, Vice President Joe Biden, Day 15, Composure, Persuauder-in-Chief, Think Tanks, Political Science, College, Syracuse University, Law School, Barack Obama, Politics News
Nancy Snow

President Obama, like Oprah, has enormous powers of persuasion. He, like Ms. Winfrey, enjoys a position of high credibility. Credibility is in the eyes of the beholder.

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Heritage Foundation: Torturing Facts, Sacrificing the Poor

Pete Aaltman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Heritage Foundation, Think Tanks, Climate, Tufts University, 2008 Presidential Race, Environment, US News & World Report, Climate Change, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Global Warming, 2008 Presidential Election, Green News
Pete Aaltman

The Heritage Foundation celebrated a study that concludes that "higher temperatures reduce agricultural output in poor countries" and "lead to reductions in industrial output, aggregate investment, scientific research, and political stability."

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