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Republicans Keen to Kill America's Only Peace Agency -- Forever

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 07.25.2011

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Rep. Mike Honda

We need vital institutions in this country that have no political agenda and no partisan bias. USIP convenes the left and the right, the civilian and the military, the national and the international players.

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Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 1

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Isenberg

It's a new year so it's time for a new book on private military contractors. Out later this month is Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Valu...

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Two Old Wall-Street Hands: "Nothing Has Really Been Fixed"

New York Times | SANDY B. LEWIS and WILLIAM D. COHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WHETHER at a fund-raising dinner for wealthy supporters in Beverly Hills, or at an Air Force base in Nevada, or at Charlie Rose's table in New York Ci...

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Genocide Prevention Rather Than Response Gains Favor In Policy Circles

Huffington Post Contributor | John Heffernan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, the United Nations Security Council traveled to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Congo and Liberia to discuss Africa's hotspots -- areas that are threaten...

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Defusing Sudan's Ticking Time Bomb

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Morgan

Sudan's president has given the world loud and clear warning signs of his intent to commit more mass atrocities. This situation calls out for stepped up diplomacy and multilateral cooperation.

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Letter to Sean Hannity of Fox News

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deepak Chopra

I sent this following letter to Sean Hannity recently in response to his misrepresentation of what I said on his show regarding the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Now I'm making it public.

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Why "Radio Silence" Can be a Good Thing in VP Selection

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

Be thankful for radio silence I guess when other candidates for VP like Daschle and Bayh are getting phone calls saying, "Sorry....but we look forward to working with you in many other ways in the coming years."

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