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UN Council Dips Toe Into Myanmar Crisis
By Evelyn Leopold, Contributor
Veteran UN correspondent
The threat from North Korea will be the topic number one at the United Nations General Assembly this week. But there is an
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presents her credentials to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
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POLITICS
Nikki Haley: Trump's Disappointing UN Envoy
By Stephen Schlesinger, Contributor
Fellow, Century Foundation
I attended a breakfast meeting with the US Envoy to the UN, Ms. Nikki Haley, at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 27: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nation Nikki Haley speaks to reporters at the United Nations headquarters, March 27, 2017 in New York City. The U.S. and more han 30 countries, including Britain and France, are not joining negotiations concerning a United Nations nuclear weapons ban treaty. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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U.N. Looks For Trump Foreign Policy Hints From Nikki Haley's Tough-Talking Debut
By Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Haley's diplomatic prowess is facing an early test as she represents an administration with policies that are unclear and top foreign policy posts that are empty.
IMPACT
International Day of the Girl: Forging a Different Path
By Global Kids, Contributor
Our mission is to inspire and empower underserved youth
POLITICS
Wanted: One-Handed Economists
By Charles Kolb, Contributor
Fmr. Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (19...
The current state of the U.S. and global economies is unclear. Wherever you look, the data and trends suggest uncertainty. Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates next month? Will economic growth ever again exceed 2 percent? Is the stock market overvalued and on the verge of another major dip?
RELIGION
Conscience, Sidelined?
By Mark D. W. Edington, Contributor
A writer, publisher, social entrepreneur, and pastor.
WORLDPOST
America's Pivot to Asia Actually Led to Drop in Security Assistance for Southeast Asia
By Council on Foreign Relations, Contributor
Nonpartisan membership organization, think tank and publisher
An analysis of U.S. security assistance to Southeast Asian nations shows that, in nominal dollars, overall security aid to Southeast Asia fell by 19 percent since 2010, the year before the "Pivot to Asia" was launched.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 8: Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, testifies during a Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the department's FY2017 budget request, March 8, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Treasury Secretary Lew: U.S. Retreat From Global Stage Would Be 'Worst Possible Outcome'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Monday that Americans have reaped significant benefits from the international
POLITICS
The Establishment vs. Bernie Sanders
By John Sanbonmatsu, Contributor
Writer, philosopher, and magician.
The very ferocity and coordinated nature of the attacks on Sanders makes clear that the Democratic establishment views Sanders not merely as an annoyance, but as an existential threat. And he may be, at that.
U.S President Barack Obama reaches out to shake hands with King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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POLITICS
Senator Wonders How Much Longer U.S. Will Blindly Support Saudi Arabia
By Jessica Schulberg and Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Sen. Chris Murphy describes how the kingdom has helped ISIS grow and made Yemen suffer.
WORLDPOST
Bombs Away: The Disconcerting Common Factors
By John B. Alexander, Ph.D., Contributor
Retired Senior Military Officer and Retired Los Alamos Nationa...
Among a rising bellicose chorus there are common and disturbing themes. First is the propensity to advocate bombing any contentious threat into oblivion. The second vital commonality is a total void in personal combat experience by most of these vocal proponents.
POLITICS
Wake Up America, Russia is Back!
By David Paul, Contributor
President, Fiscal Strategies Group
Despite all the fury generated on the campaign trail by the ISIS attacks and the failures of American strategy to date, there is little that any of the candidates have suggested that differs much from what we have been doing so far.
POLITICS
Ben Carson Is Wrong, So Are Calls for His Resignation
By Parvez Ahmed, Contributor
Professor, University of North Florida
Carson with his incredibly ignorant statement has undermined the values of the U.S. Constitution, all the while purporting to defend it.
GREEN
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton State Department Emails, Mexico Energy Reform and the Revolving Door
By Steve Horn, Contributor
Research Fellow, DeSmogBlog
Emails released on July 31 by the U.S. State Department reveal more about the origins of energy reform efforts in Mexico. The State Department released them as part of the once-a-month rolling release schedule for emails generated by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, now a Democratic presidential candidate.
PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 10: US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference after a meeting of nations supporting Syria's moderate opposition, at the French Foreign Ministry Building in Paris, France on December 10, 2016. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
John Kerry: Iran Nuclear Deal Is Good For Israel's Security
By Jessica Schulberg
"Let me ask you a very simple question: Is Israel safer with a one-year breakout time or a two-month breakout time?"
POLITICS
Marco Rubio: Back to the Future
By Bob Burnett, Contributor
Berkeley writer, retired Silicon Valley executive
Time will tell if Marco Rubio survives the 2016 Republican version of demolition derby. What's clear is that despite his cherubic, youthful demeanor, Rubio is a hard-core conservative, every bit as dangerous as his idol, George W. Bush.
WORLDPOST
American Think Tanks and Foundations Manipulate German Politics, Claims Whistleblower
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
WORLDPOST
America's China Consensus Slowly Unravels
By Hugh White, Contributor
Professor of Strategic Studies, National University of Austral...
The big risk is that neither side will be willing to make concessions, because each expects the other to blink first. That leads straight to escalating rivalry and an ever-higher risk of war.
WORLDPOST
Artificial Intelligence Technology Is 'Breaking Out of the Box'
By Peter Mellgard, Contributor
Features editor, The WorldPost
"The exponential improvement in the elements of computing is not about to run out of gas. We've got generations more of it to go. Geeks out there are going to take that computational power and that ocean of data and do things that astonish us."
IMPACT
Noncommunicable Disease - An Emerging Global Health Crisis
By Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, Contributor
Founder and Chair of Global Strategy, Susan G. Komen; U.S. Amb...
There is much the United States and its allies can do to help developing countries meet the NCD challenge at relatively modest cost. By placing the cancer crisis far higher on the global health agenda, we have it in our power to spare millions from needless suffering and death.
WELLNESS
Put Patients Over Profits: An Open Letter to the Council on Foreign Relations
By Jordan Jarvis, Contributor
Executive Director, Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network
We applaud the CFR report for drawing attention to NCDs in developing nations, but emphasize that, at this critical time, it neglected to address implications of U.S. trade pressures on the fundamental right of all people to access lifesaving medicines.
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