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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
Stephanie Keith / Reuters
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
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THE WORLDPOST
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
Global Kids works to develop youth leaders for the global stage.
Tehmeena Khan (at right) with fellow Global Kids students at the Summer Institute at the Council on Foreign Relations I am
POLITICS
Wanted: One-Handed Economists
By
Charles Kolb
, Contributor
Senior Public Policy Executive
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 Edington
, Contributor
A writer, pastor, publisher, and social entrepreneur.
Since that first workshop, the Council has created a significant well of expertise in a field that was, until this conversation
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.
Tom Williams via Getty Images
THE WORLDPOST
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.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.
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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 of Finance at 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.
ENVIRONMENT
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton State Department Emails, Mexico Energy Reform and the Revolving Door
By
Steve Horn
, Contributor
Research Fellow for DeSmogBlog.com, freelance investigative jo...
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.
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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 activist and writer; Quaker; retired technologist.
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
Dr. Judy Salerno
, Contributor
President and CEO of Susan G. Komen
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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