spy vs spy
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May 19, 2013, 2 Comments

See also M.S. Arctic Sea; The crypto machines of the NSA museum (photos) Remarks by Jim Judd, Director of CSIS, at the G ...

Media wordle
Media matters 2012 – 2013
April 30, 2013, 2 Comments

Claire Berlinski: How to Read Today’s Unbelievably Bad News (Gatestone Institute) Something has gone very wrong in ...

Why the West Is Losing the Pacific to China, the Arab League, and Just About Everyone Else
March 24, 2011, No Comments

 An updated/expanded article by Cleo on the same topic has been published in the April edition of the Chatham House mag ...

Maxime Bernier (Mad Max) II
February 5, 2011, No Comments

More on Maxime Bernier We thought he had been awfully quiet for a long time, but Mad Max is at it again – this tim ...

Human development in the Arab world
January 18, 2011, No Comments

Arab Human Development Reports (download) Tunisian Revolution Shakes, Inspires Middle East (Truthdig) The Tunisian upris ...

U.S. Foreign Relations
December 16, 2010, 1 Comment

(Foreign Policy): How Does the U.S. Decide Which Governments to Recognize? It tries not to. Leaders of G-20 Vow to Resha ...

Wednesday Night #1501
December 8, 2010, No Comments

                            The moving finger writes;  and, having writ,           ...

World's best countries 2010
August 16, 2010, No Comments

How We Ranked the World In NEWSWEEK’s first-ever Best Countries special issue, we set out to answer a question that is ...

Stateless persons
July 4, 2010, No Comments

Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons Refugees International – Statelessness An estimated 12 mill ...

Wednesday Night #1474
June 2, 2010, No Comments

In Japan, new boss meets same problems as old boss The ruling Democratic Party of Japan selected Japanese Finance Minist ...