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Cops and Robbers? The Roots of Anti-Doping Policies in Olympic Sport

… Doping scandals have been shaking the world of sport for almost a half … Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … about what effects the substances might have on athletes’ bodies. Certainly there were those who disagreed, and at times …
Omagh, Northern Ireland in 2001.

Taking the Guns Out of Irish Politics

… The decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland ought to be a … peaceful framework for progress — now known as the Good Friday Agreement — not one of the millions of bullets, … from an IRA arms dump by dissidents. Twenty-nine people died and more than three hundred were injured in this …

Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff

… partnership.” Those conciliatory words, however, were accompanied on both sides with qualifications, skepticism, and … Iran’s military achievements that appears on Fars News, a website affiliated with the IRGC, notes that Iran “launched … used against them during the war, which, along with the bodies that continue to be unearthed and the mines that still …
First Cabinet of President Barack Obama in the White House East Room.

The Distant Horizon of a President

… cautious, thoughtful Obama was just plain weak, or worse: incompetent. Well, health care legislation has passed, the … presidential biography for the Clinton and Bush years was David McCullough’s “Truman” — the story of an impetuous, … that the moment is ripe for a win), content to lose a few points while reformulating the game itself over the long …

Treaties and Sovereign Performances, from Westphalia to Standing Rock

… through nonviolent direct action, the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The 1,900-kilometer pipeline … Bakken oil-shale region in western North Dakota to a tank complex in Illinois. Its route crosses the Missouri River … of Tears in Oklahoma. An estimated 3,500 Native Americans died along the 1,200 mile journey. Indian treaty-makers did …
The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

With God on Our Side

… he proclaimed that “our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world.” This … would give them their independence. After praying for guidance, President McKinley announced his decision to keep the … notwithstanding the fact that Spanish missionaries had accomplished this two centuries before. But not all American …

Outdoing Panama: Turkey’s ‘Crazy’ Plan to Build an Istanbul Canal

… waterway that bisects the city and marks the geographic boundary between Europe and Asia? Perhaps, in a nod to crowding … on the Bosporus—a strait crowded not only with urban commuters and pleasure craft, but Russian oil tankers … Canal, the Suez and the Corinth Canal in Greece cannot even compete!" The project outlined by Erdogan calls for a 45-50 …
An electron microscopic image of a thin section of SARS-CoV within the cytoplasm of an infected cell, showing the spherical particles and cross-sections through the viral nucleocapsid.

Could SARS Set off Another Great Pandemic?

… things about that epidemic 85 years ago seem similar to today's new threat to public health: the specter of a pandemic, and the complacent American response. The so-called "Spanish" flu … million people around the world, more than the number who died in World War I battles. In the United States it killed …

A Century of HIV

… On December 1, World AIDS Day, should we wish the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) a … human immune systems, HIV has also allowed tuberculosis to come thundering back as a global health threat and has … ethical framework for patient participation in research studies. The virus has also spurred scientists to create a …
Robert Smalls pictured between 1870-1880.

The Remarkable Life of Robert Smalls

… the Union fleet blockading the city. The architect of this daring escape to freedom was Robert Smalls, whose leadership … the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this … the Planter , making him one of the highest paid Black soldiers of the war. His reputation was further burnished …
Map showing position of North Korea relative to China

What Are They Thinking in Beijing?

… protests in Hong Kong that have directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been … November as the leader of the Politburo’s powerful Standing Committee. But we shouldn’t make too much of Jiang’s passing … creative efforts to ride out a long-term legitimacy crisis dating back to the Tiananmen upheaval of 1989. Seeing recent …

Avoiding the Scourge of War: The Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping

… On July 1, 2011, the United Nations welcomed its newest member. South Sudan's January referendum on … psychological aid to those traumatized by rape, child soldiering, and other atrocities. Unlike during … now necessitates more than establishing weapons collection points and observing demobilization. Peacekeepers must …
The Sherman M4-A2E8 Tank

12/3/2014: At the Movies: Fury

… Fury is the newest war film from director David Ayer. The movie centers on an M-4 Sherman tank nicknamed “Fury” and its crew of battle-hardened soldiers during the waning days of World War II . Brad Pitt … their way through a devastated Germany. The first major combat sequence takes place in an open field, as Collier and …

What's in a Name?: The Meaning of 'Muslim Fundamentalist'

… tax or an estate tax? Are they dead civilians or collateral damage? Was he a member of the resistance or a terrorist? Is … perceive that reality. In so doing the words we use also become a part of the world we are trying to understand. One … and rooted in the Enlightenment. Your mind-set is medieval." At several levels, then, the phrase "Muslim …
Indian bicycle troops are pictured at the Somme in 1916

The Amritsar Massacre

… peaceful civilians in Punjab were shot by British soldiers under the command of the now infamous “Butcher of Amritsar.” British … and a man who would soon become very well known—Mohandas K. Gandhi. In 1919, Gandhi was fresh from his sojourn in …

Las raíces del estado de fallido venezolano

… tenía la tasa de crecimiento más alta y la menor desigualdad de Latinoamérica. Gracias a una bonanza petrolera, el … entre 1974 a 1979  que en toda su historia independiente . De hecho, durante este tiempo,  Venezuela gozaba … y Buicks y la clase alta famosamente se lanzaba de compras a Miami donde eran conocidos como los del “dame …
Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War from Kennan to Kissinger, by Bruce Kuklick book cover.

Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War from Kennan to Kissinger

Review of Blind Oracles: Intellectuals and War from Kennan to Kissinger, by Bruce Kuklick (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006)
… World War. After listening to his story, I asked him to compare what he knew of Vietnam to his own experiences. His … reply: "The Vietnam War might have been justified, but the damn thing was fought with politicians, rather than generals." This view, which is representative of comments made by other veterans I interviewed, does not seem …
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964.

The (Character) Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … a fairly straightforward case like the King assassination become complicated with such stale, predictable theories that … (in a curious pair of adjectives) that King was “the most dangerous and effective Negro leader in the country.” …
'What Hath God Wrought?': The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, by Daniel Walker Howe Book Cover.

Mr. Bush Meet Mr. Jackson

Review of 'What Hath God Wrought?': The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, by Daniel Walker Howe (Oxford University Press, 2007)
Daniel Walker Howe wrought? The answer is a sweeping and commanding synthesis of the political and economic history … the bases. It is also in the nature of such big overview studies that they often devolve, text-book like, into tedious … book from the first message sent by electric telegraph and points out that the company Samuel Morse founded – Western …
Group of women marching with signs: "GWU Women's Liberation," "I'm a second-class citizen," "Women demand equality"

A Slut from East Toledo (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 5)

… workplace justice and pushing for reproductive freedom. Today, we discuss the era that saw the emergence of activists like Betty Friedan, Frances Beal, Gloria Steinem, and Shirley Chisholm, but … and those who didn't enlist were called on to fill the soldiers’ place in the industrial world, working jobs that have …
Mosul Grand Mosque in 2007

Bush Needs War — FAST

… UN weapons inspectors be given months or even a year to complete further investigations in that country, President … major television networks devoted only a few minutes each day to national and international news.  In contrast, today … President Bush’s overall approval rating had dropped 10 points in just one month, and 44% disapproved of his overall …
Protesters with signs in support of immigrants: "We are all here thanks to immigrants", "If you don't want immigrants, stop destabilizing their countries"; "Defend DACA"

Honduras, TPS, and U.S. Policy

… Jessica Viñas-Nelson speak with two experts, Professors Dana Frank and Katherine Borland , to learn why so many … of migration and U.S. foreign policy at the heart of today's debates. ( Image Source ) … been counted, they said that Nasralla was ahead by several points. And everybody was stunned that he was even allowed …
The new Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, which opened in February 2023, was built to detain thousands suspected gang members.

Marching Back to the Past: Militarism in El Salvador

… average citizens with no connection to crime have become victims of this policy —especially poor and young … international news reports, in social media, and in everyday conversations. Despite the arbitrary nature of this … According to testimonies after the massacre, the common soldiers’ saying “one dead child, one less guerrilla” was …