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… than that enjoyed by the British, whose draconian libel and official secrets laws can stop the distribution of books, … After all, American society is now among the world's most complex. In a nation of such diverse origins, practices and … of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." But his views have not always been heeded. Nor …

… is a self-reinforcing event. How, we should ask, has it come to all this? Australia's water woes are, in part, a … and tensions between private corporations and government officials, and between Europeans and Aboriginal peoples. … water supply in Sydney, the Tank Stream, quickly became a site of contention—and disastrously polluted—as local elites …

… spy. Since then, as this list shows, espionage became more complex and increasingly valuable. The times change, but … capacity of Her Majesty’s original secret service, working officially as Secretary of State and adviser to Queen … at the onset of World War II . It quickly became the site for the British Code and Cypher School, headquarters …

… called for staying home from Sochi. Some European political officials announced that they will not attend Sochi, … delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The … while views in the West are moving quickly in the opposite direction. Attitudes towards gays and lesbians have …

… Prologued … James Bradford The United States essentially becomes one of the major contributors to Afghanistan's … Cold War weren’t always so peaceful. In the fight against communism, American policymakers and their allies viewed … of the Global War on Drugs. Alexander Aviña But Mexican officials are also really clever in how to to use what they …

… athletic prowess in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Olympic officials, on the other hand, speak piously of keeping politics out of sports competition. I am frequently asked, "Must politics be a part … vexed question of Tibet. Although the "Free Tibet" Internet site calls for full boycott, most other protestors seem …

… State pushes for multilateral diplomacy. When retired officials elbow their way into such a conflict, only more … as the voice of prudence, the realpolitik strategic thinker compelled to inform the naive, idealistic newcomers from the South about national interests and …

… offered from the North and would keep South Vietnamese officials updated on major developments.   While promising … shown the agreement, he felt presented with a fait accompli and refused to consent.   Believing that he had been …

… to occupy the Suez Canal zone. Nasser, who did not become Egypt’s official head of state until 1956, came to power in 1952 as … shots are heard, but Nasser hardly pauses, and his speech becomes ever more impassioned: “O free men, let them kill me …

… An estimate compiled by the nation’s intelligence services reaches the … America’s position in the Asia-Pacific. National security officials weigh their options: to pass resolutions in the … Republic of China in 1949 ( left ). President Nixon visited China in 1972, but the U.S. did not formally recognize …

… to Mark Twain, “it often rhymes.” Indeed, few historical comparisons make more compelling verse than the COVID-19 outbreak and history’s … This was caused in no small part by the deaths of many officials at all levels of government. Undoubtedly the Black …

… dotted with reminders of this past, but the residents welcome visitors with true Albanian hospitality and intend to … continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age, it was not officially established as a town until 1614, when a mosque, … the Soviet state, and with little regard for the historical sites of the city, Hoxha began a massive building campaign …

… Tibet. They demand that President Clinton act forcefully to compel China to change its policies toward Tibet. This … and win popular approval for the Clinton administration. Official U.S. policy has always been that Tibet is not … done. Clinton will seem like an activist president without committing himself to very much. And the Tibetans? In …

… multi-cultural society. Ironically, re-segregation has become prevalent in some school districts while at the … have lowered admissions standards. Both developments are compromising the original intent of Brown. On May 17, 1954, … as their white counterparts. In addition, school officials in Topeka, Kan.;Little Rock, Ark.; Wilmington, …

… The gorilla habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016. Zoo officials decided that they must kill the gorilla. With a … kill a gorilla who had done nothing wrong. Still others posited that the wrongdoing lay not with any particulars, but … even have gorilla enclosures in the first place? It should come as no surprise that zoos make headlines. According to a …

… details of domestic issues, the most eye-opening comments on foreign policy have stemmed from Gov. George W. … like there was reform" in Russia while corrupt Moscow officials pocketed Western aid; he also rejected the idea … The stark differences between the two candidates' comments tend to obscure the fact that Republicans, as well …

… on the Bosporus—a strait crowded not only with urban commuters and pleasure craft, but Russian oil tankers … west of Istanbul. The canal would bypass the Bosporus , the site of multiple shipping accidents, and link the Black Sea … pro-Islamic party, of plotting to move Turkey away from its official secular ideology toward a more Islamic path. He …

… city for Mount Vernon on September 10, 1793. He later visited the city before the official all clear on November 14, but did not reoccupy the … other business carried out virtually over Zoom. The theater company, Gemini CollisionWorks, gathers most of its 22 …

… which has targeted Christians, Muslims, Nigerian government officials, and English-language schools. The consensus among many academics, journalists, and commentators is that Boko Haram is an Islamist organization … from Mali, North Africa, Egypt, and the Saharan oases visited the region of West and Central Africa known as …