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March 2017

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March 2017 Opinion 2017 

For Europe and Asia, There’s a New Sheriff in Town

March 14, 2017January 22, 2021 Francesca Regalado 0 Comments China, NATO, Germany, Angela Merkel, EU, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping

If anarchy begets hegemony, then to keep the global peace, the international order requires an adult in the room, a role the president of the United States now seems incapable of filling. Luckily for everyone else, China and Germany are ready and willing to audition.

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Foreign Correspondents Featured Sections March 2017 

In Amman, Local Man Promotes Reading With Mobile Bookstore

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 Gabrielle Hunt 0 Comments Jordan

Gabi Hunt meets Gaith Jann, a man who left his job and began selling books, fueled by a nostalgic memory of a childhood constantly surrounded by literature, and the goal of doing something that felt fulfilling.

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March 2017 International News Africa 

U.N. Condemned for Alleged Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Peacekeepers

March 3, 2017March 1, 2017 Theodore Ezike 0 Comments UN, Peacekeepers

The United States-based NGO AIDS-Free World, which has operations in the Central African Republic (CAR), released a report in 2013 highlighting cases of sexual abuse perpetrated by European peacekeepers. The organization has continued to release statistics of reported abuse annually.

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March 2017 International News Americas 

Haiti Swears In New President

March 2, 2017March 1, 2017 Gabrielle Goldworm 0 Comments Haiti, Jovenel Moise

President Jovenel Moise was sworn in as Haiti’s 58th president on February 7, inheriting a government that has been without a leader since early 2016.

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March 2017 Focus 2017 Shadow Economies 

Focus on Shadow Economies: Venezuela

March 2, 2017January 22, 2021 Felipe Bueno 0 Comments Venezuela, Bolívar

In the last year Venezuela’s economy shrank by 19 percent, according to leaked reports from Venezuela’s central bank. With hyperinflation at a rate of 800 percent, Venezuelan mafias began to create their own shadow currency exchange system for a profit.

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March 2017 Focus 2017 Shadow Economies 

Focus on Shadow Economies: Russia

March 2, 2017January 22, 2021 Daniel D'Amico 0 Comments Russia, corruption, Software

Black market dealings in Russia are estimated to be about $49.04 billion in value, and this is especially prominent in the education system. Many achieve success and influence by taking advantage of the system to get titles and positions that they did not earn.

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March 2017 Opinion 2017 

Politics Aside, U.S. Must Unify in Response to Iran’s Bad Faith

March 2, 2017January 22, 2021 Aidan Dion 0 Comments Middle East, Iran, Israel, U.S.

Iran and the U.S. signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal, written to prevent Iran from creating ballistic missiles with warhead-bearing capabilities and to halt nuclear weapons development. However, the deal faced strong opposition from Israel.

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March 2017 International News Middle East 

Elections in Somalia

March 2, 2017March 1, 2017 Santiago Losada 0 Comments Presidential Elections, Somalia

Suspected Shabab militants launched a series of attacks on the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, including one in which two mortar rounds fired close to the airport. Somalia issued a traffic ban and sealed off major streets. The travel ban also included a ban on flights flying to and from Mogadishu.

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March 2017 International News Middle East 

Turkish Forces Move Forward on Al-Bab

March 2, 2017March 1, 2017 Mohammed Syed 0 Comments Turkey, ISIS, Syria

Turkish jets have been striking targets in the al-Bab region of North Syria in an operation carried out with Syrian rebels signaling a move towards the Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa.

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March 2017 Opinion 2017 

Is Civil Society a Threat to Sovereignty?

March 2, 2017January 22, 2021 Vincent Maresca 0 Comments Russia, Europe, Sovereignty

The problem with civil society as it exists is that special interests groups control most of the NGOs, the academia, and other organizations. In such cases, individuals should become the main actors in shaping the policies of civil society.

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