Nuclear weapons have always had the power to cloud men’s minds.
Would Pakistan Respond to India’s Use of Conventional Weapons With Tactical Nukes?
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North America
Minot’s Launch Control Fail: Reason #532 Why Nuclear Deterrence Is a Fragile Foundation for Peace
Seventeen nuclear launch officers at the Minot Air Force Base were given poor reviews and stripped of their duties.
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Immigration Reform in 2013 and Beyond
With a handful of legislators finally beginning to tackle the broken U.S. immigration system, immigration reform is back on the front page in the United States for the first time this decade. But it has never been off the radar for immigrant groups, who have witnessed first-hand the toll that indiscriminate deportation, indefinite detention, and ongoing discrimination have taken on our communities.
Americans Will Never Fear Everyday Gun Violence Like They Do Terrorism
Terrorism equals war to Americans.
Build a Nation, Not a Fence
As I looked onto the tens of thousands of people proudly waving American flags at April’s immigration rally in Washington, D.C., I couldn’t help but think of my immigrant parents. Driven by a lack of economic opportunity and a desire for a brighter future, they escaped to the United States in their late teens. They were able to become citizens through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which included Ronald Reagan’s so-called “amnesty.”
U.S. Explores Military Engagement With Burma’s Brutal Military
The State Department’s official rationale is to encouraging “further political reforms.”
Try Boston Marathon Bomber for His Crimes, Not His Religion or Nationality
The mainstream American news media has shifted its attention from the criminal act itself to the ethnicity and the religion of the suspects.
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Eric Olson
Eric L. Olson is a senior advisor at the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute.