What does Syria plan to do, if anything, about Israeli air strikes?
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Rock the Regime: The Velvet Revolution
Tangra was censored and harassed, but managed to get its message across.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/2)
Emphasis, as always, added.
Americans Will Never Fear Everyday Gun Violence Like They Do Terrorism
Terrorism equals war to Americans.
U.S. Explores Military Engagement With Burma’s Brutal Military
The State Department’s official rationale is to encouraging “further political reforms.”
Burma as Capable of Scapegoating Muslims as Anybody
Army hard-liners in Burma are resisting President Thein Sein’s opening to the West.
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.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/26)
Emphasis, as always, added.
You Don’t Know Squat
The Germans used the word instandbesetzen — a combination of renovating and occupying — for squatting.
France Down With Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption
This once religiously conservative country has set an example for progressive social reform and the struggle for human equality.