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Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces
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Organizing the Public in East-Central Europe
NGOs devoted to public works paradoxically became part of the wave of privatization that swept the region.
The Forgotten Oscar: “Argo” for Best Propaganda
The lack of vision from Argo’s left-leaning director, Ben Affleck, is disappointing.
Human Rights in Serbia
People commit crimes, and they get away with it. These are usually powerful people, like Iliya Pavlov, the head of Multigroup and Bulgaria’s wealthiest individual until a sniper took him out in 2003.
Latest Smoking Gun on Iran’s Nuclear Program Just Another Misfire
It makes little sense, Butt writes, to order ceramic magnets that are, as ISIS describes, “almost exactly” the right dimensions when ceramics are almost impossible to machine due to their brittle nature.
The Sunset of the “Celtic Tiger” Led to the Dawn of the “Horsewich”
The implosion of the Irish real estate bubble begat the Great Horsemeat Crisis.
Egyptian Government Deals With Sexual Attacks on Female Protesters by Blaming the Victims
In the void left by the government’s utter lack of action, non-profit organizations and volunteer groups have instead stepped up to the plate to protect, assist, and defend victims of these attacks.
Samer Issawi’s Hunger Strike Shines a Spotlight on Israel’s Inhumanity
Despite a 200-day hunger strike, Israel continues to deny Samer Issawi a trial.
Sequestration: Our Military is Due for Downsizing
In fact, sequestration will not “gut” our military. Sequestration will take our military budget back to the level it was in 2007, when we were still fighting two wars.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Fragments
The U.S. military, “witch burning,” negotiations with Iran, among other affairs.