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    Interesting set of questions. In my humble...

    Interesting set of questions. In my humble opinion, it is quite unequivocal that the ongoing rapprochement between Iran and Turkey (the two neighbours whose relations used to be characterised as a...
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    Iran executes two over poll unrest

    http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/2010/01/201012883746634565.html

    Iran has hanged two men over widespread protests that followed the country's disputed presidential election in...
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    Unfortunately, so many of the comments that I...

    Unfortunately, so many of the comments that I have read here fall short of thrusting to the limelight the genuine instigators of the situation in Yemen. While much of the soul-searching appears to be...
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    Dear Rex Brynen, In the presence of a...

    Dear Rex Brynen,

    In the presence of a free-wheeling media environment, states often feel obliged to act responsibly to counter mounting criticism that might threaten their very survival. For...
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    Interesting article. On your pessimism, let me...

    Interesting article. On your pessimism, let me elucidate that the mood amongst the opponents of the regime has been the contrary. In spite of the ruthless treatment (rape, muder, torture) that many...
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    Israel must get used to the new Turkey

    Israel must get used to the new Turkey
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    Iran Gearing up for another Tug-of-War on February 11

    The opposition in Iran has been organising ahead of the eagerly anticipated official day to mark the 31st anniversary of the revolution (Let's be reminded that the opposition to Ahmadinejâd in Iran...
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    The Argentinian economic contraction of the early...

    The Argentinian economic contraction of the early 2000s (and before) can be, in the main, imputed to its subservient observance of the notorious Structural Adjustment Programmes, which have wreaked...
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    Although I find the possibility of withdrawing...

    Although I find the possibility of withdrawing Canadian troops from Afghanistan in the foreseeable future to be somewhat foolhardy, I concur that the impending Canadian mission in Haiti has rekindled...
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    Imposing more sanctions on Iran would prove...

    Imposing more sanctions on Iran would prove calamitous in the long-run as it would provide hard-liners with the direly needed pretexts to smother pro-democracy activists.
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    Dead Aid (By Dambisa Moyo)

    This has been a very contentious book expatiating on the futility of financial aid to the poverty-stricken world for the most part. What also adss to its controversy is the foreword by Niall Ferguson...
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    The Aggravating Turkish-Israeli Relations

    The recent diplomatic spat between Israel and Turkey arguably thrusts to the limelight the oft-hidden resentment that had been growing over the past few years. What is instructive is that Turkey,...
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