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Mandela, Pan-African Prophet
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was one of the greatest moral figures of the twentieth century. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, he was a nation-builder par excellence who did the most to unite a...
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How Mandela’s Relentless Diplomacy Transformed South Africa
South African President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela shake hands at the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 1992. (credit: World Economic Forum) I was the US consul general in Johannesburg,...
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Despite Deal, Iran Still Needs Pressure (and UN Sanctions)
Most reporting on the nuclear agreement with Iran has tended to generalize about the types of sanctions and the impact of the deal on these various measures, so it would be easy to assume that United...
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Unidentified gunmen on patrol at Simferopol Airport in Crimea, February 28, 2014. (Elizabeth Arrott/VOA) A few months ago, no one seemed to predict Russia’s grab of Crimea and the fast-moving events...
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Building a Sustainable Future Requires Leadership from State and Citizen
A mother and daughter walk to a polling station in Juba during South Sudan’s independence referendum, January 10, 2011. (Spencer Platt) During the next 12 months, the United Nations, its member states,...
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A New Compact Against ISIS
President Barack Obama addresses the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, September 24, 2014. The determination of the United States to lead the war against global terror...
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Every year, the United Nations system—the ensemble of its many missions, agencies, and departments—delivers food to over 90 million people in 80 countries; assists over 38 million refugees and...
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Contrasting Trends: Europe Between Democracy and Radicalism
In December 2014-January 2015, Germany and France were buffeted by contrasting pressures from Islamic terrorists and anti-immigrant forces, creating major challenges to the democratic forces led by...
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Rethinking the Global Fight Against Extremism
Between February 17-19, a large conference on “Countering Violent Extremism” convened in Washington, bringing together senior foreign dignitaries from over 60 countries, law enforcement officials,...
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Fleeing Syria, a Girl Seeks a Life Beyond “Refugee”
Taha’s dream at the moment is to become a hair stylist. “She has talent for it,” her mother says. Taha* is 16 years old, from Homs, Syria, but had to flee with her family when fighting from the civil...
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