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Renewing the War on Drugs: A Firmer Stand against Mexican Cartels

Renewing the War on Drugs: A Firmer Stand against Mexican Cartels

he United States must assist Mexican officials in purging government corruption, reforming the legal system, and providing the training and intelligence resources required to combat violent drug cartels.

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Ending the Embargo Against Cuba: Why Obama’s Baby Steps Are Not Enough

Ending the Embargo Against Cuba: Why Obama’s Baby Steps Are Not Enough

As the presidential election of 2012 approaches, more and more critics are deriding President Obama’s pre-election vision of hope and change, targeting what they consider to be Obama’s naivete in foreign policy. This January, however, the president announced one significant foreign policy reform that he hopes will counter such criticism. In a memorandum entitled “Reaching [...]

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Recovering from Wikileaks: Reforming Information Policy

Recovering from Wikileaks: Reforming Information Policy

The fallout over Wikileaks has largely overlooked how this incident illustrates the government’s need to seriously re-evaluate its policies on controlling information

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The Seoul G-20 Summit: How QE2 Poisoned the Well

The Seoul G-20 Summit: How QE2 Poisoned the Well

South Korean President Lee-Myung Bak optimistically said that he had “high expectations for the expected outcome of the Summit.” However, quantitative easing alone essentially doomed the entire Conference.

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A Better Way: Circumventing the UNFCCC for Climate Progress

A Better Way: Circumventing the UNFCCC for Climate Progress

On December 10th, the 16th annual Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) wrapped up in Cancun, Mexico. Much like its ballyhooed predecessor in Copenhagen, Denmark, COP 16 concluded with an international agreement that few claim will verily avert the looming climate crisis.

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High Stakes: Marijuana and Mexico

High Stakes: Marijuana and Mexico

Past policies pursued by the US to mitigate the violence of drug cartels in Mexico and limit the import of drugs have utterly failed. Perhaps, thus, the best option for the United States to pursue from a foreign policy standpoint is to legalize the consumption and production of marijuana

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Malware? Stuxnet and the Future of Cyberwarfare

Malware? Stuxnet and the Future of Cyberwarfare

Recently, a piece of malware, known as Stuxnet, has shown that cyberwarfare is no longer something out of a science fiction novel; it’s a reality.

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Why Congress Should Close Guantanamo

Why Congress Should Close Guantanamo

If the United States is to have any hopes of demonstrating to the world that it has charted a new course, then closing this detention facility in a timely manner must remain a foreign policy priority.

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