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Netanyahu’s decision to dissolve Parliament will do Israel good

This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a series of major political changes: He dismissed two senior ministers from his cabinet, dissolved Parliament and called for early elections to form a new government. With elections now on the immediate horizon, Israelis have an opportunity to elect a new government that will feature new leadership […]

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More concrete action needed for return of kidnapped schoolgirls

Earlier this year, before Kim Kardashian “broke the Internet,” the web was stirring with support for #BringBackOurGirls, a campaign supported by the likes of Michelle Obama to safely return a group of schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram. Fueled by social media activism and celebrity support, the campaign took over […]

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Zivotofsky v. Kerry poses vexing issue on separation of powers

This week, the Supreme Court took up Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a complex case with political and diplomatic ramifications that has been through the court circuits before. In this particular situation, the ultimate decision on foreign policy should rest with the State Department, the issuer of passports and conductor of diplomatic relations across the world on […]

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In response to “Rocket explosion should spark dialogue on role of space exploration”

Last Thursday, Mr. Athanasius Georgy wrote: “If a promising future of space exploration is to be had, missions and research need to be placed in the hands of NASA alone,” an assertion I must strongly contend with. The future of space exploration is the exact opposite. Rather than remaining the exclusive prerogative of national governments, […]

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Rocket explosion should spark dialogue on role of space exploration

On Tuesday, the unmanned Antares rocket, built by private firm Orbital Sciences, exploded after lift-off in Virginia. The explosion is the first NASA-contracted accident since the agency cancelled its Space Shuttle Program and turned to the private sector for missions that include ferrying cargo to space stations. It launches into the public discourse the stability […]

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Saudi Arabia must abide by international law

Two months ago, Said Boumedouha, deputy director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, said, “The recent increase in executions is a deeply disturbing deterioration. The authorities must act immediately to halt this cruel practice.” Considering the context of the current situation in the Middle East, Boumedouha might appear to be referring to […]

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Vatican attitude shift marks great leap forward

This past Monday, the Vatican released a report midway through its two-week synod. At the assembly comprised of more than 200 bishops, priests and laypeople, Pope Francis discussed pressing social issues facing the Catholic Church, paying particular attention to the potential acceptance of the LGBT community. The deeply conservative and tradition-based Catholic Church has long […]

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Biden’s political gaffe calls for praise rather than an apology

In his talk to Harvard University students at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on Oct. 2, Vice President Joe Biden aimed to succinctly put current world affairs into context. Speaking about topics ranging broadly from the Ebola pandemic to the recent uprisings in Hong Kong, the vice president’s remarks turned sour when he […]

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Protests spurring Hong Kong down the road to democracy

In the 1980s and early ’90s, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union satellites were experiencing the growing pains of democratic revolutions, highlighted by the bloody end of the rule of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu. Twenty years later, the democratic fever of the world spread to the Middle East. And now, three years later, it appears […]