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These are my speaking notes for the talk I gave last night at the DC World Affairs Council on my book, Righting the Balance (Potomac, 2013).  I’ve added a bit about Ukraine, which is in part an instance of state weakness.  It also illustrates...

By Susan Schwartz, TMO Professor Abu Rish The Levantine Cultural Center in Los Angeles presented and co sponsored last week an informative address on the subject of the Arab uprisings, popularly known as the Arab Spring. The specific focus was a discussion...

NOVANEWS By Stephen Gowans What’s Left “In Syria almost everybody is under siege to a greater or lesser degree,” observes the Independent’s Patrick Cockburn. [2] Most people, however, think the only siege in Syria is the one imposed on (East) Aleppo...

Non-Aligned Movement Summit re-asserts its relevance in a turbulent world The 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Venezuela in mid-September 2016 was an occasion to reflect on the movement’s history and to reaffirm its relevance in a world...

From Ian: One year ago American student and veteran Taylor Force stabbed to death by Palestinian Terrorist When anti-Israel students on campus chant “Long Live the Intifada,” remember Taylor Force. The Taylor Force Act proposed legislation seeks to...