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U.S. Invasion of Iraq: Lessons to be Learned?

U.S. Invasion of Iraq: Lessons to be Learned?

by Tarek KAI | Apr 2, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Policy, Politics

March 20th marked the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. That day, at 2:30, Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, was attacked with missiles and bombs in an attempt to target the nation’s leader Saddam Hussein and bring down his government. Operation Iraqi Freedom...
Kamala Harris in Africa: Why is the United States suddenly interested in the continent?

Kamala Harris in Africa: Why is the United States suddenly interested in the continent?

by Fauziyya Tukur | Mar 31, 2023 | Policy, Politics

  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is in Africa on what the White House says is a mission to strengthen diplomatic ties and investment between the continents. She is visiting Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia. Her visit comes a few months after President Joe Biden...
China-U.S. competition need not erupt into war

China-U.S. competition need not erupt into war

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 16, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, WPI Activities

China believes democracy is in decline and the era of a unipolar world order dominated by the United States is all but over. In that context, one wonders where the world is headed, and if we are going to see a war involving China and the United States. Michael McFaul,...
Time seen as ally in sanctions vs. Russia

Time seen as ally in sanctions vs. Russia

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 14, 2022 | Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, WPI Activities

Are the sanctions, which have not deterred Vladimir Putin thus far, likely to be effective in Russia? Michael McFaul, an American academic and diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Russia (2012-14), believes it might lead to the end of Putinism in the long...
Abortion debate might spark up the midterms

Abortion debate might spark up the midterms

by Pauliina Grym | May 10, 2022 | Midterm Elections, Policy, Political Coverage

Many liberal Americans, as well as many liberal Finns in my home country, were shocked when they learned that the Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade. That would mean there would be no more federal protection for abortion rights. “We hold that Roe and Casey must...
South Asia’s nuclear jitters

South Asia’s nuclear jitters

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 7, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Politics, WPI Activities

The South Asia equation, given nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan, India and China, with testy ties, is one that is “the most disturbing, the most unsettling,” according to Paul Carroll, a well-regarded expert on nuclear weapons programs. Carroll is director of the...

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We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
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In @finnowl's first #WPIFellowship blog post, he wonders if the defamation case against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems will drag down other media, too. Minnesota academics and journalists weigh in:

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Check out my latest @GlobalMinnesota podcast episode w/ @Fawzeyah & @SaqibTanveer of this year's @worldpressinst International Fellows! Hear about the challenges of conducting journalism and speaking truth to power in Nigeria and Pakistan.

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