The U.S, throughout the invasion and occupation of Iraq, exhibited an overreliance on force, to the exclusion of more appropriate forms of soft power, including the promotion of democracy among the Iraqi population.
IMF prescriptions often carry adverse effects on the countries that adopt them, leaving the country and its citizens in a deeper state of crisis.
The United States is unique among wealthy nations in its vast private inventory of firearms, consisting of nearly 300 million guns, used for hunting, recreation and murder.
Allegations of sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers generated controversy and criticism against UN missions. Response measures have been insufficient to resolve these abuses.
The Chinese Yuan will likely become the medium of exchange in South-East Asia, but is not likely to challenge the predominance of the US dollar internationally.
The failure of the ICTR to deliver equal justice to RPF war criminals as those Hutus who perpetuated the Rwandan genocide threatens to set a dangerous international precedent.
Unless we develop a more flexible understanding of rights and guarantee the fairness of international law, one cannot offer a basis for developing the other.
Should Iraq erupt into sectarian violence or take an anti-American stance, particularly should engagement with Iran become inevitable, it will have negative consequences for Obama during the election.
Policies promoting electricity production from renewable energy sources in Germany have been more continuous, homogenous and comprehensive than in the US.
Had US policy makers been able to rely on a range of fiscal tools such as were gifted to federal government during the New Deal era, more decisive action could have been taken to avert such a prolonged depression.
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