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August 15, 2012

Japan
South Korea’s Small Think With Japan

Lee Myung-bak broke new ground by making a presidential visit to Tokdo, but should the visit be considered as a big statement of Korea’s place in the world or is it a product of small thinking about …

South Korean president Lee Myung-bak visits a set of remote islands called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese

June 8, 2015

Human Rights
Small Steps Forward on the Rohingya Crisis

For more than three years, as Rohingya in western Myanmar have faced violent attacks, seizure of their homes, and a growing climate of intolerance in public discourse, leaders across the Myanmar poli…

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June 7, 2024

Election 2024
Election 2024: Joe Biden Makes the Case for Allies and Alliances

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: President Joe Biden spoke with Time magazine about the importance of alliances to U.S. security.

U.S. President Joe Biden visits the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument

July 17, 2012

Infrastructure
Reviving the Economy of America's Small Towns: Is It Possible?

DAVIS, WV -- Can American small towns be revived? And is this something governments should even try to be doing? I’ve been pondering these questions on a brief working escape from this year’s especia…

Davis, West Virginia (jmd41280/flickr).

June 24, 2013

Europe
European Banking Union: Small Steps

European finance ministers meet Wednesday to try and agree on common rules for resolving a failed bank, after failing to do so this past weekend.  If agreement is reached, and it appears far from cer…

July 30, 2014

Indonesia
Guest Post: Jokowi’s Small Victory Over Corruption in Indonesia

This blog post was authored by Timothy F. Higgins, a graduate of the University of St. Andrews with an MA in political philosophy. The recent presidential victory of Joko Widodo (popularly known as …

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