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December 1, 2021

United States
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2022

As 2021 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2022.

Nixon Mao
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

January 20, 2012

Politics and Government
Friday File: Is It Time to Intervene in Syria?

Above the Fold. Anyone who watched last night’s GOP presidential debate from Charleston, South Carolina could be forgiven for concluding that the United States has no pressing problems overseas. Not …

Lebanese and Syrian protesters in northern Lebanon carry banners and burn a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as they march in solidarity with Syria's anti-government protesters on January 20, 2012. (Omar Ibrahim/courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

July 28, 2011

United Kingdom
Britain’s Scandal, Private Media and Public Interest

Britain’s phone-hacking scandal is raising questions about the power and reach of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. For Columbia University’s Nicholas Lemann, the episode proves the value of expanding p…

Interview by Nicholas Lemann and Jonathan Masters

April 9, 2009

Development
Perspectives on the Fifth Summit of the Americas: Cooperation on Development, Energy, and the Environment

The Fifth Summit of the Americas will take place from April 17 to 19, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of the Summit is “Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human Prosperi…

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Event by Julia E. Sweig, Luis Alberto Moreno, Jeffrey Davidow, and David Rothkopf

April 9, 2009

Development
Perspectives on the Fifth Summit of the Americas: Cooperation on Development, Energy, and the Environment

Watch experts separate reality from rhetoric and discuss the goals of the upcoming Fifth Summit of the Americas, which is themed "Securing Our Citizens' Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy S…

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