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Libya and the law of unintended consequences
April 13, 2011Coming to grips with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) intervention in the Libyan civil war is a little like wresting a grizzly bear: big, hairy, and likely to make you pretty uncomfortable no matter where...
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Tensions linger in Ivory Coast
April 13, 2011The capture and detention of former President Laurent Gbagbo ends last week's military standoff in Côte d'Ivoire, but innumerable challenges remain.
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“Potiche”: entertaining film features stars, strikes, class struggle
March 30, 2011The delightful Potiche tackles the class war in an extremely entertaining, thought-provoking, funny way.
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World Notes: Cuba, France, Iraq – and more
February 23, 2011From book fairs in Havana to human rights in Iraq - keep up to date on what's going on in your world.
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Dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s strange return to Haiti
January 20, 2011The return of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti has further unsettled an already chaotic situation.
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