POLITICS
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Implications of the escalating China-US trade dispute
By Uri Dadush President Trump’s decision to increase tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion-worth of imports from China,…
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Why the IRS is legally required to give Congress Trump’s tax returns – but probably won’t
By Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh Is the IRS required to hand over the president’s tax returns if Congress asks?…
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Attacking Iran would risk global disaster
By John Scales Avery On Monday, 13 May 2019, the New York Times posted an article with the title “White…
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Venezuela reacts with outrage after Guaidó asked for US military support to oust Maduro
Venezuela reacted with outrage on Monday after the opposition openly courted US military support, with the regime denouncing what it…
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A dangerous sequel: Argentina’s Kirchner plans presidential return
Argentine tango performances have short intermissions, with little lagtime between the first and second acts. Likewise, former president Cristina Fernández…
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Truth, justice and declassification: Secret archives show US helped Argentine military wage ‘dirty war’ that killed 30,000
By Rut Diamint, Torcuato di Tella University History books may never tell the full story of the dictatorship that terrorized…
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Trump’s one-on-one approach to China has dangerous implications for global trade and world peace
ByCharles Hankla, Georgia State University Last week President Donald Trump seemed to be on the cusp of a trade deal…
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How China’s plan to counter US benefits from flooding in Khuzestan
Amidst talks of trade war with China and the cancelation of the waivers on oil trade with Iran initially granted by…
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What geology reveals about North Korea’s nuclear weapons – and what it obscures
By Marshall Rogers-Martinez, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences North Korea’s leader, Chairman Kim…
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Who is Leopoldo López, the newly freed opposition leader behind Venezuela’s uprising?
By Marco Aponte-Moreno, St Mary’s College of California Venezuela’s crisis has escalated to new levels. In the early morning hours…
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