“Under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, Egypt, along with all U.N. Member States, will have their human rights record reviewed under the ‘Universal
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The Half-Century Anniversary of “Dr. Strangelove” -The New Yorker
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”, a very funny
Turkey Loses U.N. Security Council Seat in Huge Upset -Newsweek
Turkey lost in its bid to secure a seat as a non-permanent member of the security councils apparently after heavy opposition from Saudi Arabia and
The Western Model is Broken -The Guardian
This article is pretty much Francis Fukuyama turned on his head. Like Fukuyama’s “End of History” (and Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” for that matter) this
Pentagon: global warming will change how US military trains and goes to war -The Guardian
“Climate change to become immediate factor for all strategic, operational and planning decisions ” Here is an interesting article on how environmental issues are impacting
John Kerry: Other countries aren’t doing enough to stop Ebola -Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/08/john-kerry-other-countries-need-to-do-more-to-stop-ebola/?hpid=z1 Here is a break down on the contributions being made to stop Ebola. When the data is adjusted to reflect contributions as a %