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	Analysis + Opinion February 12, 2013 How do you solve a problem like North Korea? David CaseGlobalPost Kim Jong Un detonated a nuclear weapon at North Korea's Pungyye-ri test site on Tuesday. The test appeared to be more successful than the two previous explosions.
	Analysis + Opinion January 13, 2013 What really drives civil wars? Thanassis CambanisBoston Globe Not identity, says an MIT scholar, but a volatile jockeying for power.
	Analysis + Opinion January 6, 2013 Outrage over the culture of rape in India By Priyanka Borpujari Boston Globe The recent gang rape and subsequent death of a 23-year-old woman in India's capital has made headlines around the world.
	Analysis + Opinion January 1, 2013 Japan's shifting strategic discourse Richard J. SamuelsSigur Center for Asian Studies After decades of accepting U.S. supremacy in Asia as the foundation of its foreign and security policies, finding the right distance between the U.S. and China is the most important strategic choice facing Japan today. “Getting it just right” with these two powers will require both military and economic readjustments. But it will not be easy.
	Analysis + Opinion December 11, 2012 Use of chemical weapons could be Syria’s ‘bloody crescendo’ Jim WalshWBUR: Cognoscenti After two years of civil war and more than 40,000 deaths, fears are growing in the West that Syria will unleash chemical weapons in a last-ditch act of desperation.
	Analysis + Opinion December 1, 2012 What’s killing Brazil’s police? Graham Denyer WillisNew York Times São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city, continues to descend into a violent blood feud between the police and an organized crime group, the First Command of the Capital, known by its Portuguese initials P.C.C.
	Analysis + Opinion October 4, 2012 The delusion of limited intervention in Syria Brian T. HaggertyBloomberg With Turkey’s decision to shell targets in Syria in retaliation for a mortar attack that killed five civilians inside the Turkish border, there are new signs that Syria’s civil war could escalate into a broader conflict.
	Analysis + Opinion October 4, 2012 The perils of diplomatic disengagement Ambassador Timothy Carney, Tara MallerForeign Policy After the recent unrest at embassies in Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Tunisia and the killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, there may be mounting pressure in upcoming weeks or months to permanently shut down embassies or rupture diplomatic relations.
	Analysis + Opinion September 27, 2012 What Netanyahu's meddling in US election means for Obama, Romney, and diplomacy David WeinbergChristian Science Monitor Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations General Assembly today, where he is expected to reiterate his demands that President Obama set 'red lines' for Iran.
	Analysis + Opinion August 23, 2012 Much ado about the Sansha Garrison M. Taylor Fravel and Dennis J. BlaskoThe Diplomat Don’t believe the hype: Beijing’s Sansha military garrison is more of an administrative move than an arms buildup in the South China Sea.
	Analysis + Opinion July 12, 2012 Burmese days Christian CarylNew York Review of Books In January, Min Ko Naing, one of Burma’s leading dissidents, walked out of prison.
	Analysis + Opinion March 30, 2012 The lady’s leap of faith Christian CarylForeign Policy Why Aung San Suu Kyi's decision to participate in a flawed election could be the biggest gamble of her career.
	Analysis + Opinion March 10, 2012 Japan's roiling struggle forward Richard SamuelsBoston Globe A year after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, criticism continues on the government’s response to the disaster.
	Analysis + Opinion February 11, 2012 Cutting aid to Africa won't help gay rights Jackee Budesta BatandaBoston Globe Despite its objections to anti-homosexuality bills, the United States is wrong to make LGBT discrimination the heart of its foreign aid policy. In cases where embargoes have been imposed on countries, it is ordinary people - not government officials - who face the brunt of the embargoes.
	Analysis + Opinion January 18, 2012 Russia's anti-Putin protests Elizabeth WoodBoston Globe Will these protests lead to regime change, or will Putin hold on? Will they have long-term effects on the Russian political scene, or will they fizzle out?
	Analysis + Opinion January 3, 2012 The forgotten wages of war John TirmanNew York Times We rarely question that wars cause extensive damage, but our view of America’s wars has been blind to one specific aspect of destruction: the human toll of those who live in war zones.
	Analysis + Opinion November 19, 2011 Ugandans wonder: is US after Kony, or oil? Jackee Budesta BatandaBoston Globe Ugandans greeted President Obama’s decision last month to deploy 100 US military advisers to central Africa to assist in the manhunt for rebel leader Joseph Kony with mixed feelings.
	Analysis + Opinion November 1, 2011 'Kill team' trial: are atrocities inevitable in war? John TirmanBBC Why do soldiers kill innocent civilians in wartime?
	Analysis + Opinion September 16, 2011 The Palestine UN vote: is there a duty to admit? Balakrishnan RajagopalHuffington Post The Palestinian Authority will submit a formal petition to the U.N. next week for admission. It is unclear whether they will submit a petition to the Security Council for full membership or to the General Assembly for an “observer status.”
	Analysis + Opinion August 5, 2011 After war: reconstruct John TirmanBoston Globe The US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan is now winding down. Both were considered to be vital to US security, and both exacted high tolls in human and financial costs. But neither has brought a satisfying result, and the mixture of high costs and dashed hopes may result in the neglect of both countries once our troops are withdrawn.