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The rules of intervention

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11 February, 2016 | Ahmed Eleiba | AL AHRAM As hopes for diplomatic settlements in both Syria and Libya fade, Cairo finds itself increasingly at odds with its Gulf allies, writes Ahmed Eleiba With Saudi Arabia and the UAE increasingly pushing for a ground offensive in Syria, Cairo finds itself in a dilemma. Unlike the Gulf states, Cairo fears Arab military intervention in … [Read more...] about The rules of intervention

ICC dismisses testimony linking Kenya’s Ruto to post-election violence

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2016-02-12 | FRANCE24 Judges at the International Criminal Court dealt a major blow to prosecutors trying to convict Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto over post-election violence by ruling on Friday that some testimony against him was inadmissible.Ruto, expected to run again in elections next year and possibly stand for the top job in 2022, is charged with crimes … [Read more...] about ICC dismisses testimony linking Kenya’s Ruto to post-election violence

South Sudan rebel leader wants soldiers out in further hurdle to peace deal

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NAIROBI | Drazen Jorgic | Fri Feb 12, 2016 | REUTERS South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar said on Friday he wanted soldiers cleared out of the capital before he returns to take up the post of vice president under a peace deal, in another hurdle to efforts to end more than a year of fighting. President Salva Kiir gave Machar his old job back as deputy leader late on … [Read more...] about South Sudan rebel leader wants soldiers out in further hurdle to peace deal

How People Learn to Become Resilient

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Maria Konnikova | February 11, 2016 | THE NEW YORKER Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades of research. But one boy in particular stuck with him. He was nine years old, with an alcoholic mother and an absent father. Each day, he would arrive at school with the exact same … [Read more...] about How People Learn to Become Resilient

How to Build an Alliance

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Ashlyn Anderson and Amy J. Nelson | February 11, 2016 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS U.S.-Indian Defense Cooperation and the Rise of China In January last year, U.S. President Barack Obama made a historic trip to India to celebrate Republic Day as the chief guest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, the two countries announced six “pathfinder efforts” for the … [Read more...] about How to Build an Alliance

Putin’s Patriarch

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George Soroka | February 11, 2016 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS Does the Kremlin Control the Church? In The Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington memorably bemoaned that, whereas in the West there has historically existed a divide between the secular and sacred realms, elsewhere in the world they are inseparably tangled. “In Islam,” he wrote, “God is Caesar; in China and Japan, … [Read more...] about Putin’s Patriarch

South Sudan president re-appoints rival under peace deal

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JUBA | By Denis Dumo | Thu Feb 11, 2016 | REUTERS South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has re-appointed his rival Riek Machar as vice president, a decree said on Thursday, the culmination of a deal to try to end months of civil war in the world's newest nation. The announcement returned the presidency to where it was soon before fighting erupted between supporters of … [Read more...] about South Sudan president re-appoints rival under peace deal

Gravitational waves discovery ‘is monumental,’ physicist says

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Pete Spotts, Staff writer | February 11, 2016 | THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An international team of researchers announced  Thursday that they became the first group to detect a cosmic phenomenon that Albert Einstein first predicted 100 years ago. Sept. 14, 2015, could go down in history as the day the cosmos chirped. Astronomy will never be the same. An international … [Read more...] about Gravitational waves discovery ‘is monumental,’ physicist says

Meryl Streep sparks uproar over ‘We’re all Africans’ remarks

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BERLIN/NEW YORK | By Michael Roddy | Thu Feb 11, 2016 | REUTERS Meryl Streep, the most admired actress of her generation, fueled Hollywood's diversity controversy on Thursday when she said that all of humanity originated in Africa. The three-time Oscar winner, who is in Berlin heading up her first international film jury, made the comment at a news conference when she … [Read more...] about Meryl Streep sparks uproar over ‘We’re all Africans’ remarks