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Hello Democracy, Meet Iraq
Iraq’s First Successful Election
Mar 09, 10
Edward Peck
Former U.S. Chief of Mission to Iraq
Iraqi voters refused to be intimidated despite insurgent attacks designed to keep them away from polling places. At least 36 people were killed. Ten million voters showed up at 10,000 polling places to vote for over 6,000 candidates in Iraq Read More

When Will It End?
The 3,000 plus days of the War in Afghanistan
Mar 02, 10
Patricia DeGennaro
Adjunct Assistan Professor, New York University's Center for Global Affairs
In the last 8 years there have been 918 US soldier deaths in Afghanistan and 4,380 in Iraq according to the most recent tally from the US Defense Department. By some counts, there have been 1,649 coalition deaths in Afghanistan, which inc Read More

Free Speech, Peacemakers and the Supreme Court
What's at stake in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project?
Feb 22, 10
Lisa Schirch
Director
On February 23 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument for Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, a constitutional challenge to laws that make it a crime to provide material support to designated terrorist groups, including "suppo Read More

Nuclear Weapons Strategy for the 21st Century
What will make us safer?
Feb 18, 10
Matthew Rojansky
Executive Director
On Tuesday, February 17, 2010 a secret meeting was held in the White House to discuss US nuclear policy. Military leaders and policy makers agree that the US needs a 21st century nuclear security strategy that prevents hostile groups like Read More

Who’s Hogging Our Antibiotics?
Antibiotic Effectiveness Impacted by Overuse in Food Animal Production
Feb 11, 10
Shelley Hearne
Managing Director, Pew Health Group
On February 9 and 10, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric aired a two-part series on the use of antibiotics in food animal production. On many industrial farms, food animals are fed low doses of antibiotics over long periods of time in order Read More