March 2012
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The Iraq We Left Behind
Welcome to the World’s Next Failed State
Weeks after the last U.S. soldier finally left the country, Iraq is on the road to becoming a failed state, with a deadlocked political system, an authoritarian leader, and a looming threat of disintegration. Baghdad can still pull itself together, but only if Washington starts applying the right kind of democratic pressure — and fast. Full...
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Glowing Pork, Exploding Watermelons
Why can’t China keep it’s food safe?
Since the scandal four years ago over melamine-laced powdered milk that sickened thousands of children, China’s food record hasn’t improved. Companies have been caught making ham laced with pesticides, counterfeit alcoholic drinks, fake baby formula, adulterated pickled vegetables, and carcinogenic chili sauce. And Beijing’s...
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KONY 2012 and the Prospects for Change
With more than 70 million views, KONY 2012 has achieved its aim of reaching a mass audience. But the film is a quintessentially American fable printed on an African canvas, one that will turn out to be a brief diversion, just a bit of Internet chatter. The authors of the original Foreign Affairs article from November 2011 on Joseph Kony and aid organizations give their take on the...
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Constructive Activism beyond “KONY 2012”
The success of the “KONY 2012” video shows the vast reserves of idealism and concern out there, writes the vice president of government relations and advocacy at the International Rescue Committee. Here is how to turn that concern into useful action. Full article here: http://fam.ag/yXH8VH
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Context for the Kony 2012 Campaign
Have you seen the recent documentary produced by the non-profit group Invisible Children? It is making the rounds on the Web and social networks and has prompted various celebrities, including Justin Beiber and Zoey Dechanel, to tweet about Joseph Kony and his LRA militia in Uganda.
Back in November, we published an article addressing the U.S. intervention in Uganda and the Lord’s...
