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Burma 8888 – Revisited
10 February 2012 8:01 AM | No Comments
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India: The Largest Democracy In The World
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November 9, 1989 – Revisited
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Burma 8888 – Revisited
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsOn August 8, 1988, the students of Burma rose up in peaceful protest against the military dictatorship that ruled over them. The ruling junta responded with deadly force, killing a... -
India: The Largest Democracy In The World
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsThe fall of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi stands as the latest, most dramatic episode in the explosive changes roiling today’s Middle East. As Libyans—and their counterparts in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and... -
November 9, 1989 – Revisited
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments22 years ago the Berlin Wall came down. Few young people realize how important November 9, 1989 actually was and how it effects their lives today. Before that date, the... -
Democracy In Iran – Can It Happen?
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsAs of 2008, 68% of the total population in Iran was urbanized. 77% of all Iranians, who are mostly under the age of 65, are literate. Even if one is... -
Timeline of The Yugoslav Break-Up: Revisited
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsYugoslavia was first formed as a kingdom in 1918 and then recreated as a Socialist state in 1945 after the Axis powers were defeated in World War II. The constitution... -
Indonesia Proves That Islam Is Compatible With Democracy
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsIs there any truth to the argument that Islam is incompatible with democracy? The Indonesian example would suggest otherwise. Indonesia underwent a major political transition that started with the toppling... -
The Tank Man – Revisited
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe incident took place near Tiananmen on Chang’an Avenue, which runs east-west along the south end of the Forbidden City in Beijing, on June 5, 1989, one day after the... -
Turkey’s Trans-Atlantic Value
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsPresent Day Turkey is a very different place from when the Country first began European Union accession talks. For, with those talks seemingly going nowhere, Turkey has begun to broaden... -
Has EU Membership Helped Romania?
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsSince joining the EU in 2007, most Romanians have experienced significant improvements in their lives. Many of the country’s Roma, however, continue to live in deep poverty, despite the billions of euro... -
Liberty, At What Cost?
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsAs the United States enters its second decade in the “war on terror,” an entire generation of young people are coming of age with little or no direct recollection of...