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Canadian soldiers in Kabul, Sept. 11, 2011

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Feb 6, 2014

After Afghanistan, How Will We Fight the Next Multination War?

By Stephen Saideman, Globe and Mail

As 2014 seems to be the year that we look back and ponder what the Afghanistan war means for the future, the question becomes: what of NATO?

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Feb 5, 2014

Urbanization in Latin America

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Cities are global leaders whose innovative policies are increasingly transcending boundaries to shape domestic and international trends. The relative power of cities to influence the global agenda will only increase in the coming decades. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas; by 2050, 70 percent, or more than six billion people, […]

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Victory Day Parade in Moscow, May 9, 2005

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Feb 4, 2014

Russia Named World’s Third-Largest Military Spender

By RIA Novosti

Russia is now the world’s third-largest military spender after the United States and China, pushing the United Kingdom into fourth place

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French Rafales jets refuel on the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman

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Feb 4, 2014

French Fighter Jets Operate from the USS Truman in Joint Operation

By Navy News Service and Stars and Stripes

From Navy News Service:  Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) and French Navy Task Force 473 concluded five weeks of combined carrier strike group operations

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29 M1A2 SEP Abrams tanks arrived at the Grafenwoehr training facility

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Feb 4, 2014

American Tanks Return to Europe After Brief Leave

By Michael S. Darnell and John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

From Michael S. Darnell, Stars and Stripes: Less than a year after they left European soil, American tanks have returned to military bases in Germany where they had been a heavy presence since World War II.

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Libyan bomb armed with chemical agent

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Feb 3, 2014

US and Partners Complete Destruction of Libya’s Chemical Weapons

By Eric Schmitt, New York Times

Even as the international effort to destroy Syria’s vast chemical weapons stockpile lags behind schedule, a similar American-backed campaign carried out under a cloak of secrecy ended successfully last week in another strife-torn country, Libya.

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Harpoon missile launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook, April 29, 2009

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Feb 3, 2014

Russia Threatens to Quit START as US Deploys Aegis Destroyer to Spain

By RT

The US has deployed a ballistic missile defense destroyer to Spain to boost NATO’s anti-missile shield in Europe. The move, allegedly aimed at curbing the Iranian threat, has sparked talks about Russia possibly scrapping the START nuclear treaty.

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Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, June 28, 2013

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Feb 3, 2014

Palestinian Leader Seeks NATO Force in Future State

By Jodi Rudoren, New York Times

Six months into peace talks dominated by discussion about security, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority has proposed to Secretary of State John Kerry that an American-led NATO force patrol a future Palestinian state indefinitely

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Jan 31, 2014

Spotlight Brazil

By Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

What Will be the Legacy of the 2014 World Cup for Brazil? From June 12 to July 13, Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup across twelve cities. During the tournament an estimated 600,000 foreign visitors and 3 million Brazilians are expected to travel across the country of more than 200 million people. Over […]

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Jan 30, 2014

From Outlaws to Law Enforcers: Mexico’s Vigilantes Legitimized

By Victor Salcedo

Since January 13, Michoacán has been the most pressing national issue for President Enrique Peña Nieto, and the most talked about problem for the international media. The autodefensas group- commonly known as vigilantes- within the state created strong momentum in favor of fighting and eradicating the control that the powerful drug cartel, the Knights Templar, […]

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