PolicyMic’s Anna Therese Day interviews award-winning investigative war reporter, Jeremy Scahill, on his new film, 'Dirty Wars.' In Part 2, they focus on the Al Awlaki family.
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A nonpartisan look into the protests in Brazil. What are the people complaining about? What should the protesters keep in mind while protesting? And how can Brazil move beyond the protests?
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Syria's conflict is an ethnic war parallel to the 15-year civil war in Lebanon and the decade-long conflict in Iraq.
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Turkish government officials have recently threatened to deploy the Turkish army to end protests. Doing so would only fuel the fire burning within protesters and their sympathizers.
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Lyudmila Putina is beginning a new life as a divorcée. Kremlin-watchers around the world are guessing where she’ll go — but first we have to figure out, quite literally, where she’s been.
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After three weeks of protest and a brutal crackdown, is Turkey still welcome in the EU? And if so, does the Erdogan government care?
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If the past decade has taught us anything, it's that regime change is easier said than done.
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The Iran v. South Korea qualifying match is a critical moment, right after the Iranian elections. A lot can be learned about politics in the country by looking at its football team.
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He has to share power with the ayatollah, so it's unlikely that Rohani can singularly make radical changes. But it does seem as if his presidency will make things better for the Iranian people.
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Paul's attempt to craft a new kind of Republican foreign policy could foreshadow his 2016 plans.
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After the French intervention in Mali, interesting revelations have been discovered about the world's most infamous terrorist organization.
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The new president-elect of Iran, Hassan Rohani, pledged Monday to follow a “path of moderation” in dealings at home and abroad, including greater transparency over the Iranian nuclear program.
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The G8 may be set up for a stressful few days, as various conflicts have come to the forefront of the international arena.
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The Australian army chief released a stern video this week that may serve as a model for the U.S. to follow on combating the epidemic of sexual harassment.
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Questions are still being raised over whether Nidal Hasan should be tried as a U.S. soldier or an enemy combatant, but picking the latter would play into his hands.
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With the immense problem of human trafficking, is buying local the way to go for prostitution?
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Austria's extraction of UN forces from the Golan Heights may turn into a regional crisis, unless policymakers rush to prevent any potential conflict.
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Obama isn't arming the Syrian rebels for humanitarian reasons. It's a shot across the bow at Iran and its new president: We're coming for you.
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With Russia dismissing claims that Assad has crossed President Obama's "red line," another Cold War seems inevitable.
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Senator John McCain's constant insistence on military intervention proves you simply can't teach an old dog new tricks.
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The man responsible for one of the most consequential leaks of classified documents in history will be online today, at 11 a.m., in an ask-me-anything session.
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has severed ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime two years into the brutal Syrian conflict. Is this more than just political posturing?
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In the most blatant breach of the sacred guest right since the Red Wedding, the Guardian is reporting that the US and British intelligence services spied on allies at the 2009 London G20 summit.
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The scattershot diplomacy of the G8 Summit, set to open Monday, will take aim at a variety of issues. Will it hit any of them?
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Making the realist case that a limited U.S. military intervention in Syria may be merited is not fashionable. But the arguments could be compelling.
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