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The Confederacy Was an Antidemocratic, Centralized State

24 June 2020by TheThresh.com 1 Comment

By Stephanie McCurry The Atlantic Americans are now debating the fate of memorials to the Confederacy—statues, flags, and names on Army bases, streets, schools, and college dormitories. A century and […]

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Russia’s Perpetual Geopolitics

10 May 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Stephen Kotkin Foreign Affairs For half a millennium, Russian foreign policy has been characterized by soaring ambitions that have exceeded the country’s capabilities. Beginning with the reign of Ivan […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

How Hard are Sanctions Hitting Russia?

11 April 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Lilia Shevtsova The American Interest The Western sanctions regime against Russia has confirmed that the post-Cold War and post-Communist stage of the world’s history, with all its hopes and […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Birth of Boko Haram

9 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andrew Walker The Guardian In February 2009, I was at a motor park in Maraba, a satellite of the Nigerian capital Abuja, looking for motorcyclists wearing dried vegetables on […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Why Young Men are so Prone to Crime and Fanaticism

5 February 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Joe Herbert Aeon Young men are particularly liable to become fanatics. Every dictator, every guru, every religious leader, knows this. Fanatics have an overwhelming sense of identity based on […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

The Economic Impacts of Syrian Refugees on Host Countries

12 November 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Ali Fakih & Walid Marrouch Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Since the eruption of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, the world came to face the largest wave of […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Brother Against Brother in Central African Republic

1 May 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By James Verini Slate Even by the standards of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic and one of the poorest cities in the world, Saïdou is poor. Unlike the […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Who are the Houthis in Yemen?

23 April 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Zachary Laub Defense One The seizure of power in Yemen by an armed Shia Muslim movement known as the Houthis has thrown the country into disarray and provoked concerns about further […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Elusive Peace in South Sudan

6 February 2015by TheThresh.com 1 Comment

By Jérôme Tubiana Foreign Affairs In Unity state, the frontline of the ongoing war between the South Sudanese government and members of the opposition is hard to pin down. As […]

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