In July, Café Art, a U.K.-based arts initiative, gave 100 Fujifilm disposable cameras to homeless people in London with just one instruction: take photographs that capture “My London.”
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James Jay Carafano
Security, United States
Game-changers are clearly not a substitute for fielding conventional and strategic capabilities. But game-changing ought to be part of U.S. military strategy.
Who isn’t fascinated by the prospect of "game-changers"—unprecedented technological breakthroughs that provide military advantages that leave competitors scratching their heads over how to keep up? Game-changers can increase leverage, so pursuing them makes sense—but only... Читать дальше...
Doug Bandow
Diplomacy, United States
While the Iran deal sparked hope that North Korea might be next at the negotiating table, it doesn't seem likely that will happen anytime soon...
The Obama administration’s success in negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran has led to hope that a similar agreement might be reached with North Korea. Halt your program, dismantle some of your capabilities and accept intrusive inspections in return for “coming in from the cold.”
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Ray Vickery
Politics, Asia, North America
Has the United States, not unlike India, reached a new normal where legislative blockage is more important than addressing pending needs?
When I was in India recently, the political landscape seemed oddly familiar. Whether inside Washington’s Beltway or New Delhi’s Ring Road, the political countrysides bore remarkable similarities. In India and the United States, charismatic, forceful national leaders were trying to move forward with programs for economic change. Читать дальше...
Lyle J. Goldstein
Diplomacy, Asia
The United States must help to broker a sustainable peace between the two leading powers of East Asia: China and Japan.
The confluence of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War with the upcoming Xi-Obama Summit provide the opportunity for musings on the state of the all-important China-Japan-U.S. triangular relationship and its pivotal role in the future of global security. A pattern in this triangle has been visible for some time. Читать дальше...
Ted Galen Carpenter
Security, Asia
Tokyo is trying to play a much more assertive regional strategic role without developing the necessary military wherewithal to back it up in the event of a crisis.
Recent news accounts announce with great fanfare that Japan’s Ministry of Defense is asking for a boost in spending, primarily to fortify the country’s outlying island chain in the East China Sea that is the focus of a bitter territorial dispute with China. The budgetary request... Читать дальше...
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The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest, largest, and most celebrated achievements of human ingenuity, but there are still a few things you might not have known about China’s ancient landmark.
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The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Friday Aug 21, to Thursday, Aug. 27, …
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Hundreds of students took to the streets in a march against "apartheid culture" at Stellenbosch University. [Video]
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Violent protests have forced Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute to seek an interdict to block future illegal protests. [Video]
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In the unwieldy Republican presidential field, where attention is as important as money, there was supposed to be a formula for an underappreciated candidate to break out.
A Los Angeles firefighter was stabbed Tuesday night in a Boyle Heights hospital, but police said his injuries were not life-threatening.
Durban was selected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first African city to host the event.
Days after his release from his long-time squad, veteran running back Fred Jackson has met with the Seattle Seahawks, and a reunion with former teammate Marshawn Lynch has become a possibility. The 34-year-old Jackson, the oldest running back in the league, was released by the Buffalo Bills earlier this week, and is in search of a new team as he previously announced that he has no plans of retiring from the league yet.
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest automaker, began receiving preorders Wednesday for the latest version of the Sportage SUV before its official launch scheduled for mid-September. The latest edition of the Sp
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- Doosan Group, a South Korean machinery and power equipment conglomerate, said Wednesday that it has decided to submit a bid to win a license for a duty-free store in downtown Seoul, joining a tough race for the lucrative busi
Police in Damnagar town of Amreli district and Virpur have launched a probe into allegations of fraud and cheating against Dinesh Bambhaniya, a close aide of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Hardik Patel.