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50 great quotes about acting

50 great quotes about acting

Eric R. Terzuolo

Politics, Asia

After Iran and Cuba, diplomacy with North Korea could be next.

North Korea was not officially on the agenda of the just-completed Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. The absence of any reference to North Korea in the summit communiqué is no surprise. But President Obama used the occasion to restate his objectives vis-à-vis Kim Jong-un’s regime, and to signal that the Chinese president and the prime ministers of Japan and South Korea, with... Читать дальше...

Joseph A. Bosco

Security, Asia

Will Washington play dead?

Former Pacific Commander and former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair has rendered yet another valuable public service, this time as head of Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (SPF). The organization has produced a comprehensive report assessing China’s evolving strategic posture and presenting alternative scenarios for the U.S.-Japan alliance response to the ensuing threats and opportunities. While the paper... Читать дальше...

Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Security, Eurasia

America's next president will have to start all over with Russia.

In recent weeks, I have had the honor to attend different daylong seminars convened to ponder Russia's future under Vladimir Putin and the future of U.S.-Russia relations: a "Russia Experts Meeting" hosted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, bringing together some of America's leading specialists in the Russia field, and a "Russia Futures" project, which assembled... Читать дальше...

Yoel Guzansky, Ron Tira

Security, Middle East

Tehran's military means and political ends are out of sync.

Historically, Iran’s military strategy has been defensive, based on deterring potential rivals, developing restraining leverage over enemies, keeping adversaries pinned down in secondary theaters and undermining the will of potential enemies, while attempting to create influence as well as a defense zone that will provide it with strategic depth beyond its borders. The goal of this essay is to consider whether... Читать дальше...

Barry M. Blechman

Security, Americas

The president's record on nuclear disarmament falls short.

President Obama claims undue credit for progress toward eliminating nuclear dangers. In fact, in nearly eight years, his administrations have taken only a few small steps toward limiting these risks, while launching a nuclear weapons modernization program of unprecedented scope and expense.

The president’s 2009 speech in Prague committing the United States to seeking the... Читать дальше...

Poll finds that only 14 percent of Clinton supporters would not back Sanders

The French champions are preparing for the departure of their star striker in the summer and see the Arsenal star as the perfect complement to Edinson Cavani

Send them or frame them.

The Nainital High Court on Wednesday will hear Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Harish Rawat's plea against the incumbent President's rule in the state on Wednesday.

The Center for People in Need will celebrate the first anniversary of its Tackling Recidivism and Developing Employability, or TRADE, program with a graduation ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday at its headquarters, 3901 N. 27th St., Unit 1.

University of Nebraska at Omaha professor Michael Peterson will present the 2016 Steve Lavin Memorial Seminar, "Geography and Cartography in an Era of American Exceptionalism," at 2:30 p.m. April 15 in Room 163 of Hardin Hall on East Campus in…

The University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall and Mueller Planetarium will celebrate Astronomy Day as part of its Sunday with a Scientist programming, 1:30-4:30 p.m. April 17.

Back in the ’80s and ’90s, I used to work behind the scenes with Julia Child during her appearances on “Good Morning America.” It was my job to prepare the food she would put before the cameras.

Letters to the Editor

The nickname is fitting in more ways than one.

Gov. Jay Inslee has vetoed a bill that would have allowed KapStone Paper and Packaging to potentially make millions of dollars by selling renewable energy credits.