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R&D: An Argument is Made for Why America Needs Israel, An Excellent Report on Indonesian Terrorism, and America Considers Sanctions Against Syria’s Leadership

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 25th: The Ultimate Ally from Foreign Policy According to his piece in the May/June 2011 edition of Foreign Policy magazine, America needs Israel more than ever because of its strategic location and its ability … Continue reading →

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R&D: North Korea Begs for Food Aid, China Hints at an Internet Clampdown, and Obama is Criticized on Spending

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 22nd: Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid from the Washington Post Amid floods and a foot and mouth outbreak, North Korea has begun to beg the international … Continue reading →

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Big R&D: North and South Korea Exchange Fire, Irish Debt Crisis Leads to Collapse of Government, and the Future of Terror Trials and Detention

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your big R&D for November 23rd North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed from the Associated Press North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire today after North Korea shelled an island near their disputed sea border. Two … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 24th-November 30th, 2009

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Does the massacre in Mindanao pose an immediate threat to Filipino democracy? 2. Was the EU’s selection of Rompuy as its first president a missed opportunity? 3. Would a prisoner swap with Hamas make Israel appear weak in the … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2009

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Has the UN food summit been a failure? 2. Does the status of Franco-German relations dictate the direction and power of the EU? 3. Should Brown back Blair for EU president? 4. Does Uribe need to do more to … Continue reading →

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