Tag Archives: the Supreme Court

R&D: Violence Erupts in Egypt, the Senate Repeals Part of the Healthcare Law, and Central Asia is in Decay

Here is your R&D for February 3rd: Night of violence in Egypt leaves six dead from the Financial Times The tense situation in Egypt has finally erupted into violence as pro and anti-Mubarak forces collided last night.  Six Egyptians were … Continue reading

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R&D: Venezuela’s Nuclear Ambitions, Ecuador’s President Denies a Dissolution of the National Assembly, and The Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

Here is your R&D for October 7th: Is Chavez Following Iran Down the Radioactive Brick Road? from Foreign Policy in Focus In this interesting article, Foreign Policy in Focus argues that Venezuela has been developing a nuclear program and that … Continue reading

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R&D: Spain’s Battle with the ETA, War Games in South Korea, and China Becomes #2

Here is your R&D for August 16th: Zero Tolerance in the Fight against ETA from Der Spiegel Spain’s fight against the ETA doesn’t get the coverage that it deserves from the U.S. press.  This article from Der Spiegel discusses the … Continue reading

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Topic Brief: David Souter Retirement

Last Friday, Supreme Court justice David Souter announced his retirement, pending the confirmation of a successor.  Souter has been a liberal vote on the court, progressively moving in that direction since arriving to the Court in 1990.  He was a … Continue reading

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