Current Events 101

Iraq has seen increasingly dramatic rises in violence recently, as ethnic, religious and political divisions continue to tear apart the country. Incidents of fighting and attacks have led to a growing...
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Current Events 101: China, Japan reopen old wounds over territory, war

Tensions have recently arisen between the People’s Republic of China and Japan as a result of territorial disputes, changes in leadership and the ever-present acrimony of historical grievances.  In...
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CURRENT EVENTS 101:

Attention has once again been drawn to the Guantanamo Bay detention center as inmates stage a mass hunger strike to protest their captivity, which has sparked further controversy as guards have taken ...
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UCSB Professor Cohen Weighs In on North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

Saber-rattling can once again be heard reverberating from the Korean Peninsula as the North Korean government renews its aggressive rhetoric against its southern counterpart and American ally. The cou...
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