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Much needed food aid being distributed in Sukkur, Pakistan. Photo: <a href= "http://www.flickr.com/photos/14214150@N02/4973650367/"> Rob Holden, UK Department for International Development (Flickr)</a>

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The politics of hunger: Good governance effective at fighting malnutrition

Malnutrition, which prevents children from reaching their physical and intellectual potential, is falling. The most significant cause? It's becoming a politically important issue in its own right.

In Portland's Waterfront Park, Steve Wessing sold Occupation-themed buttons to demonstrators for $1 each. Photos: Michael Andersen for MercyCorps.

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Can middle-class Americans really speak for "the other 99 percent"? Demonstrators say so

Sometimes, people who claim to speak for "the other 99 percent" aren't actually among them.

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Politics and Trade: Muslims Boycott Dutch Products

Muslims in Malaysia and elsewhere are boycotting Dutch imports in the wake of an incendiary Internet-posted movie by Dutch legislator Geert Wilders.

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Who is Raul Castro, Cuba's New Leader?

Fidel has resigned, but a Castro still rules over Cuba. What are the differences between Fidel Castro and his brother Raul, and what will these differences mean for a post-Fidel Cuba?

Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dmcl/2187855344/"> Danny McL (flickr)</a>

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Kenya's Political Disaster - Exaggerated?

It is shocking to read and hear about elections dissolving into civil crisis as we are seeing in Kenya right now. However, as a Kenyan friend of mine is warning, we should be reluctant to take media portrayal of an event as absolute truth:

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High School Lesson Plans - International Politics

These resources are appropriate for grades 9-12.

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Questioning Milton Friedman's Free Market and Freedom

Milton Friedman's experience in Chile illustrates that political freedoms may not flow naturally from economic freedoms.

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Middle School Lesson Plans: Foreign Policy

These resources are appropriate for grades levels 6th, 7th and 8th.

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High School Lesson Plans: Foreign Policy

These resources are appropriate for grades: 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.

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Middle School Lesson Plans: International Conflict

These resources are appropriate for grade levels 6th, 7th and 8th.

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Globalization - When the Cure Is Worse Than the Malady

Attempts to halt globalization may cause more harm than global economic integration.

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Europe and Middle East

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General Globalization

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Can China Be Contained?

In a close-knit world, pressuring Beijing could have unintended consequences.

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