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Why We All Innately Know What Justice Should Be

Why We All Innately Know What Justice Should Be

When we see Baltimore, we must always remember that an abuse of basic rights will always be met with protests. That discussion should always take place in the framework of justice for all citizens.

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The FPA’s Must Reads (May 1 – May 7)

The FPA’s Must Reads (May 1 – May 7)

Our favorite longreads and blog posts from the past week.

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The FPA’s must reads (April 17-24)

The FPA’s must reads (April 17-24)

Our favorite longreads and blog posts from the past week.

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Marshalling Candor Spirit before ‘Countering Violent Extremism’

Marshalling Candor Spirit before ‘Countering Violent Extremism’

Violent extremism presents existential dilemma to all irrespective of faith, race, political and economic status. Countering such seemingly ubiquitous threat requires comprehensive strategy that addresses the root causes and effects of the issue at hand.

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The FPA’s Must Reads (April 10 – April 17)

The FPA’s Must Reads (April 10 – April 17)

Our favorite longreads and blog posts from the past week.

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The FPA’s Must Reads (April 10-April 16)

The FPA’s Must Reads (April 10-April 16)

Our favorite longreads and blog posts from the past week.

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GailForce: Economics and National Security

GailForce:  Economics and National Security

Each year, the intelligence community presents an annual threat assessment to Congress. They publish an unclassified version that I and many other national security geeks read very closely.

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The shadow of a Malacca Dilemma on an Iranian Hormuz Dilemma

The shadow of a Malacca Dilemma on an Iranian Hormuz Dilemma

Whoever controls the strait of Hormuz also control Iran’s oil security.

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The FPA’s Must Reads (March 27 – April 2)

The FPA’s Must Reads (March 27 – April 2)

Our five favorite longreads and blog posts from the past week.

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The Armenians Remember

The Armenians Remember

A new United Nations report documents Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) actions against the Yezidis as genocide, while the Armenians prepare to commemorate the centennial of their own.

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Turkey Loses Iraqi Market to Iran over ISIS

Turkey Loses Iraqi Market to Iran over ISIS

Since Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, he has pursued a foreign policy based on fostering amiable diplomatic and economic ties with Iran’s neighbors and resolving the country’s nuclear issue with Iran’s P5+1 negotiating partners.

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The FPA’s Must Reads (March 20 – March 26)

The FPA’s Must Reads (March 20 – March 26)

Our five favorite longreads and blog posts from the past week.

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Netanyahu’s Speech and the Question of an Iran Deal

Netanyahu’s Speech and the Question of an Iran Deal

The prime minister was invited by the Republican leadership of Congress without the White House being informed, and he came specifically to attack one of the president’s major foreign policy initiatives, negotiations toward an arms-control accord with Iran.

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The FPA’s Must Reads (March 13 – March 19)

The FPA’s Must Reads (March 13 – March 19)

Our five favorite longreads and blog posts from the past week.

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From oil to nuclear energy: a Lausanne Accord between Iran and the P5+1

From oil to nuclear energy: a Lausanne Accord between Iran and the P5+1

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet again on March 15 in Lausanne for the final stretch of international negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program.

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