Word: interventionism
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The most significant risk in replacing the current bank CEOs is that the new people coming in may or may not be better selections than the people whom they replace. In many quarters this is considered a sort of governance recidivism. But, that does not mean that the argument is...
In a surprising gesture of white knighthood, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to the aid of Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist detained in a Tehran prison on spying charges. Known more for being a regular sparring partner with the United States, Ahmadinejad made a rare intervention into Saberi's...
But even if recent events bode well for Saberi, and if Ahmadinejad's intervention in a judicial matter appears to be a diplomatic overture to the U.S., the entire episode still dampens hopes raised by the Obama Administration that Iran and America might resolve 30 years of disputes and restore...
In the absence of details of the charges against Saberi, Ahmadinejad's intervention makes it seem even more likely that the charges are inherently political in nature. At the time of her arrest, the American press speculated that she could be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the...
Amidst the cries for tighter border security, drug legalization, and foreign intervention, people need to question the bigger picture. In addition to economic and security considerations, there is a huge moral problem with less developed countries becoming enveloped in violence to supply the drug demand of more developed countries.