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...potential threat to its neighbors, particularly Saudi Arabia, with which it is jockeying for control of the region and has longstanding religious disagreements. A bomb in Tehran might push Riyadh to seek one as well, which could start a nuclear armament race in the Middle East as Egypt, Turkey, and Iraq scramble to keep up. This is the last thing that the region needs...

Author: By Sarah E. Esty | Title: A New Way Forward with Iran | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...should never come before the priority of accurately describing what happened. While a debate over the precise terminology may be useful for international lawyers, for activists and ordinary citizens, studying the actual historical events and their lessons is far more relevant and meaningful than sparring over semantics. For Turkey and Armenia to learn from their experiences in a productive way, both countries should resist the temptation to concentrate too much on this single, albeit extremely powerful, word...

Author: By Matthew H. Ghazarian | Title: Genocide and Its (Dis)contents | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...Paris, a woman pushed through the crowd to kiss America's first black President. In London, the public celebrated how Barack Obama charmed a rare smile out of Queen Elizabeth II. In Istanbul, a fan claimed that the American head of state was a symbolic leader of Turkey. But right on the U.S. doorstep in Mexico City, Obama was surrounded by no throngs but only thousands of federal police and soldiers, including snipers overlooking the paths of his bulletproof limousine. Machine gun crews were stationed in front of his hotel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama in Mexico: No Hero's Welcome | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...accomodate this obnoxious expense situation, the smoked turkey club sandwich with fries seemed like an appealing option. The Thursday Chef's Special, London Broil with mushroom sauce, was tempting but would probably lead to a longer, less efficient lunch. And Harvard students can't be bothered to wait for their food. After ordering the former, service took 13 minutes to deliver, which is just enough time to skim over those lecture notes or memorize a few foreign language vocabulary words...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: The First Word on the Faculty Club | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...sandwich was of elevated quality because of the smoked turkey breast; otherwise it's probably best to just make your own at the dhall and not spend 12 bucks on it. The fries were more like potato wedges with crispy exteriors. The servers spare the indignity of having to request ketchup, as they are kind enough to bring it out with the plate...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: The First Word on the Faculty Club | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

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