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Belize: A Spanish Accent in an English-Speaking Country
"BELIZE has long been a country of immigrants. British timber-cutters imported African slaves in the 18th century, and in the 1840s Mexican Mayans fled a civil war."Kendra King's insight:Belize is...
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Why these Somali refugees do not want to leave Kenya
"For millions of refugees across Africa life is a daily struggle. Many dream of one day returning to their homeland while others have spent decades building a new life. On World Refugee Day, BBC...
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Palestine is but one of many aspiring to the United Nations
Admission to the General Assembly of the UN is not open to all. The Palestinian Territories are just one of several regions without a seat at the world's top table. Palestine's bid for statehood and...
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Israel and Palestine
Watch this Jewish Voice for Peace 6 minute mini-primer about why Israelis and Palestinians are fighting..Kendra King's insight:The video was informative, but bias. I have a stronger understanding of...
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Mosul Dam key win for Islamic State
"Islamic State's capture of the Mosul dam gives it control over the water and electricity supply in northern Iraq."Kendra King's insight:As the director of the Brookings Institution's Doha Centre in...
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The role of social networking in the Arab Spring
A case study for our World Development text book... How useful was digital technology, particularly social networking sites, to democracy protesters in Tunisia and Egypt? How important are the...
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China's Plan to Dig a Canal Across Nicaragua
"By the end of this year, digging could begin on a waterway that would stretch roughly 180 miles across Nicaragua to unite the Atlantic and Pacific oceans."Kendra King's insight:Form the perspective of...
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Puerto Rico's Battered Economy: The Greece Of The Caribbean?
With the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. and a mountain of debt, the island is facing a declining population. But those who stay insist they're there for the long haul.Kendra King's insight:I...
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Mixing Past And Present In Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, once home to cannibals, still has an exotic aura. The local tourist economy caters to those notions, and visitors may see a hybrid of the traditional and the modern. This story is an...
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The Strategic Importance of the Caspian Sea
"Stratfor Eurasia Analyst Eugene Chausovsky examines the Caspian Sea's large energy reserves and its conflicting maritime boundaries."Kendra King's insight:This video does a great job depicting how...
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