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		<title>WikiLeaks Still Rippling</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2011/06/26/wikileaks-still-rippling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Belmonte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Tis the season of the summer blockbuster and our profession’s closest approximation thereof offers something for everyone.
Sex, violence, intrigue, the ubiquitous cultural icon Lady Gaga – WikiLeaks has it all.
But what does it teach us as diplomatic historians? As concerned citizens?
So far, WikiLeaks raises more questions than it answers.
Last year, news of the most massive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching about Ronald Reagan by Confronting Contradictions</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/11/29/teaching-about-ronald-reagan-by-confronting-contradictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/11/29/teaching-about-ronald-reagan-by-confronting-contradictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Domber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of his inauguration and the twenty-second anniversary of his exit from the White House, Ronald Reagan has attained an iconic status, beloved by the political right and often vilified by the political left. Because Reagan retreated from the public eye before most incoming freshman were born, he is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 4/26/10</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/04/26/2286/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/04/26/2286/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan War:  2001-present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anti-War Efforts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henry Sokolski argues that current U.S. political will to reduce nuclear dangers should be channeled into a practical set of control measures that are more likely to secure bipartisan support and can begin to be implemented without the legal consent of other states. [more]
How can the United States defend its national and commercial interests against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LGBT Equality and The Limits of Human Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/04/18/lgbt-equality-and-the-limits-of-human-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/04/18/lgbt-equality-and-the-limits-of-human-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Belmonte</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internationl law and treaties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post-Cold War:  1991-2001]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last October, a bill was introduced in the Ugandan parliament that would make homosexuality punishable by life imprisonment or even death.  The bill also calls for the extradition of Ugandans who engage in homosexual sex in other countries and for criminal penalties for individuals, media, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 3/15/10</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/03/15/weekly-digest-31510/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/03/15/weekly-digest-31510/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan War:  2001-present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shafr.org/?p=2148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some Pakistan Taliban members in the tribal areas say the onslaught of US drone attacks and Pakistani offensives in recent months is forcing the group underground and creating fractures. [more]
Israeli media reported Monday that the U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Obama Might Learn from the Past: Bending History in the Direction of Justice</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/what-obama-might-learn-from-the-past-bending-history-in-the-direction-of-justice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/26/what-obama-might-learn-from-the-past-bending-history-in-the-direction-of-justice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the nature of the political process that presidents campaign outside history and must then live within it. For Barack Obama, this meant promising a speedy withdrawal from Iraq, a stronger focus on defeating Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, firm but respectful relations with Russia and China, engagement with opponents like Iran, and progress with our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 1/4/10</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/04/weekly-digest-1410/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2010/01/04/weekly-digest-1410/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan War:  2001-present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anti-War Efforts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many African nations staged a walk-out at the recent Copenhagen climate conference.  They claim that the larger nations are marginalizing the smaller nations.  [more]
Britain and the US closed embassies in Yemen because of fears of an imminent terror attack by al-Qaeda elements. [more]
As the United States and its allies wrestle with the issue of Iran&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8212; 12/14/09</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2009/12/14/weekly-digest-121409/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2009/12/14/weekly-digest-121409/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shafr.org/?p=1839</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled an eminently sensible proposal this week: to place a 50 percent tax on all bankers’ bonuses in his country. But another, even more sensible idea of his last month was shot down by other nations, notably the United States. [more]
President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech Thursday is drawing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 12/7/09</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2009/12/07/weekly-digest-12709/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2009/12/07/weekly-digest-12709/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consumerism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Imperialism/Colonization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trukey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jose Padilla]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ If President Obama is looking for something that transcends the national divisions over healthcare reform and Afghanistan          policy, he might try isolationism. [more]
The Afghan surge makes military action against Iran less likely &#8212; and refutes the thesis that America wages war in the Muslim world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Digest &#8211; 11/9/09</title>
		<link>http://www.shafr.org/2009/11/09/weekly-digest-11909/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shafr.org/2009/11/09/weekly-digest-11909/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Ducote</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan War:  2001-present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arms Control]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hilary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iran]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since coming to office ten months ago, Panetta&#8217;s boss, Barack Obama, has authorized as many aerial attacks by C.I.A.-operated drone bombers in Pakistan as George Bush did in his final three years.  What does international law say about the death of civilians? [more]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday urged Iran to accept a [...]]]></description>
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