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Category: Global

Hopes for a UN relaunch in Syria

29th September 2015 HughWinter Global, Middle East

Yesterday President Obama made a speech to the UN in which he endorsed the aims of the organisation and offered his support to it as the best hope for achieving […]

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Leave a comment ISIS, Syria, UN

The US and Cuba

15th December 2013 HughWinter American Politics, Global

Both Americans and Cubans would benefit from a better relationship between their two countries – but Congress will probably prevent this, to judge by Republican reactions to Tuesday’s handshake between […]

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One comment Congress, Cuba, Obama, Republican, sanctions

American moral authority

6th September 2013 HughWinter Global, Middle East

The Economist asserted that “Meeting Mr Assad’s atrocities with appropriate force will help to rebuild American moral authority in the world” (Leading Article, 7 Sept: Fight this war, not the […]

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Leave a comment Peace, Russia, Syria, US, World

Unresolved issues in use of drones

24th May 2013 HughWinter Global

In Thursday’s address at National Defense University in Washington DC, President Obama defended the use of drones.  Whilst announcing some welcome restrictions on their use, particularly in banning the use […]

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Leave a comment American citizens killed by drones, Anwar al-Awlaki, China drones, drone proliferation, drones, Hezbollah drones, Pakistan, Yemen

Peace and Strength

3rd April 2013 HughWinter Global

We have been reminded that Ronald Reagan advocated “peace through strength”, which included the twin policies of deterrence and the Strategic Defense Initiative. Deterrence relied on ‘mutually-assured destruction’: it sent the […]

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Leave a comment Al Qaeda, Defense, Deterrence, Islam, Muslims, Obama, Peace, Reagan, Russia, SDI

Drone strikes

7th February 2013 HughWinter Global, terrorism

As reported by HuffPost, drone strike limitations are being considered by Congress.  The article doesn’t mention one very good reason for limiting the use of drones: their propaganda impact.  As […]

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Leave a comment Al Qaeda, drones, terrorism

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