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Decolonization as Reconciliation: The Colonial Dilemma of Canada’s Residential School Apology and Restitution

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

BY PATRICIA ELGERSMA** | 06.09.2011 Introduction In recent decades the Canadian public have heard a number of apologies from various governments and institutions. The apology to Japanese Canadians (1988) and...

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American (Real) Exceptionalism

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BY GHALI HASSAN | 24.07.2011 A majority of Americans believe America is an “exceptional” nation and “a shining beacon of democracy and hope to a dark world”. But, reliable and...

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Reagan – Warmonger and Reactionary Who Waged War on the Poor

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

BY PROF. INDERJEET PARMAR | 24.07.2011 It is only fitting that the current British government unveils a new statue of Ronald Reagan, while a war rages in Libya, a country...

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The Death of Osama Bin Laden: Islamophobia goes to America[1]

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

BY DR. AYLA GOL** | 08.06.2011 It was a bullet that killed a terrorist and revived a presidency. On the morning of May the second 2011, the world woke up...

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Islam and Democracy: American Questions, Ottoman Answers

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

BY DR. AKIN UNVER** | 14.04.2011 “Is Islam a ‘democratic’ religion?” “Is Islam compatible with democracy?” “What is the relationship between religion and governance in a Muslim country?” For the past...

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Wikileaks Official I: Nothing to Report?

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Prof. Inderjeet Parmar | 05 February 2011 It's the 'line' heard everywhere whenever the issue of Wikileaks' publication of secret US embassy cables comes up - from academic conferences to the...

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Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Prof. Bulent Gokay and Dr. Darrell Whitman 19 January 2011 The visit of the Chinese President Hu Jintao to the US this week is called by many observers as the...

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Eisenhower, Lockheed Martin and the Military Industrial Complex Today

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Prof. Inderjeet Parmar 19 January 2011 Fifty years ago, on 17 January 1961, US President Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans about the rise of what he called "the military industrial...

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Networks of Empire and Realignments of World Power

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Prof. James Petras 03 December 2011 Imperial states build networks which link economic, military and political activities into a coherent mutually reinforcing system. This task is largely performed by...

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Anti-Americanism and Public Diplomacy

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Prof. Inderjeet Parmar 03 January 2011 Anti-Americanism is a label used with some extravagance and frequency but is rarely worn as a badge of honour. It is a pejorative...

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Cathartic Crisis

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Dr. William Mallinson | 25 December 2010 At long last, a man, a real hombre, Julian Assange, has arrived to outdo the revered American Daniel Ellsberg. He is aided, it...

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WikiLeaks Debate: Publication of Classified Information Dangerous or Valuable?

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

(Wolff v. Lucas) By CESRAN | 21 December 2010 The University of Birmingham, as part of a new series in which academics comment on contemporary issues, brought Professor Stefan Wolff...

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US Reaction to Wikileaks: A Terrorist For Opposing American Imperial Power?

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Prof. Inderjeet Parmar | 13 December 2010 Sarah Palin, a likely Republican candidate for the presidency in 2012, has called for Wikileaks' founder, Julian Assange, to be "hunted down...

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Juicio y Castig: Nestor Kirchner and Accountability for Past Human Rights Violations in Argentina

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Francesca Lessa | 19 November 2010 The 54th President of Argentina,Nestor Kirchner On October 27, 2010, former President of Argentina, 60-year-old Nestor Kirchner, died after suffering a heart attack....

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The Context Behind the Costa Rican-Nicaraguan Border Dispute

CESRAN Int.31 March 2014

By Dr. Guy Burton | 17 November 2010 The First Female President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla Miranda The dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica stems from an island located at...