On April 12th and 13th, 2010, President Barack Obama took a step away from his domestic agenda to focus on what he terms one of the greatest threats to international security: access to nuclear materials by terrorist groups. Bringing together representatives from 47 different countries, the Nuclear Security Summit, held in Washington DC, aimed to [...]
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World Savvy invites you to join us for: Perspectives on Iran: Culture, History and Perceptions A World Savvy Monitor Panel Monday, December 7, 2009, 7:30PM-9:00PM Columbia University Teachers College Milbank Chapel 525 W. 120th Street, New York, NY 10027 (120th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam – near A/B/C/D at 125th street, or 1 at 116th [...]
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Russia and China recently signed on to a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency demanding that Iran freeze operations at a once secret uranium enrichment plant. In the past, China has not been on board with sanctioning Iran. Furthermore, since Iran, Russia and China are strong trade partners, this vote will not likely change [...]
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On September 27th, 2009, Angela Merkel was re-elected chancellor of Germany, with her Christian Democratic party winning 33% of the vote. August elections in Japan swept the Democratic Party of Japan into office, under the leadership of Yukio Hatoyama as the new Prime Minister, after over 50 years of rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. [...]
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