DEC 3, 2010
What NATO looks like in the age of European austerity
The Christian Science Monitor
Amid budget cutbacks and a 'diminishing appetite' for war, Europe has turned increasingly to the 'soft power' assignments like training and institution-building.
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DEC 2, 2010
2018 World Cup: England humiliated as Russia wins Fifa’s prize
The Guardian
For the second time in six months England have been left crushed by the World Cup. After the humiliation of this summer's 4-1 defeat to Germany in South Africa came another resounding rejection for football's mother country.
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DEC 1, 2010
30 Most Dynamic Cities in the World
The Atlantic
What is the most dynamic city in the post-recession world? Grading each metropolis by the growth of its income* and employment, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program found that the world's fastest recovering cities are overwhelmingly in three key areas: China and India, Southeast Asian islands, and Latin America. The surprising answer is Istanbul, according to a new report that shows the developing world is leading the way out of the Great Recession.
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DEC 1, 2010
Rock music through the Iron Curtain via US international broadcasting—a bit overstated.
Kim Andrew Elliott
Larry Schweikart, co-producer of the film "Rockin’ the Wall": "Rock music was blasted to through the Iron Curtain through government-subsidized Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, and we interviewed the legal counsel for VOA who described the debates inside the Reagan administration about the appropriateness of sending 'degenerate' rock music eastward. But even the advisory boards came to understand that it was the structure of rock, as much as the lyrics, that counted.
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DEC 1, 2010
NATO condemns WikiLeaks
Sky News
NATO has condemned the release of confidential and secret diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks, calling the site's actions 'irresponsible and dangerous'. The revelations include a report detailing the location of US tactical nuclear weapons among the NATO nations in Europe. NATO did not want to comment on any specific issue contained in the leaks, but criticised the site for releasing the cables.
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