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Japan’s Snap Election: Pacifism and the North Korean Threat

Post author By Mary Mills
Post date October 17, 2017
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Photo: Pexels (CC) On October 22 Japan will hold a snap election, over a year in advance of the regularly scheduled date, December 2018. This decision, made by current Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, has been met with mixed reactions at home and abroad. Abe’s potential motives are being debated, but several factors may play […]

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Smart Diplomacy: Reflections From a Career Ambassador

Post author By Emily Hebert
Post date March 11, 2016
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Before he was whisked away from our interview to moderate a conflict resolution exercise, I had a conversation with Ambassador Thomas Pickering. As a diplomat, he has served in a host of countries as well as in the United Nations. Even though he has technically retired from his career as an ambassador, he is still […]

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