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Eleanor Rycroft
During the Renaissance, the beard was the defining feature of a man.
[...]Source: History Today Blog
Protesters deface the emblem of Hong Kong.
The U.S.' great power competition with China is intensifying on a number of fronts simultaneously, namely trade, security, and human rights. Current U.S. pressure on China through the Hong Kong protests actually manages to intertwine all three areas concurrently. However, as with the origins of current U.S.-Russian tensions being traced back decades to several factors, including NATO expansion, it's unrealistic to expect Chinese restraint to last indefinitely. The eventual [...]
Source: Foreign Policy Blogs
Democracy is always messy, because people by nature are not perfect. Democracy is neither a perfect solution or system because it is run and set up by people who are often flawed and make mistakes. That being said, it is the best system of government that has been created in human history. It has [...]
Source: Foreign Policy Blogs