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  Diplomatic Immunity
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons

  Diplomatic immunity is part of an international law agreement that involves over 160 nations, offering legal protection to foreign diplomats in their host countries. It was first agreed upon in The Diplomatic Relations Act of 1978, which closely follows and has adopted many principles of the...

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  Should the United States Kill Americans Abroad?
  Topic by Saideh P Jamshidi

  For the first time in the U.S. history, the Obama administration is manipulating constitutional laws to create a platform to kill U.S. citizens abroad. According to legal memorandum, the administration opened door to the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born extremist Muslim cleric...

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  Syria's Biological and Chemical Weapon Arsenal
  Article by Charles F Barnaby

  The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad seems to be coming to an end. Not very surprisingly, the fate of its chem...

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  Scottish Referendum in 2014 Marks Anniversary of Independence War, Democratic Choice for Future
  Topic by Nora G Hertel

  British Prime Minister David Cameron sat on the left and signed with his left hand an agreement to offer the history of Scotland to Scottish voters. Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, sat on the right and signed with his right. The symmetrical image is not just one of visual balance,...

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  The Implications of Drone Warfare
  Article by Charles F Barnaby

  Microelectronics is making military activities increasingly remote and automated. Many believe that military action b...

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  Privatizing U.S. Border Offers a Good Solution
  Article by John M Cobin

  Why not let market forces work in our favor by privatizing the border?

• Ethics of Using Research Knowledge about Physical Attractiveness Phenomenon (PAP) in Business Strategy
  Article by Gordon Patzer

  Physical attractiveness exerts significant impact throughout a person's life and throughout a country's population, a...

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  Transportation Tricks of the Illegal Drug Trade
  Topic by Nidhi Singh

  In August of 2011, a U.K. border agency raided a luxury yacht, unearthing approximately 1.2 tons of cocaine in the most clever hiding places. Illegal drugs have established an international industry in the production and smuggling of narcotics, disguised in a number of ways to fight the...

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  Why We are Failing so Miserably and Regularly in Our Criminal Rehabilitation Efforts
  Article by Thomas (Tommy) Gnagey

  A criminal justice system based on punishment has no chance of working. A system based on prevention and rehabilitati...

• In China, Japan, Taiwan Dispute Over Senkaku Islands, There Can Be No Winner
  Topic by Sebastian Murdock
• How Scam Promoters are Using Fear and the Economy To Target You
  Article by Ike Devji
• Palliative Care: Achieving the Goals of Comfort and Dignity
  Article by Michael Gordon
• Two Faces of the Human Self-Preservation Instinct
  Article by Thomas (Tommy) Gnagey
• Intellectual Property Business Liabilities
  Article by Leon I Edelson
• Policing the Police
  Article by Joel Johnson
• The Ineffectiveness of Punishment
  Article by Merle E Ackeret
• More Mergers Increasing Number of Gigantic Law Firms
  Topic by Harvey K Black
• Where Does Common Sense Stand on 'Stand Your Ground' Laws?
  Topic by Nidhi Singh