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A young Syrian boy shows the peace sign in the Azaz refugee camp along the Syrian-Turkish border. Photo by Lee Harper
Read “Syria as a Game-Changer” by clicking here

A young Syrian boy shows the peace sign in the Azaz refugee camp along the Syrian-Turkish border. Photo by Lee Harper

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Delegates listen to a speech at the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Image via the WCIT
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Delegates listen to a speech at the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Image via the WCIT

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Tagged with:  #Internet  #internet governance

Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean
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Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean

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Tagged with:  #Arctic  #arctic council  #China  #iceland

Britannia Mine in British Columbia, Canada. Photo by Craig Elliott
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Britannia Mine in British Columbia, Canada. Photo by Craig Elliott

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Tagged with:  #mining  #sustainability

Tamil demonstrators protest outside the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group meeting in London. Image via Sri Lanka Campaign
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Tamil demonstrators protest outside the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group meeting in London. Image via Sri Lanka Campaign

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Tagged with:  #Sri Lanka  #sri lanka  #tamils

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton works from a desk inside a C-17 military plane bound for Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday Oct.18, 2011. Kevin Lamarque/AP Photo
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton works from a desk inside a C-17 military plane bound for Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday Oct.18, 2011. Kevin Lamarque/AP Photo

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Tagged with:  #US Diplomacy  #Diplomacy

Efraín Ríos Montt was convicted by a Guatemalan court for his participation in crimes against the Mayans from 1982 and 1983
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Efraín Ríos Montt was convicted by a Guatemalan court for his participation in crimes against the Mayans from 1982 and 1983

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Tagged with:  #Efraín Ríos Montt  #Guatamela

Ethnic Tuareg in Northern Mali. Image via Foreign Policy
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Ethnic Tuareg in Northern Mali. Image via Foreign Policy

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Obama has all but ruled out the use of US ground forces to stop the Syrian civil war. Image via Reuters
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Obama has all but ruled out the use of US ground forces to stop the Syrian civil war. Image via Reuters

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Tagged with:  #Syria  #middle east