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Nation Building

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  1. The Right Coast

    Fareed Zakaria: Who lost Iraq? The Iraqis did, with an assist from George W. Bush – The Washington Post

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Washington is debating whether airstrikes or training forces would be more effective, but its real problem is much larger and is a decade in the making. In Iraq, it is…

  2. International Law Prof Blog

    New Constitution Approved for Somalia

    By InternationalLaw Blogger

    United Nations officials yesterday praised the overwhelming approval of a Provisional Constitution for Somalia.β€œThe Secretary-General welcomes the adoption,” a spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at UN Headquarters in…

  3. International Law Prof Blog

    Happy Birthday, Republic of South Sudan

    By InternationalLaw Blogger

    On Saturday South Sudan will become the world's newest nation and the 54th state in Africa.  Click here for some general history and information about the country.  Click here for…

  4. The Right Coast

    Getting the Job Done in Iraq Mike Rappaport

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Best of the Web reproduced an e mail from an American soldier in Iraq, who analyzed the situation.  The letter as a whole is extremely interesting.  Two of his…