US Nuclear Waste in Russia; Honor at Wimbledon; & Elusive Democracy in Egypt‏

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US Nuclear Waste in Russia; Honor at Wimbledon; & Elusive Democracy in Egypt‏

Reject Nuclear Waste Deal to "Reset" with Russian People

Vladimir Kara-Murza

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Against the popular will, it seems that President Putin's reigning political party, Unity, is eager to turn Russia into a depository for vast amounts of America's nuclear waste in return for - surprise, surprise - vast amounts of money ... $20 billion by some accounts. Now, it's up to the US Congress to close the deal. Vladimir Kara-Murza says that since polls show that 90 percent of the Russian people oppose the importation of radioactive waste, that the US Congress should reject the nuclear waste deal, and reset relations with the Russian people, not just the Kremlin. Read More

Honor Aces Hubris and Excess at Wimbledon

Michael Zantovsky
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As Ambassador Michael Zantovsky watched his Czech countryman in the finals at Wimbledon from the Royal Box, he mused over the deeper meaning of that extraordinary 183-game battle of will and gut on Wimbledon's courts this year. "They played because it was the only thing to do and were willing to continue for however long it took. In the end, there seems to be just one inescapable though unbelievable, marvelous explanation for this display of human endurance, spirit and ultimate futility: In the days of mega stars, endorsements, sponsors, huge awards and the accompanying hubris, the two tennis players seemed to be playing for honor." Read More

Egypt's Elusive Democratic Dream

Alaa Al Aswany
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How might the conversation go if leading dissident Dr. Al Aswany sat down with Gamal Murbank, the heir apparent to his father's reign in Egypt? Al Aswany, the Arab world's leading novelist, dreams up a conversation that reveals something about Egypt, the president's son, democracy, and the role of bias ... or is it blindness? Read More

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World Affairs is a bimonthly journal of international affairs published by World Affairs Institute in partnership with the American Peace Society. Founded in 1837, World Affairs was re-launched in January 2008 as a new publication-a small journal that argues the big ideas behind U.S. foreign policy. The journal celebrates and encourages heterodoxy and open debate. Recognizing that miscalculation and hubris are not beyond our capacity, we wish more than anything else to debate and clarify what America faces on the world stage and how it ought to respond. We hope you will join us in an occasionally unruly, seldom dull, and always edifying conversation. If ideas truly do have consequences, readers of World Affairs will be well prepared.

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