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    U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Mali Poised for Failure

    May 2, 2013 at 1:30 pm

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    The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a United Nations peacekeeping force to Mali, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The U.N. has previously avoided such peacekeeping missions, and with good reason. Some of the U.N.’s darkest hours were the result of peacekeeping missions sent in the absence … More

    Morning Bell: 3 Reasons the U.N.’s Arms Treaty Is Useless

    April 1, 2013 at 6:00 am

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    It sounds nice to say there could be a treaty that would make all nations responsible when it comes to their arms exports. Of course, it’s also impossible. The latest draft of the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which would regulate imports and exports of arms around the world, failed … More

    Morning Bell: What’s at Stake in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    December 19, 2012 at 9:08 am

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    Hollywood actor Ben Affleck brings his star power to Congress today to testify on the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its implications for the United States. Affleck will be joined at the hearing by Heritage’s James Jay Carafano, who will explain why the Obama … More

    The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom: Africa Still Rising

    January 13, 2012 at 11:04 am

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    Yesterday, Heritage’s 2012 Index of Economic Freedom was released, and Africa features prominently. With an average score gain of 0.2 points, reflecting a net gain of economic freedom in 22 countries, sub-Saharan Africa is once again the most improved region. While scores of Western nations have seen their ratings plummet … More

    Rwanda’s Entrepreneurial Uprising

    May 27, 2010 at 10:30 am

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    Remember Hotel Rwanda?  That movie depicts the true story of a man fighting impossible odds to save everyone he could during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Hotel Rwanda was a symbol of desperate hope for survival. Almost two decades later, by contrast, Rwanda has many symbols of hope for a … More

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    Morning Bell: A Bumper Crop of Food Stamps

    Where do food stamps come from? They come from taxpayers—certainly not from family farms. Yet the “farm” bill, a recurring subsidy-fest in Congress, is actually 80 percent food stamps and other government nutrition programs. Tweet this The food stamps sweeten the farm deal for lawmakers, who admit that the combination … More

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