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USIP Event: Finding Common Ground on Africa with China, 4/11, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

By: David J. Smith, March 30, 2017 If you are following the politics  of the relationship between the U.S. and China, you might be interested in this event.   Increasingly both countries are involved in Africa.  Does that present opportunities for conflict?  This event on 4/11 at USIP might be of interest. Click below forContinueContinue reading “USIP Event: Finding Common Ground on Africa with China, 4/11, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.”

Tragedies in Maryland and London: Not Letting the Exception Swallow the Rule, Huffington Post, 3/26

By: David J. Smith, March 26, 2017 Much focus lately in the news has been about the tragic sexual assault in Rockville, Maryland (where I live) and the killing of five and injuring of 50 in London.   The legal systems must run their course, with those alleged to have committed the crimes provided with dueContinueContinue reading “Tragedies in Maryland and London: Not Letting the Exception Swallow the Rule, Huffington Post, 3/26”