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Now that Syrian despot Bashar Assad has fallen, the Venezuelan regime of Assad ally Nicolas Maduro could be next, says Kristina Foltz. |
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Assad watched helplessly as his closest allies and patrons — Iran and Russia — withdrew their forces when rebel forces encroached on Damascus. Putin's abandonment of his longtime ally Assad demonstrates his capacity for betrayal, says Foltz. Foltz asserts that autocrats are no longer united by a common ideology as they were during the Cold War. "While kleptocrats form overt alliances and quid pro quos with other criminal states, their friendships are much shallower than the optics portray." "The brutal Maduro regime, despite its brazen election steal last summer and its vicious crackdown against opposition, is weaker than ever." What's more, the once divided Venezuelan opposition is now united under "an indefatigable leader — Maria Corina Machado." Now is the time for the world to help liberate Venezuela from tyranny, Foltz writes. "Such a prospect shines a beacon of hope on the entire hemisphere." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
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By F. James Sensenbrenner, former U.S. representative (R-Wis.) |
Current law mandates approval of a H-1B labor condition application within seven days of its filing unless the secretary of Labor finds the application to be "incomplete or obviously inaccurate." This invitation to fraud is equivalent to directing the secretary of State to issue passports to anyone unless their application materials are "obviously counterfeit." |
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By Max Burns, Democratic strategist |
If Democrats want to win back the voters who abandoned them in November, they'll need to learn to take wins where they can in a government dominated by an ideology they find repulsive. |
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By Keith Naughton, campaign consultant |
Europe is facing a multi-dimensional set of problems. The continent's elite, while lecturing the rest of the world about its superior values, have squandered the post-Cold War peace dividend, growing the welfare state, building an unwieldy bureaucracy and creating a flawed currency. Now all that is falling apart. |
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By Dan Perry, former London-based Europe/Africa editor of the Associated Press |
Justin Trudeau's resignation as Canada's prime minister, despite being politically forced, is nonetheless a rare demonstration of a leader stepping back and — intentionally or not — doing what's best for his country. Many other leaders, past their sell-by date and perhaps actively causing damage, should take careful note and consider following suit. |
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