DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Responsibility to Protect is a doctrine in the United Nations calling on world powers to step into countries and stop atrocities. But in places like Syria and South Sudan, it is clear the concept is just an aspiration, as NPR'

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By Jim Malone Washington 31 January 2007 As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq, it also serves as a reminder of the historical tensions that have existed between the president and Congress during

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Talks between the Syrian government and opposition forces aimed at bringing an end to the six-year war resume Tuesday in Geneva. Nearly half a million people have been killed since the President Bashar al-Assads crackdown on an uprising during the 20

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Venezuela is where we start today's show. The South American country is having a major political crisis and seeing violent protests against the government. Now, President Nicolas Maduro wants to rewrite the country's constitution. Venezuela's governm

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答案和解析: Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] Social challenge.[B] Physical challenge. [C] Economic challenge.[D] Intellectual challenge. 27. [A] Painting a picture.[B] Building pymp

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 May 2008 A couple has embarked on a journey around Australia in a car powered by leftover vegetable oil from fish and chip shops. Rachel and Gerard Mimmo plan to drive 18,000 miles in a specially designed four-wheel drive. Fr

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 21 March 2008 Iraq's presidential council has approved a law outlining provincial powers. The law paves the way for elections scheduled in October that officials are hoping will help reduce sectarian tensions. Daniel Schearf r

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Major world powers agreed Friday on a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran's nuclear program despite tensions between the United States and Russia over Georgia. The draft measure, expected to win swift approval in the full council, reaffirms

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 September 2009 Top Obama administration officials say Iran will come under extreme pressure to disclose its nuclear intentions when envoys from Tehran sit down on Thursday in Geneva with representatives of the United S

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African Democrats Look for Ways to Curb Imperial Presidency The imperial presidency. Its the name given by many constitutional scholars and opposition politicians to unchecked powers that some say practically make the executive into a monarchy. Stron

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America's top financial officials say they need broad new powers to regulate companies like insurance giant AIG, which are partly blamed for the country's financial crisis. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernank

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Iran, World Powers to Meet Again on Nuclear Stalemate As the West and Israel say Iran is creeping closer to being able to produce a nuclear weapon, Western officials hope Tehran will react positively to their latest offer. The question -- as negotiat

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Iran's foreign minister says there is a new atmosphere in talks centered on his country's controversial nuclear program. In remarks to reporters at the United Nations, Manouchehr Mottaki said there have been positive and constructive developments in

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From today adverts promoting gambling will be allowed on British Television screens, ads for arcades, bingo halls, casinos and bookmakers can be shown after the 9 p. m watershed for the first time. Thanks to provisions in the 2005 Gambling Act only

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By Michael Bowman Washington 15 February 2007 In late January, Venezuela's national assembly voted to allow President Hugo Chavez to rule by decree for an 18-month period. Since then, Mr. Chavez has moved quickly to nationalize the country's electri

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By Jim Fry Washington 18 September 2007 The U.S. Senate this week is considering whether to restrict President Bush's conduct of the war in Iraq. It is a long awaited showdown between Mr. Bush and Democrats who say they want to impose firm timetable

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The five permanent U.N. Security Council member countries and Germany, the P-Five-plus-One, agreed Wednesday to consider new sanctions against Iran after another ambiguous Iranian response to their offer of incentives to halt uranium enrichment. The

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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana says talks concerning Iran's nuclear program are likely to be held in Turkey. Javier Solana (file photo) EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana told a group of reporters that talks between world power

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The United States, the four other permanent U.N. Security Council member countries and Germany are seeking an early meeting with Iran to explore that country's willingness to negotiate over its nuclear program. The decision Friday follows an Iranian

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: What is the most serious threat to the U.S., a resurgent Russia, Islamic State terrorism, a nuclear Iran? Maybe it's none of the above. It could be something called the Thucydides Trap. NPR national security correspondent Greg My

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