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Can You See Yourself In This Picture?
APPLY NOW to our Global Scholar/ intensive two-week summer seminar that offers rising high school juniors and seniors the chance to immerse themselves in world affairs... [more]
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A Student Activist’s Guide to the Galaxy!
Last weekend (Feb 5-7), AIDemocracy held our Spring Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., where… [more]
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2010 Goes Out with a Bang!
What a year it was! In fall 2010 our members organized more than 70 campus events involving over 2000… [more]
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New START Was Ratified…Thank You!
What better way to start off a new year with a New START! As one of the last tasks of the 111th Congress,… [more]
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Road to Zero Tour Report: A Weekend at Ohio State
AIDemocracy hits campuses in Ohio, Maine and Massachusetts to speak with students about nuclear disarmament.
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Take Action to Save U.S. Foreign Aid!
February 25, 2011 By Mukul Sharma Leave a Comment
President Obama, has proposed spending $47 billion in 2012 for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This is the money the U.S. spends on programs to fight poverty, empower women, ensure US security, fight disease, promote economic development and more. In … [Read More...]
Diplomacy is Making a Comeback in Afghanistan!
February 24, 2011 By Patrick McDermott Leave a Comment
A recent commentary in the New Yorker highlighted recent maneuvers by the Obama administration to begin peace talks with the Taliban. The piece is a must-read and delves into the history of peace negotiations with the Taliban, how Pakistan and other factions of the Taliban factor into the prospects … [Read More...]
Survival Sex, HIV, and what the US Government is doing about it
February 23, 2011 By Michaela Maynard 1 Comment
Prostitution, sex work, brothels- in the US, we don’t like to talk about these things. The sex work industry is considered taboo; prostitution is illegal and transactional sex is associated with stigma. But for some, sex work is a means of survival. In 2007, I had the privilege of meeting a … [Read More...]
Tunisia, Egypt…. Sudan?
February 19, 2011 By Rachel Stanley 1 Comment
With all of the uprisings across the Middle East, Western leaders are holding their breath, hoping that grassroots movements in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen will not result in an increase in Islamic fundamentalism. What has not been mentioned so much is what impact these grassroots movements will have … [Read More...]