Category Archives: Political reforms

Lawrence Solomon: Why Ukraine should break up

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Other News Sources

(March 6, 2014) Crimea will have fewer doubts about leaving Ukraine than Russia will have about accepting it. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Russia’s losers

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 6, 2014) Unlike Sochi, a natural beauty, Russia’s monotowns will drag the country down for decades. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Divide Libya into its tribal parts

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(October 28, 2011) Who should get Libya’s fabulous oil and gas wealth, an amount that could be equivalent to several million dollars per Libyan? Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Exodus from the Arab Spring

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

Egypt’s Arab Spring is leading to a mass exodus of its Coptic Christian community, with Canada a preferred destination – we’ve received about a sixth of the 100,000 who have fled Egypt in the past six months amid persecution by Islamic fundamentalists. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: It’s in our interest to break Syria into pieces

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

If Assad is given the boot, the West should take charge and break it up. Continue reading →

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