Posts From Shannon Mann

Shannon Mann
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Shannon is a freelance journalist having previously worked in education, finance and government. She joined SGP in 2010 as a District Coordinator for Georgia. Her writing for SGP typically focuses on foreign policy and international relations, a topic she concentrated on in graduate school. She and her husband own their own business just outside of Atlanta along with their one dog. She is the editor of LivingIntheGap.wordpress.com and can be found on Twitter @AntebellumGirl. – 2 Corinthians 5:20

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Is There a Link Between the 5 Traded Terrorists and the Potential Fall of Baghdad?

On the heels of the G7 Summit and the Third Annual EU-LAS (League of Arab State) Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting, news of rising insurgency in Iraq has dominated international headlines.

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The Real ‘War on Women’ (and children, and men)

This week, the UK kicked off the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which is co-chaired by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and actress/Special Envoy to the UN Angelina

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Ukraine: Where East Meets West

On May 25th the Ukraine elected Petro Poroshenko as their new president in hopes that he could unify the country, bring an end to the violence, and steer the nation out

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Part Two: A Step Backwards

Let’s flip the coin. We have examined the possibility that the “Gang of 5” Taliban leaders released by the Obama Administration have no connection to al Qaeda, and supposed that in that

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Storming the Beaches: D-Day at 70

Today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France.  On this day in history 156,000 soldiers, sailors, and marines lead by US and UK

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Part One: A Step Backwards

It is easy to convince oneself that the world outside your borders can be ignored, but time and again the policy of isolationism has proved misguided.  History has taught us