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U.S. attention to the rest of the world runs in cycles: When we're at war or global tensions run hot, naturally our ears are alerted to foreign news and we check global maps to see if Pakistan is East or West of Afghanistan. (The answer is East.) In an election year or after a protracted overseas engagements, American interest swings the other way: Jobs, not Jihad grab attention; bailouts, not Bosnia end up on the front page. No wonder that New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof recently lamented on Reddit: "...For a decade or so after 9/11, the U.S. was...
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