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For a week straight Israel and Hamas have been locked in nonstop air strikes, leaving over 400 dead and 2,000 wounded. Wars between Israel and Palestine have flared up for over the last 40 years. How long is this particular history destined to repeat itself? And, this time around, what countries are positioned to come out ahead? For a look at the worldwide ripple effects of this latest conflict, we turn to Noah Feldman. Noah Feldman is a law professor at Harvard University and a contributor to The New York Times Magazine. He’s also the author of The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State.

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution when Fidel Castro established himself as the Cuban leader and began one of the longest and most controversial relationships in U.S. diplomatic history. Now almost an anachronism of the Cold War, how has the country changed over the last fifty years? How will it look fifty years from now? The BBC's Michael Voss joins John and Adaora from Havana.

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Pay close attention to the current conflict between Israel and Palestine, because not only is it incredibly important, but also because you may be witnessing President-elect Barack Obama’s first order of business when he takes office next month. But how will his global political debut mesh with his first foray into middle eastern diplomacy? And what is at risk? Robert Malley, who is the Middle East and North Africa Program Director for the International Crisis Group and served as Special Assistant to President Clinton for Arab Israeli Affairs, joins John and Adaora from Washington.

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In Afghanistan and Iraq, war dominates every day. For a brief holiday from Christmas, The Takeaway turns to New York Times correspondent Campbell Robertson.

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The Takeaway gets a first-hand update on the worsening situation in Zimbabwe from U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee. He shares his thoughts on president Robert Mugabe, the cholera epidemic and the possibility of a power-sharing deal between Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and Morgan Tsvangirai's opposition MDC.

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Riots continue across the nation following the death of a 15 year old Athens boy.

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Is there hope between Cuba and the US, is change possible?

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The occupation at Bangkok International Airport has turned into a victory rally. The anti-government protesters who have held it for over a week believe they have won. A court ruling means that the Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has to step down and the ruling party will be dissolved. But the celebrations may be premature. The government says it will elect a new leader and transfer it's members to a new political party, there won't be an election. And neither will there be immediate relief for stranded passengers. The protesters at the airport say they'll only leave if the new Prime Minister meets their approval.

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We're continuing our series "America's Briefing Book" with a focus on what President-elect Obama needs to know about the military. As he transitions to Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama will have to negotiate troop withdrawal from Iraq, wrestle with the best method of defeating Al Qadea cells in Afghanistan and ensure that the U.S. provides for the welfare of servicemen and women at home and abroad. Joining us is General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO and a presidential candidate in the 2004 democratic primaries.

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As India still reels from a series of terrorist attacks that led to standoffs in Mumbai, both authorities and the public are looking for where to point the blame. The former Pakistani ambassador to the U.N. joins The Takeaway to talk about internal turmoil in India, and why it's politically convenient to look for a Pakistani connection. M. J. Gohel, executive director of the Asia-Pacific Foundation, offers his analysis from London.

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A Thai government spokesman says the prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, will stay in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai indefinitely because of tensions with the military. The prime minister was forced to return to the city from a trip abroad because thousands of anti-government protesters have shut down the main airports in the capital Bangkok. Mr. Somchai has rejected calls for his resignation from the army chief, fueling rumors that a military coup might be imminent. The protesters say they'll defend themselves against any attempt by police to remove them from the airports.

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As of October 2008, 520 detainees had been released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and a new study from the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley, finds the stigma of being a prisoner still haunts many of them. After spending an average of three years in the prison, six of the 62 former detainees tracked (none of which were convicted of a crime) had found employment, and many were not able to return home.

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, fighting continues between government troops and the rebels loyal to the renegade general, Laurent Nkunda. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing. Some are accusing the U.N. and its troops on the ground of not doing enough. The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of backing the rebels -- something the rebels deny.

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U.S. officials are only speaking anonymously about why American military planes bombed the border of Syria on Sunday. Joshua Landis of the Center for Middle East Studies explains how the attack may affect U.S.-Syrian relations.

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Syrian officials are protesting an American helicopter raid inside the Syrian border that they say killed at least eight civilians.

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