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		<lastmod>2012-02-14T11:40:51-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/14/french-voters-rejecting-sarkozy/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/14/oakland-goes-to-pot/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/15/is-confucianism-a-religion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-15T08:00:52-05:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-16T11:40:38-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/16/no-silver-bullets-in-education/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/17/anglosphere-still-rules/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/17/the-world-banks-modernizer-moves-on/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/17/linsanity-meaning-in-the-madness/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-18T16:02:03-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/18/uk-guardian-iran-war-come-fall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-18T16:43:47-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/19/the-future-of-american-religion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-19T10:19:59-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/19/the-wages-of-sin-are-whiskey/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/19/anything-goes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-19T13:09:22-05:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-19T19:00:00-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/20/the-american-colossus-nobody-understands-local-chambers-of-commerce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-20T08:49:23-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/20/latest-from-delphi-world-still-on-the-brink/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-20T08:57:23-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/20/backlash-against-wind-energy-gains-momentum/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-20T11:56:08-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/20/the-new-york-times-channels-charles-murray/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-20T14:00:44-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/20/the-shame-of-new-zealand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-20T14:09:52-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/20/racism-brutality-and-starvation-in-sudan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-20T16:30:08-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/21/triage-in-the-drug-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-21T00:00:00-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/21/whos-your-daddy/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/21/good-news-from-nigerias-north/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/21/riddle-of-the-day/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-21T11:30:15-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/21/secretive-vatican-springs-a-leak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-21T14:00:41-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/21/mexican-oil-good-canadian-oil-bad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-21T17:05:07-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/22/bankruptcy-in-birmingham/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-22T11:00:01-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/22/south-africa-addicted-to-corruption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-22T11:00:42-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/22/romancing-the-brotherhood/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-22T14:19:43-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/22/europe-keeps-lying-while-greece-continues-to-sink/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/22/mormon-theocracy-meme-debunked/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-22T17:01:19-05:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-23T08:52:17-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/23/iran-talks-fail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-23T09:00:02-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/23/obamacare-part-ii-dodd-frank/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-23T09:00:43-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/23/rising-gas-prices-all-part-of-obamas-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-23T11:30:24-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/23/indias-charm-offensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-23T11:30:29-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/23/how-to-kill-a-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-23T15:31:34-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/23/big-blue-stifles-german-industry-too/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-23T16:30:06-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/23/varieties-of-gendercide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-23T16:30:30-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/24/saharan-sand-venezuelan-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-24T09:00:38-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/24/spain-circles-the-drain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-24T09:05:48-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/24/australias-political-soap-opera-heats-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-24T11:30:32-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/24/russia-rewards-anti-semitic-assad-toady/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-24T11:43:17-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/24/the-pensions-that-ate-illinois/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-24T14:00:18-05:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-24T14:00:58-05:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-24T16:00:46-05:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-02-24T16:02:08-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/28/my-impressions-of-judge-garzon/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/02/29/a-global-evangelical-elite/</loc>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/iraq-and-saudi-arabia-best-friends-forever/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T09:00:31-05:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/faith-as-not-seen-on-tv/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T09:34:06-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/in-haiti-no-new-news-is-bad-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T11:34:12-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/hamas-joins-bomb-iran-chorus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T14:35:12-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/libyan-fallout-and-the-humanitarian-question/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T14:43:51-05:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/send-in-the-turks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T15:11:36-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/iran-and-saudis-in-twilight-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T16:39:37-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/06/is-the-european-fiscal-treaty-doa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-06T17:44:00-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/libya-r-i-p-1951-2012/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T00:00:00-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/is-god-interested-in-the-denver-broncos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T08:00:15-05:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/elizabeth-warren-and-the-enduring-appeal-of-moderate-republicanism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T09:30:32-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/wrm-in-wsj-us-stuck-with-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T09:30:40-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/breakthrough-in-north-korea-maybe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T09:30:46-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/want-to-help-the-recovery-buy-a-house/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T12:00:59-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/asian-militaries-join-platinum-club/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T14:30:13-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/07/is-assad-winning-in-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T22:28:17-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/08/a-conversation-with-charles-murray/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T19:00:00-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/08/insight-into-chinese-foreign-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-08T09:30:07-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/08/dems-break-blue-ranks-in-washington-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-08T13:00:25-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/08/brazil-the-country-of-the-future-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-08T17:00:28-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/08/press-overhypes-weakness-of-assad-regime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-08T17:00:29-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/08/medical-breakthrough-on-its-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-08T17:00:51-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/09/a-conversation-with-david-mulford-u-s-ambassador-to-india-from-2004-to-2009/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-09T00:00:00-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/09/new-competition-for-white-collar-professionals-supercomputers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-09T09:00:10-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/09/global-greens-spark-trade-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-09T12:00:18-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/09/uttar-pradesh-a-golden-boy-and-a-dynasty-fall-from-grace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-09T12:00:35-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/09/rampant-human-rights-abuse-in-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-09T17:00:56-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/10/to-the-new-york-times-dial-it-back-on-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-10T09:41:11-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/10/another-eu-greenfail-as-poland-vetoes-carbon-targets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-10T11:48:25-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/10/dept-of-empty-endorsements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-10T11:59:07-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/10/50-of-uk-nursing-home-patients-abused-by-government-health-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-10T17:43:49-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/10/the-jobs-of-the-future-are-already-here-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-10T18:20:20-05:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/11/detroit-nears-bankruptcy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-11T08:50:41-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/11/egypt-celebrates-international-womens-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-11T09:23:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/11/harry-in-rio-playing-for-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-11T13:27:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/11/hollande-twits-merkel-blasts-fiscal-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-11T19:53:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/12/blue-blights-empire-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-12T08:57:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/12/humanitarian-hawks-push-for-war-military-hoping-for-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-12T12:00:08-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/12/did-gordon-brown-make-the-worst-eu-mistake-of-any-british-pm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-12T17:30:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/13/fracking-for-americans-only/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-13T08:03:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/13/the-war-against-religion-in-britain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-13T08:11:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/13/sri-lanka-war-crimes-complicate-great-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-13T11:52:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/13/wrmaei/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-13T15:20:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/14/sarkozy-panderfest-begins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-14T06:32:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/14/putin-mimics-obama-pivots-to-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-14T12:00:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/14/obamas-afghan-strategy-needs-to-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-14T12:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/14/green-companies-tire-of-government-finance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-14T14:01:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/14/does-the-anglosphere-still-rule/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-14T14:07:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/14/nd-from-pakistan-no-news-is-good-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-14T16:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/15/can-coal-mining-save-mozambique/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-15T08:11:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/15/latin-americas-future-vs-william-faulkners-past/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-15T08:45:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/15/the-sons-of-the-great-khans-in-the-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-15T10:34:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/15/google-reinvent-or-perish/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-15T11:10:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/15/america-korea-move-closer-in-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-15T17:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/16/chinese-premier-calls-for-urgent-political-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-16T09:45:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/16/kyrgyzstan-enters-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-16T09:48:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/16/obama-needs-to-talk-about-the-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-16T11:07:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/16/is-our-college-students-learning-yet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-16T11:18:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/16/iran-oil-production-hits-10-year-low/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-16T14:40:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/16/argentine-lawfare-over-falkland-islands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-16T17:30:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/17/brazil-fights-for-its-manufacturing-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-17T07:17:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/17/jews-on-the-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-17T09:44:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/17/the-icc-starts-locking-them-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-17T16:15:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/17/putin-power-now-weakening-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-17T16:27:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/17/thirty-years-ago-they-ruled-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-17T17:25:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/18/india-us-relations-arent-all-sweetness-and-light/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-18T09:48:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/18/if-this-doesnt-kill-the-village-voice-the-american-left-has-no-soul/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-18T10:26:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/18/relax-waves-of-mexican-immigrants-arent-going-to-ruin-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-18T16:27:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/19/japan-warns-of-chinese-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-19T07:50:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/19/world-ends-america-hardest-hit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-19T09:37:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/19/a-tale-of-two-economies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-19T12:00:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/19/south-africa-joins-iran-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-19T12:00:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/19/mike-daisey-proves-he-still-doesnt-get-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-19T17:00:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/20/top-us-reporter-israelis-think-strike-on-iran-will-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-20T06:20:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/20/frack-comrade-frack/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-20T12:43:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/20/speak-the-truth-and-light-a-candle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-20T12:53:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/20/sexual-abuse-is-not-a-religious-problem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-20T17:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/21/polands-smooth-diplomacy-on-the-euro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-21T12:30:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/21/the-manipulated-definition-of-poverty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-21T12:45:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/21/gop-struggles-with-post-blue-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-21T14:45:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/22/korean-man-fights-the-system-with-a-crossbow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-22T11:30:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/22/congress-coalition-in-india-hit-by-new-scandal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-22T14:45:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/22/mayhem-in-mali/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-22T15:30:55-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/22/higher-ed-bubble-hits-housing-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-22T17:30:08-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/23/india-hedges-its-sri-lanka-atrocity-vote/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-23T14:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/23/israel-also-hamstrung-on-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-23T17:35:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/23/americans-vote-yes-on-keystone-pipeline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-23T17:45:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/24/how-green-gullibility-hyperpartisanship-are-wrecking-the-climate-movement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-24T09:25:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/24/14-new-york-legislators-picked-by-party-hacks-not-voters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-24T12:58:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/24/note-to-pols-looking-green-wins-elections-governing-green-not-so-much/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-24T14:57:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/24/turkey-and-america-rekindle-old-flame/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-24T14:59:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/24/good-sportsmanship-still-to-be-found/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-24T18:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/25/in-latin-america-old-wounds-make-new-trouble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-25T10:02:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/25/the-iran-debate-is-dicier-than-nick-kristoff-thinks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-25T15:19:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/26/new-natural-us-strategic-partner-in-middle-east-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-26T08:23:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/26/central-bankers-fear-long-term-price-of-short-term-fix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-26T15:25:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/26/new-intrigue-in-bo-xilai-saga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-26T15:30:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/white-house-misplays-open-mic-flap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T09:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/bos-smash-black-under-heavy-scrutiny/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T12:00:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/dems-step-up-to-the-plate-finally/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T12:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/a-plethora-of-pipelines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T15:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/more-attacks-on-jews-in-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T17:00:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/sudan-unrest-threatens-chinese-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T18:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/narrative-fail-in-arab-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T18:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/28/travel-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T18:41:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/29/a-moving-rock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/29/europe-still-isnt-unifying/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-29T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/29/brics-hold-worlds-least-important-meeting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-29T14:30:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/29/failed-statehood-push-leads-to-trouble-in-palestine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-29T14:30:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/29/syrian-activists-caught-fudging-video-of-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-29T17:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/29/voters-tire-of-green-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-29T17:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/29/israeli-politics-continues-march-to-the-right/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-29T17:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/history-journalism-and-the-repetition-of-error/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-29T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/end-dont-mend-the-syrian-regime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T00:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/power-struggles-in-venezuela/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T09:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/school-reform-hits-snag-in-britain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T09:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/self-driving-cars-another-reason-why-high-speed-rail-is-pointless/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T12:00:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/preview-of-afghanistan-after-pullout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T14:30:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/california-college-shakes-up-higher-ed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T14:30:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/30/turkey-and-india-tighten-iranian-noose/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T17:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/31/iran-to-syria-weve-still-got-your-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-31T09:28:08-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/31/brics-the-whole-is-much-less-than-the-sum-of-the-parts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-31T12:05:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/31/eurofudge-hits-a-wall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-31T18:44:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/03/31/california-democrats-are-creating-a-plutocrats-paradise-and-a-hell-for-minorities-and-the-middle-class/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-31T19:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/01/are-democracy-quangos-doomed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-01T08:51:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/01/federal-court-prunes-wisconsin-labor-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-01T08:57:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/01/turkish-press-review-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-01T12:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/01/french-voters-to-establishment-apres-nous-le-deluge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-01T14:26:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/01/indian-government-flunks-management-101/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-01T17:16:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/02/secession-drive-in-zambia-a-glimpse-into-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-02T08:01:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/02/epa-cries-wolf-on-fracking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-02T08:32:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/02/more-jobs-of-the-future-online-personal-assistants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-02T12:00:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/02/muslim-brotherhood-washington-bff-in-egypt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-02T14:30:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/02/state-schools-get-back-to-basics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-02T14:30:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/02/europes-greying-a-disaster-for-growth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-02T17:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/03/face-to-snout-with-our-meat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-02T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/03/glenn-reynolds-walter-mead-to-talk-blogging-in-knoxville/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-03T08:40:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/03/next-casualty-in-the-war-on-arithmetic-public-pensions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-03T09:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/03/argentina-and-britain-30-years-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-03T12:00:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/03/game-of-thrones-in-the-himalayas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-03T12:00:54-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/03/u-s-offers-10-million-for-pakistani-terrorist-living-in-plain-sight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-03T14:30:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/04/californias-magic-fix-for-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-04T09:00:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/04/copt-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-04T09:00:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/04/maryland-takes-on-big-blue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-04T12:00:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/05/in-iraq-tyranny-by-another-name/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-05T09:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/05/wsj-profiles-iranian-james-bond/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-05T12:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/06/beyond-u-s-withdrawal-indias-afghan-options/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-05T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/06/mckinsey-backs-mead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-06T09:00:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/06/move-over-harvard-online-university-to-challenge-elite-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-06T12:00:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/06/veterinary-jobs-of-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-06T14:30:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/07/chinese-students-flock-to-american-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-07T09:15:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/07/poll-finds-obama-remains-overwhelming-favorite-among-jews/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-07T10:01:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/07/ancient-bureaucrats-imf-in-judea-eu-visits-pharaoh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-07T11:54:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/08/game-of-thrones-amex-coming-to-myanmar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-08T10:53:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/08/egypts-mb-looks-to-ak-example-in-turkey-probably-in-vain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-08T14:31:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/08/historian-revises-us-civil-war-casualty-statistics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-08T14:46:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/08/blogger-reports-on-instapunditvia-meadia-panel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-08T16:22:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/08/will-dilma-get-support-for-brazils-unsc-bid-during-washington-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-08T17:03:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/09/nasty-brutish-and-long/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-08T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/09/beyond-trilateralism-a-fresh-start-for-american-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-09T09:15:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/09/american-companies-going-strong/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-09T13:00:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/09/easter-blast-in-kaduna-nigeria-holding-its-breath/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-09T17:00:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/09/brown-jobs-gush-from-kansas-soil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-09T18:34:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/10/legalize-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-10T07:42:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/10/another-day-another-brilliant-intern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-10T09:50:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/10/deindustrialization-hits-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-10T12:30:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/10/green-policy-damaging-environment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-10T13:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/10/uk-pm-to-visit-myanmar-friday-should-china-be-nervous/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-10T17:00:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/10/pakistan-and-india-take-baby-steps-toward-rapprochement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-10T17:00:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/11/youth-unemployment-alarmingly-high-in-saudia-arabia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-11T09:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/11/turkeys-nightmare-scenario/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-11T09:00:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/11/a-phone-and-twitter-war-rages-in-cuba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-11T14:30:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/11/power-struggles-follow-arab-spring-in-egypt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-11T17:00:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/12/dilma-rousseff-comes-to-washington/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-11T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/12/the-eus-penchant-for-punishment-could-cause-good-eggs-to-go-bad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-12T09:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/12/religious-are-key-to-american-revival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-12T09:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/12/political-divisions-threaten-irans-united-front-in-nuclear-negotiations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-12T13:15:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/12/louisiana-takes-on-school-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-12T13:15:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/12/standoff-in-the-south-china-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-12T17:48:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/13/the-tragic-and-total-transformation-of-mecca/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-13T09:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/13/india-sentences-gujarat-rioters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-13T14:30:54-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/13/chinese-morality-tale-widens-its-scope/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-13T17:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/13/chinese-evade-web-censors-to-follow-bo-xilai-saga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-13T17:00:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/14/top-illinois-dem-wants-to-fight-pension-hikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-14T08:35:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/14/the-world-economy-back-on-the-brink/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-14T09:46:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/14/divided-sudan-prepares-for-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-14T19:43:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/14/will-putin-sue-obama-for-leaving-afghanistan-too-soon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-14T20:51:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/15/the-rise-of-the-robo-prof/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-15T09:40:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/15/turkish-press-review-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-15T18:05:54-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/16/as-kabul-burns-the-president-needs-to-speak-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-16T08:49:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/16/the-united-nations-today-a-case-study-in-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-16T09:26:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/16/tutoring-jobs-of-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-16T12:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/16/japan-and-the-dangers-of-blue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-16T14:30:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/16/game-on-first-gallup-tracking-poll-shows-narrow-romney-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-16T15:44:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/16/bringing-religion-into-contempt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-16T17:00:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/17/iranian-diplomacy-serious-or-stalling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-17T09:00:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/17/spanish-monarchy-shoots-self-in-foot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-17T13:00:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/17/war-comes-closer-in-sudan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-17T17:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/17/postal-service-clinging-to-blue-model/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-17T17:30:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/18/bo-xilai-too-popular/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-18T12:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/18/in-revolutions-do-nice-guys-finish-last/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-18T14:30:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/18/team-obama-stop-chasing-green-jobs-unicorn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-18T17:10:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/18/good-news-from-pakistan-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-18T17:10:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/19/workplaces-of-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-19T14:30:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/19/myanmar-moves-further-away-from-chinas-grasp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-19T17:00:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/19/new-gallup-poll-americas-image-fading-under-obama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-19T17:00:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/20/last-man-standing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-19T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/20/icc-believes-libya-has-no-right-to-try-gaddafis-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-20T09:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/20/are-investors-prepared-for-french-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-20T12:00:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/20/millennials-turning-away-from-obama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-20T12:00:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/20/great-game-stepping-it-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-20T17:00:49-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/21/jobs-of-the-future-style-for-hire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-21T08:20:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/21/blogging-and-wagner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-21T12:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/21/the-second-wave-of-municipal-defaults/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-21T12:10:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/21/hamass-gaza-reign-doesnt-measure-up-to-promises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-21T14:00:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/21/whats-your-college-major-worth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-21T19:20:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/22/the-man-behind-argentinas-next-crash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-22T09:09:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/22/russia-china-launch-naval-war-games-in-yellow-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-22T14:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/23/is-europe-melting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-23T09:19:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/23/stand-by-your-man/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-23T11:40:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/23/did-islamists-catch-america-napping-in-the-maldives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-23T14:30:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/23/democrats-war-on-blue-gets-a-new-recruit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-23T17:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/24/as-china-moves-closer-to-germany-is-the-eu-dream-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-24T09:00:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/24/the-future-of-manufacturing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-24T12:00:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/24/new-yorks-suicidal-war-on-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-24T14:30:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/24/the-spy-who-didnt-walk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-24T17:00:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/24/north-korea-threatens-to-reduce-seoul-to-ashes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-24T17:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/25/red-cups-a-sign-of-the-future-in-higher-ed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-25T09:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/25/gaia-scientist-and-hero-of-the-greens-admits-he-was-alarmist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-25T09:00:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/25/turkish-review/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-25T12:00:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/25/north-american-shale-gas-gives-russia-serious-headache/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-25T17:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/25/slow-economic-growth-complicates-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-25T18:00:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/26/the-tears-of-a-loon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-26T09:10:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/26/voters-fed-up-with-both-parties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-26T09:10:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/26/half-of-americans-think-regulation-makes-society-less-fair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-26T12:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/26/obama-follows-bush-in-yemen-ups-drone-strikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-26T14:30:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/26/north-korean-embarrassment-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-26T17:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/26/to-murder-and-corruption-add-wiretapping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-26T17:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/27/bo-xilais-son-speaks-out-puts-foot-in-mouth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-27T09:09:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/27/sudan-update-south-bows-to-world-opinion-and-battlefield-thrashing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-27T14:30:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/27/will-obamacare-cause-employers-to-drop-health-coverage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-27T14:30:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/27/gallup-finds-americans-expect-to-retire-later-and-with-less-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-27T17:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/28/slow-posting-alert/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-28T09:10:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/28/myanmar-running-blind-in-china-the-blind-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-28T20:09:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/29/africas-war-of-religion-heats-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-29T10:36:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/29/walker-gains-in-wisconsin-nyt-shields-readers-from-distressing-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-29T10:45:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/29/health-care-shock-costs-fall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-29T14:40:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/29/uh-oh-world-food-prices-spike-as-soy-harvest-collapses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-29T15:32:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/29/early-elections-in-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-29T19:58:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/30/if-it-walks-like-a-bubble-and-talks-like-a-bubble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-30T09:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/30/boeing-vs-airbus-the-air-france-tragedy-revisited/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-30T12:00:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/30/the-sun-is-setting-on-eastern-germanys-solar-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-30T14:30:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/30/prestigious-law-firm-goes-bust-lawyers-boxed-out-by-changing-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-30T14:30:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/04/30/europes-jew-hatred-isnt-just-on-the-fringe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-30T16:25:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/01/fda-may-allow-more-drugs-to-be-obtained-without-prescription/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-01T09:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/01/al-qaeda-widely-disliked-across-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-01T09:00:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/01/turkish-press-review-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-01T12:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/01/icelands-recovery-lessons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-01T12:00:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/01/communism-still-a-horror-people-still-flee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-01T14:30:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/01/duct-tape-fails-to-hold-indian-ferry-above-water/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-01T14:30:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/02/the-view-from-down-under/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-02T09:00:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/02/power-to-lead-power-to-teach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-02T09:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/02/wrms-mayjune-book-reviews-for-foreign-affairs-now-available-online/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-02T14:30:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/02/as-goes-cricket-so-goes-the-indian-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-02T17:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/03/good-news-on-pensions-not-so-fast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-03T13:00:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/03/methodists-reject-anti-israel-boycott-by-crushing-margin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-03T14:30:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/03/from-france-to-greece-voters-have-eurocrats-sweating-bullets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-03T14:30:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/04/a-conversation-with-steven-a-cook/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-03T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/04/bad-economic-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-04T08:53:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/04/egypt-more-chaos-more-uncertainty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-04T09:06:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/04/only-15-percent-of-world-population-has-free-press/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-04T14:30:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/04/europe-prepares-for-leadership-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-04T14:30:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/04/ticking-bomb-in-kashmir/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-04T16:30:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/05/the-war-against-the-young/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-05T10:41:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/05/blue-smoke-and-mirrors-tobacco-bond-meltdown-heralds-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-05T13:11:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/05/jar-jar-binks-in-fake-iran-missile-shot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-05T17:51:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/06/forget-europe-watch-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-06T09:57:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/06/russia-threatens-to-attack-nato-missile-bases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-06T10:57:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/06/us-leads-eu-in-co2-reductions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-06T12:06:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/06/at-last-a-gettysburg-address-america-can-be-proud-of/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-06T12:37:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/06/the-end-of-an-american-dream/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-06T15:26:24-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/06/turkish-press-review-5/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-06T18:41:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/07/lessons-from-the-french-election-globalization-is-a-killer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-07T00:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/07/europe-dodges-bullet-for-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-07T08:43:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/07/communist-party-struggling-to-find-dustbin-for-bos-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-07T14:30:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/07/president-obama-hopes-this-man-is-wrong/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-07T15:10:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/07/narendra-modi-to-be-prosecuted-for-2002-riots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-07T17:00:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/08/the-two-europes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-08T09:39:59-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/08/as-talks-with-iran-loom-clinton-seeks-indian-support-for-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-08T09:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/08/new-israeli-coalition-good-for-israel-good-for-netanyahu-good-for-obama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-08T10:24:56-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/08/anti-bo-forces-capitalize-on-their-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-08T14:30:11-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/08/merkel-to-greece-no-more-sugar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-08T14:30:36-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/08/words-words-words/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-08T17:18:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/09/some-real-advice-for-the-class-of-2012/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T08:33:16-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/09/iran-and-china-macgyver-a-way-around-us-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T08:56:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/09/nigeria-burns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T11:53:24-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/09/with-primaries-over-romney-needs-to-re-introduce-himself-to-the-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T12:52:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/09/bar-associations-threaten-online-law-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T14:08:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/10/the-deterioration-of-our-political-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/10/maurice-sendak-r-i-p/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/10/a-victory-in-the-war-that-isnt-a-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-10T11:30:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/10/china-turns-to-economic-power-against-philippines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-10T13:59:41-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/10/rogue-detroit-democrats-stand-trial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-10T14:15:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/10/putin-ducks-out-of-international-conference/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-10T16:30:24-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/11/americans-sour-on-economic-prospects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-11T09:31:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/11/business-set-to-boom-between-india-and-pakistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-11T13:15:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/11/is-germany-getting-in-touch-with-its-inner-club-med/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-11T14:30:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/11/banks-prepare-for-the-worst-in-greece/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-11T17:42:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/12/news-you-wont-find-at-the-new-york-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-12T12:57:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/12/law-firm-meltdown-fallout-worsens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-12T16:28:47-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/12/will-iran-pick-the-next-top-ayatolleh-in-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-12T16:40:31-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/12/last-domino-standing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-12T17:30:07-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/13/college-can-help-you-do-anything-even-apply-for-foodstamps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-13T11:49:34-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/13/csi-dead-communist-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-13T16:16:51-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/13/iran-sanctions-dissension-in-the-ranks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-13T16:32:15-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/14/is-this-the-behavior-of-a-power-in-decline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-14T10:38:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/14/union-pension-scam-feds-investigating/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-14T13:20:54-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/14/charting-college-debt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-14T15:02:39-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/15/burma-dumps-north-korea-for-richer-better-connected-south/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T09:22:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/15/lebanon-the-storm-approaches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T12:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/15/pension-crisis-in-scotland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T13:00:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/15/ahmadinejad-trying-to-block-nuclear-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T14:30:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/15/bad-omens-for-hollande/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T15:20:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/15/good-news-on-hiv/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T17:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/15/an-essential-writing-guide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T15:15:05-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/16/so-many-stood-silent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-15T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/16/syrian-opposition-up-a-creek-with-guns-but-no-paddle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-16T14:30:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/16/chen-affair-exposes-the-limits-of-u-s-influence-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-16T17:00:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/17/jewcentricity-on-the-tube/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-17T05:00:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/17/two-cheers-for-codels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-17T09:00:49-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/17/india-shining-or-the-greece-of-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-17T13:30:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/17/tapi-pipeline-adds-to-irans-economic-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-17T17:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/18/overselling-the-rift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-17T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/18/former-party-members-call-for-top-chinese-leaders-to-resign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-18T09:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/18/sanctions-hit-iran-hard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-18T12:00:11-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/18/tuition-war-in-texas-ut-faculty-wants-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-18T14:45:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/18/ezra-klein-explains-the-fallacy-of-american-decline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-18T17:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/18/north-korea-bites-the-hand-that-feeds-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-18T17:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/19/medvedev-nukes-russias-stock-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-19T10:30:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/19/wrm-to-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-19T10:34:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/19/relief-as-chen-leaves-for-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-19T12:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/19/hurting-heathrow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-19T16:45:07-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/20/ny-met-the-end-of-the-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-20T08:56:39-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/20/g-8-leaders-agree-more-rosy-platitudes-empty-statements-needed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-20T09:12:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/20/new-high-speed-rail-fail-in-uk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-20T14:02:25-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/21/is-competition-really-killing-higher-ed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-21T12:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/21/unions-prepare-for-fall-in-wisconsin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-21T16:53:17-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/21/france-most-threatened-by-greek-euro-exit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-21T17:05:26-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-21T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-22T09:00:54-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/22/greek-politics-spreads-to-italy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-22T12:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/22/boko-haram-from-the-inside/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-22T12:30:52-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/22/shock-poll-51-of-voters-want-us-troops-out-of-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-22T12:52:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/22/opposition-to-iranian-bomb-widespread-as-g8-agrees-to-tap-strategic-oil-reserves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-22T14:30:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/22/in-cuba-no-oil-no-reforms-yet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-22T17:00:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/23/pentecostals-miracles-and-scholarly-footnotes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-23T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/23/robot-tutors-could-shake-up-higher-ed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-23T09:00:56-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/23/german-nein-on-eurobonds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-23T12:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/23/myanmar-deals-with-the-price-of-openness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-23T12:15:55-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/23/bo-gone-but-still-beloved/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-23T14:30:17-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-23T14:30:40-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-23T17:00:04-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-24T09:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-24T09:00:34-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/24/frack-to-save-the-planet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-24T14:30:06-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/24/romney-steps-into-education-fight/</loc>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-24T17:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-25T09:00:28-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/25/irans-efforts-to-deepen-ties-in-lebanon-meet-resistance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-25T12:10:24-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/25/nyt-sticks-head-in-its-shell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-25T13:09:06-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/25/bank-runs-may-spread-to-spain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-25T14:30:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-25T17:21:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/26/germans-begin-to-suffer-from-europes-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-26T11:15:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/26/serbias-new-president-nods-to-europe-runs-to-russia/</loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-27T09:05:24-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-27T11:05:15-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-27T14:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-05-27T16:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/28/remembering/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-28T08:33:54-04:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/28/middle-east-no-field-of-dreams-for-obama-team/</loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/28/global-green-agenda-continues-to-fail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-28T16:00:14-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/29/more-syria-policy-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-29T05:11:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/29/turkish-press-roundup-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-29T09:37:13-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/29/greek-contagion-spreads-to-ireland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-29T12:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/29/china-declares-war-on-puns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-29T14:30:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/29/flame-wars-of-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-29T17:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/30/another-reason-fracking-will-save-the-planet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-30T09:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/30/the-winner-of-the-egyptian-primaries-is-inertia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-30T17:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/30/secretary-panetta-endorses-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-30T17:00:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/31/european-divide-explained-by-europeans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-31T09:42:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/31/the-pain-in-spain-puts-euro-on-the-wane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-31T12:00:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/31/getting-out-of-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-31T17:40:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/31/rare-good-news-from-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-31T15:00:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/05/31/london-frances-sixth-largest-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-31T17:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/01/nyt-pummels-romney-ignores-obama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-01T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/02/geopolitics-putin-style/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-02T09:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/02/dismal-jobs-report-boosts-romneys-chances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-02T09:02:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/02/french-bark-about-syria-no-sign-of-bite/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-02T11:02:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/02/more-air-in-the-education-bubble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-02T16:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/03/how-to-watch-wisconsin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-03T09:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/03/game-of-thrones-panetta-making-waves-in-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-03T12:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/03/the-third-industrial-revolution-how-technology-can-also-save-the-working-class/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-03T14:00:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/04/a-teutonic-shift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-04T09:45:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/04/obamacare-killing-affordable-student-insurance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-04T12:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/04/turkish-press-roundup-8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-04T12:33:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/04/driving-down-healthcare-costs-inspiration-from-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-04T18:45:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/05/european-banks-circle-the-wagons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-05T12:00:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/05/runaway-pensions-squeeze-mass-transit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-05T14:30:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/05/raf-flies-over-buckingham-palace-evokes-memory-of-wwii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-05T16:19:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/05/wisconsin-not-the-only-game-in-town-blue-on-blue-in-california/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-05T17:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/the-brown-revolution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T09:00:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/another-inconvenient-church-affiliation-surfaces/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T09:00:40-04:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/californians-say-no-to-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T09:00:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/big-blue-hammered-in-california/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T09:13:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/lifting-the-lid-on-burmas-ethnic-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T12:00:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/americas-stealing-chinese-thunder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T14:30:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/to-stand-upon-hallowed-ground/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T15:05:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/06/hollande-gets-clever-in-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T17:00:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/07/the-neighborhood-looks-inward-at-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-07T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/07/confucian-confusion-as-chinese-economy-slows-what-comes-next/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-07T12:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/07/a-cornball-proposal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-07T14:25:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/07/unions-take-stock-of-losses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-07T14:30:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/07/why-karachi-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-07T14:30:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/08/good-news-from-california-finally/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T09:05:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/08/ny-times-unsettles-some-science/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T12:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/08/arab-spring-or-arab-thermidor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T15:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/08/more-evidence-that-obama-is-prepared-to-bomb-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T15:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/08/egypts-plague-of-darkness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T19:49:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/09/argentina-talks-tough-on-falklands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-09T09:00:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/09/the-real-news-from-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-09T13:45:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/09/illinois-teachers-beware-your-pension-is-a-scam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-09T14:00:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/10/blue-civil-war-in-the-nations-most-unionized-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-10T09:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/10/turkey-is-rebuilding-somalia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-10T09:05:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/10/china-to-mirror-stop-calling-me-fat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-10T12:20:49-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/10/floundering-brazil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-10T14:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/10/argentina-continues-the-descent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-10T14:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/11/spanish-bailout-fail-in-record-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-11T07:52:13-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/11/nyt-columnists-deserting-obama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-11T09:00:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/11/more-violence-in-myanmar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-11T15:45:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/11/china-whispers-to-iran-please-get-serious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-11T17:00:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/12/a-conversation-with-francois-rivasseau/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-11T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/12/war-on-arithmetic-moves-to-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-12T09:00:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/12/today-in-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-12T11:43:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/12/is-iran-prepared-to-make-some-concessions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-12T12:30:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/12/going-bananas-in-the-south-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-12T14:00:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/12/another-euro-state-goes-belly-up-world-yawns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-12T14:30:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/13/its-the-economy-stupid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-13T09:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/13/media-elites-and-the-world-continue-to-cool-on-obama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-13T13:15:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/13/australia-turning-toward-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-13T18:00:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/13/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-monsieur-hollande/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-13T18:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/14/parsley-island/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-13T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/14/russian-fighters-preparing-for-war-in-the-caucasus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-14T09:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/14/u-s-links-up-with-syria-rebels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-14T12:15:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/14/australia-plans-protected-marine-areas-as-large-as-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-14T14:40:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/14/the-italian-time-bomb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-14T14:50:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/14/the-college-graduate-as-collateral/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-14T17:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/14/go-east-young-man-and-woman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-14T17:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/15/opec-running-scared/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-15T09:00:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/15/senate-armed-services-chairman-wants-fewer-nukes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-15T12:41:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/15/israeli-government-criticized-over-gaza-flotilla-raid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-15T14:30:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/15/cocoon-alert-wapo-on-obamacare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-15T14:40:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/15/egypts-liberals-we-were-duped/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-15T17:00:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/16/bullish-on-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-16T12:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/16/egypt-revolution-ends-in-quiet-despair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-16T12:05:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/16/romney-gives-obama-good-advice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-16T17:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/17/romney-hits-israel-theme-on-the-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-17T09:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/17/coming-soon-to-club-med-scrip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-17T09:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/17/federal-student-aid-linked-to-rising-tuition-costs-in-for-profit-colleges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-17T12:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/17/manila-steps-back-in-asian-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-17T12:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/17/million-dollar-babies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-17T14:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/17/is-greece-turning-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-17T17:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/18/euro-bailout-fund-running-out-of-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T09:00:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/18/iran-building-nuclear-subs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T12:00:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/18/l-a-teachers-face-new-evaluations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T12:00:55-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/18/crisis-takes-shine-off-hollande-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T14:30:08-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/18/pakistan-drowning-in-corruption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T14:30:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/18/obama-bluffs-on-syria-putin-cleans-him-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T16:45:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/19/a-conversation-with-kurt-volker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/19/wrm-on-the-geopolitics-of-the-euro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-19T06:15:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/19/spain-thanks-for-the-125-b-can-i-have-625-b-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-19T07:08:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/19/academias-day-of-reckoning-draws-nearer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-19T09:00:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/19/black-evangelical-shocks-upper-west-side/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-19T12:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/19/j-p-morgan-misleads-pensioners-bails-out-hedge-funds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-19T14:45:13-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/19/pakistan-court-rules-pm-must-step-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-19T17:05:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/20/iran-nuclear-talks-going-nowhere/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-20T09:00:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/20/are-germans-falling-out-of-love-with-the-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-20T12:13:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/20/israel-after-the-six-day-war-the-secret-peace-deliberations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-20T12:17:55-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/20/kiwis-enter-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-20T14:30:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/21/music-evolves-survival-of-the-catchiest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-21T09:00:28-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/21/blue-california-privatizes-public-parks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-21T09:05:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/21/feds-force-businesses-to-hire-convicts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-21T14:50:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/21/blacks-take-it-on-the-chin-in-new-york/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-21T17:00:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/22/message-to-julian-assange-your-fifteen-minutes-are-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-22T09:12:08-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/22/for-us-no-worries-in-brazil-china-currency-swap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-22T12:00:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/22/japan-keynsian-poster-child/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-22T14:30:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/22/eu-fab-four-meet-and-fail-in-rome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-22T16:15:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/23/egypts-military-makes-its-move-how-will-the-muslim-brotherhood-respond/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-23T09:28:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/23/turkey-stays-calm-after-syria-downs-jet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-23T09:53:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/23/apocalypse-watch-sinn-fein-on-speaking-terms-with-queen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-23T11:30:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/23/us-eyes-more-asian-bases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-23T12:00:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/23/china-stats-even-shakier-than-thought/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-23T14:22:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/24/biggest-urban-bankruptcy-in-us-history-coming-tuesday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-24T09:31:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/24/great-moments-in-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-24T10:01:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/24/boom-times-in-mexico-despite-the-drug-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-24T12:05:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/24/russia-can-deal-with-no-iranian-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-24T14:00:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/24/apple-raises-employee-wages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-24T17:04:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/25/a-conversation-with-david-welch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-24T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/25/central-bankers-losing-independence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-25T13:23:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/25/whats-in-a-name-americas-asia-policy-pivots-to-rebalancing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-25T14:30:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/25/egypts-counterrevolution-creeps-forward/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-25T14:38:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/25/turkish-press-roundup-9/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-25T17:00:13-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/25/bubble-bubble-toil-and-trouble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-25T17:00:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/25/turkey-mulls-response-to-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-25T16:00:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/26/europe-withers-under-pressure-slashes-foreign-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-26T09:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/26/the-supreme-court-american-solomon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-26T12:13:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/26/brazil-goes-all-in-on-stimulus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-26T15:00:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/27/silver-lining-in-economic-collapse-cheap-gas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T09:02:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/27/obamas-afghan-strategy-isnt-working/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T09:15:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/27/this-is-called-progress-air-conditioning-in-prisons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T12:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/27/is-anti-zionism-morsis-best-shot-at-relevance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T12:00:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/27/italy-the-bomb-that-could-blow-up-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T14:30:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/27/why-nothing-is-shovel-ready-anymore-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T17:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/27/chinas-hunt-for-oil-complicates-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T17:00:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/28/robert-zoellick-takes-on-two-new-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-28T09:00:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/28/meet-the-new-communist-president-of-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-28T12:00:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/28/illinois-skeptic-realizes-pension-crisis-is-real/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-28T15:06:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/28/they-hate-us-they-really-hate-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-28T16:20:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/29/big-oil-enters-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-29T09:00:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/29/iran-digs-in-its-heels-as-sanctions-bite-harder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-29T12:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/29/finally-some-good-news-for-pensions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-29T15:16:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/29/mexico-50000-dead-but-democracy-survives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-29T17:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/29/us-carbon-output-forecasts-shrink-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-29T18:24:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/30/calling-charlie-wilson-but-he-may-not-be-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-30T14:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/30/you-may-never-win-roboshambo-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-30T14:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/30/getting-a-super-cheap-mortgage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-30T17:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/06/30/americas-tiger-immigrants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-30T18:36:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/01/religious-freedom-wins-in-new-york/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-01T09:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/01/scottish-independence-and-national-identity-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-01T09:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/01/student-loan-program-pumps-legal-ed-bubble-for-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-01T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/02/religious-violence-continues-across-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-02T09:00:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/02/note-on-comments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-02T09:32:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/02/new-euro-agreement-less-than-meets-the-eye/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-02T12:30:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/02/indias-severe-energy-problem-becomes-a-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-02T13:55:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/02/young-voters-cool-on-obama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-02T14:30:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/02/time-to-vacate-wall-street/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-02T17:00:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/obamacare-and-the-fatal-flaw-in-marbury-v-madison/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T00:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/turkish-press-roundup-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T09:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/how-to-teach-kids-to-be-entrepreneurs-not-followers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T12:10:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/riots-in-sudan-break-into-the-capital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T12:15:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/chinas-housing-market-on-the-rebound/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T14:33:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/prison-fees-the-worst-of-blue-meets-the-worst-of-red/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T14:40:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/rare-good-news-from-europe-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T17:00:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/03/the-declaration-of-independence-improved/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-03T19:00:55-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/04/americas-long-tax-holiday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-04T10:55:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/04/a-4th-of-july-for-the-uk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-04T14:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/04/young-man-changes-mind-world-shocked/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-04T14:00:49-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/04/the-libyan-afterparty-continues-as-timbuktu-dies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-04T15:00:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/04/the-nyt-gets-one-right-home-workers-should-get-minimum-wage-and-ot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-04T17:00:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/04/a-final-fourth-of-july-story/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-04T17:30:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/05/sweltering-heat-kills-u-s-corn-threatens-global-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-05T09:20:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/05/pakistan-at-least-the-generals-can-keep-the-lights-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-05T12:00:28-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/05/the-great-game-of-thrones-in-cyberspace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-05T12:00:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/05/does-julian-assange-know-hes-working-for-uncle-sam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-05T14:30:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/05/romney-healthcare-mandate-is-a-tax/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-05T17:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/05/hollande-sticks-it-to-les-rosbifs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-05T17:07:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/u-s-to-pakistan-were-sorry-now-get-with-the-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T09:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/jobs-report-fail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T10:15:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/cuba-turning-toward-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T12:00:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/greece-blinks-in-eu-negotiations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T14:42:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/obama-the-blue-model-candidate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T14:44:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/is-manaf-tlasss-defection-a-sign-that-assads-regime-is-cracking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T11:44:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/american-churches-shut-the-door-on-bds-movement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T17:10:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/06/central-banks-running-out-of-steam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T17:13:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/07/california-nails-its-blue-colors-to-the-mast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-07T09:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/07/the-next-euro-meltdown-begins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-07T09:00:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/07/china-skips-college/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-07T12:00:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/07/for-only-40000-jane-austens-ring-can-be-yours/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-07T12:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/07/reading-advice-from-edmund-burke/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-07T14:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/07/europes-problems-are-bigger-than-the-euro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-07T17:00:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/08/europes-hot-new-energy-source-imported-coal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-08T09:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/08/the-best-washington-read-of-the-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-08T09:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/08/saudi-shocks-paks-with-pro-india-turn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-08T12:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/08/companies-dropping-the-phone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-08T14:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/09/the-global-war-on-terror-is-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-09T09:28:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/09/spain-still-teetering-as-ministers-gather-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-09T14:30:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/09/deflation-coming-to-china-brace-yourself-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-09T14:50:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/09/forget-arab-spring-its-the-sunni-surge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-09T17:00:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/09/the-online-revolution-comes-to-public-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-09T17:25:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/09/putin-tells-his-ambassadors-the-west-is-all-washed-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-09T18:45:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/10/scores-die-in-nigerian-fighting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-10T09:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/10/no-worries-us-china-australia-agree-currency-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-10T09:08:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/10/californians-break-with-unions-on-pensions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-10T14:55:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/10/clinton-pokes-china-no-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-10T15:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/10/time-running-out-for-morsi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-10T17:00:24-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/11/cultural-exchange-through-the-gallows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T09:00:20-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/11/tech-revolution-continues-despite-poor-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/11/chavez-free-of-cancer-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T12:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/11/working-from-home-work-slack-off-or-run-errands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T12:00:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/11/this-is-what-dictator-kitsch-looks-like/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T14:30:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/11/the-libor-scandal-a-crisis-of-faith/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T14:30:55-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/11/will-china-sign-up-to-asean-code-of-conduct/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T17:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/why-the-veepstakes-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/japanburma-deal-threatens-to-make-beijing-a-third-wheel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T09:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/deja-vu-all-over-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T09:00:13-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/not-all-islamists-get-along/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T12:30:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/should-house-republicans-be-on-suicide-watch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T12:48:49-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/japan-china-spat-heating-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T14:37:11-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/hollande-faces-early-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T17:00:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/12/growing-u-s-military-presence-in-the-gulf-leaves-obama-with-fewer-options/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T17:00:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/13/the-sources-of-iranian-conduct/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-12T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/13/burma-update-u-s-sanctions-officially-removed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T09:00:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/13/california-another-one-bites-the-dust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T09:00:13-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/13/hundreds-reported-killed-as-syrian-war-gets-bloodier-uglier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T12:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/13/the-largest-political-machine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T12:09:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/13/asean-unable-to-agree-on-south-china-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T14:30:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/13/standoff-in-romania-ending-not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T16:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/14/merkel-bashes-circumcision-ruling-vows-to-protect-freedom-in-germany/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-14T10:47:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/14/looming-cuts-to-defense-budget-threaten-obama-in-virginia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-14T14:00:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/14/game-of-thrones-update-another-day-another-maritime-dispute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-14T17:00:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/14/green-energy-bias-killing-california/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-14T17:00:13-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/15/america-has-some-new-dance-steps-to-learn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-15T09:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/15/finding-the-jobs-of-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-15T12:10:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/16/the-light-that-failed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-16T07:12:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/16/iran-the-war-dance-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-16T09:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/16/malpractice-suits-decimate-nyc-hospitals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-16T12:00:37-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/16/chinese-growth-at-lowest-since-global-financial-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-16T14:30:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/16/could-a-hamasegypt-deal-save-israels-bacon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-16T19:00:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/17/the-fighting-hits-damascus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-17T12:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/17/china-conqueror-of-asean-king-of-the-ocean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-17T14:30:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/17/wrm-on-asias-game-of-thrones-in-australias-lowy-blog/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-17T14:30:49-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/18/middle-aged-drowning-in-student-debt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-18T14:30:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/18/can-change-come-to-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-18T17:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/18/state-budgets-looking-worse-than-we-thought/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-18T17:00:55-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/19/carbon-market-collapse-in-eu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-19T12:00:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/19/jobs-of-the-future-anti-jihad-troll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-19T14:18:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/19/looking-to-rent-a-room-not-so-fast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-19T17:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/19/obama-appoints-new-afpak-ambassadors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-19T19:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/20/hillary-on-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-20T07:48:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/20/something-to-worry-about/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-20T12:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/20/investors-abandon-western-europe-head-to-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-20T14:00:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/20/infrastructure-stimulus-hits-snag-in-california/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-20T14:27:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/20/major-corruption-scandal-hits-brazil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-20T17:00:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/21/the-rahmney-plan-for-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-21T09:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/21/unemployment-and-student-debt-sours-america-on-college/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-21T12:00:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/21/russias-nightmare-and-the-danger-of-abandoning-assad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-21T14:00:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/21/the-key-to-the-indian-economy-reincarnation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-21T15:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/22/credentialing-for-future-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-22T09:00:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/22/a-fiscal-reformation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-22T09:00:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/22/californias-bankrupt-cities-look-east-to-wisconsin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-22T12:00:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/22/when-jihadis-go-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-22T14:00:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/22/the-sudanese-afterparty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-22T14:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/23/the-war-in-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-23T07:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/23/china-raises-stakes-in-south-china-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-23T09:00:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/23/game-of-thrones-from-russia-with-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-23T09:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/23/turkish-press-roundup-11/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-23T12:00:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/23/how-to-make-money-from-online-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-23T17:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/23/as-burma-reforms-its-social-fabric-frays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-23T17:00:59-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/23/zuma-chilly-on-sino-african-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-23T19:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/24/syria-admits-to-having-chemical-weapons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-24T09:40:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/24/golden-arches-loses-faith-in-world-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-24T12:10:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/24/israeli-parliamentarian-shreds-a-new-testament-world-yawns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-24T14:30:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/25/northern-europe-catching-a-cold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-25T10:30:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/25/cuban-dissident-killed-in-suspicious-circumstances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-25T12:00:24-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/25/wrm-on-npr/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-25T12:00:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/25/public-pensions-hit-by-low-returns-cozy-up-to-wall-street/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-25T14:50:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/25/aging-china-a-boon-for-southeast-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-25T17:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/25/our-president-the-wasp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-25T19:00:48-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/26/more-fun-than-a-goat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-26T09:00:33-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/26/msm-starting-to-get-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-26T09:00:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/26/americans-flee-public-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-26T11:26:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/26/the-99-in-china-grow-restless/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-26T13:45:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/26/california-smears-green-lipstick-on-another-boondoggle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-26T17:50:17-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/26/holbrooke-of-arabia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-26T19:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/26/free-money-not-worth-the-headache/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-26T20:31:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/27/wife-of-bo-xilai-indicted-for-murder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-27T09:00:21-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/27/drugs-terrorists-locusts-what-to-do-about-mali/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-27T09:00:36-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/27/u-s-navy-vulnerable-to-iran-offensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-27T12:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/27/vali-nasr-the-fight-in-syria-will-not-stay-in-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-27T17:00:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/27/is-india-starting-to-think-like-a-great-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-27T17:25:01-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/28/the-attack-on-aleppo-commences/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-28T10:00:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/28/conservatives-and-the-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-28T13:29:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/28/why-the-south-china-sea-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-28T12:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/28/an-egyptian-islamists-indecent-exposure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-28T15:00:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/29/ethnic-tensions-in-india-shades-of-the-gujarat-riots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-29T13:30:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/30/syria-gets-radical/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T09:00:56-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/30/eu-periphery-coming-unglued/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T09:01:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/30/pension-tsunami-now-rolling-over-police-firefighters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T12:00:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/30/education-reform-a-tale-of-two-approaches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T14:30:54-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/30/a-barrel-in-the-west-is-worth-two-in-the-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T14:35:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/30/america-still-tilts-center-right/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T17:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/30/massive-power-outage-in-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T19:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/07/31/health-care-in-ma-is-bad-omen-for-obamacare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-31T14:30:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/01/the-vision-thing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-31T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/01/romneys-foreign-takeaways/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-01T09:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/01/south-korea-and-china-condemn-japan-over-island-disputes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-01T09:05:31-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/01/assad-will-fight-to-the-death/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-01T12:45:35-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/01/landmark-case-redefines-corruption-in-california/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-01T14:30:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/01/u-s-consumers-saving-more-spending-less/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-01T17:00:41-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/01/china-embraces-nimbyism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-01T19:00:28-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/02/private-money-for-social-programs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-02T09:09:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/02/gop-embraces-wind-energy-pork/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-02T12:00:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/02/unrest-in-the-kingdom-as-saudis-open-fire-on-protestors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-02T12:08:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/02/big-blue-stymies-creative-destruction-in-detroit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-02T14:00:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/02/draghi-raises-expectations-only-to-tear-them-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-02T17:00:10-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/02/unprecedented-blackouts-test-indias-will/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-02T19:00:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/02/the-mesopotamian-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-02T19:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/03/economic-news-bad-for-obama-bad-for-the-young-but-so-so-overall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-03T12:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/03/amtrak-fails-in-the-dining-car/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-03T12:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/03/failing-michigan-school-district-throws-charter-school-hail-mary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-03T14:30:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/03/india-stares-down-trade-gap-with-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-03T14:30:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/03/goodbye-shanghai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-03T17:00:05-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/03/tony-soprano-green-hero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-03T17:00:46-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/03/the-information-revolution-is-on-its-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-03T19:00:08-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/04/wrm-to-india-for-three-weeks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-04T09:00:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/04/chinas-carrot-and-stick-diplomacy-more-stick-less-carrot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-04T10:00:38-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/04/canada-joining-game-of-thrones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-04T12:00:12-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/04/the-honey-pot-goes-digital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-04T12:00:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/04/indonesias-next-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-04T15:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/05/beijing-steps-up-persecution-of-muslims-in-xinjiang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-05T10:00:39-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/05/asia-trudges-against-headwinds-from-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-05T12:00:03-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/05/wrm-in-interview-with-australias-lowy-institute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-05T12:00:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/05/oz-defense-minister-reinforces-us-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-05T15:00:28-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/05/the-tragedy-in-wisconsin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-05T23:28:34-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/06/u-s-economy-toes-fiscal-cliff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-06T09:00:42-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/06/syrian-pm-defects-assad-regime-trembles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-06T12:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/06/india-abstains-on-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-06T14:30:52-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/06/the-far-reaching-benefits-of-americas-energy-boom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-06T17:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/06/italian-pm-show-me-the-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-06T19:00:09-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/06/a-city-on-a-shoestring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-06T20:41:26-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/07/standard-chartered-tanking-after-helping-iran-evade-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-07T12:00:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/07/game-of-thrones-sri-lanka-imprisons-39-chinese-fishermen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-07T14:30:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/07/no-more-ltro-shots-for-eurozone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-07T14:30:47-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/07/muslim-brotherhood-blames-mossad-for-border-attack/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-07T17:00:44-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/07/bo-xilais-wife-to-confess-to-murder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-07T19:00:15-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/08/obama-vs-the-press/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T09:00:23-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/08/grover-norquist-and-the-muslim-takeover-of-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T09:00:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/08/fiscal-hurricane-slams-into-caribbean-beaches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T12:15:04-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/08/amazingly-socialism-isnt-helping-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T14:30:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/08/where-are-the-jobs-the-south-and-midwest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T14:30:29-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/08/good-tidings-from-sinai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T17:00:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/08/housing-market-picks-up-steam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T17:00:43-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/09/even-more-rejects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/09/has-the-european-virus-infected-germany/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-09T19:00:14-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/10/its-not-just-the-students-colleges-are-going-broke-too/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-10T14:38:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/11/indias-desperate-migrant-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-11T12:00:45-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/11/fareed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-11T15:00:18-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/12/the-burbs-will-survive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-12T10:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/12/iraq-oil-production-beats-iran-but-many-iraqis-still-fear-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-12T12:00:51-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/13/mysteries-of-egypt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-13T10:40:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/13/voters-in-cash-strapped-michigan-say-it-takes-a-village/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-13T14:30:25-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/13/china-trade-slows-considerably/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-13T15:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/13/turkish-press-roundup-12/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-13T19:00:16-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/14/europe-is-not-saving-its-bacon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-14T09:00:28-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/14/indian-manufacturing-booms-in-unexpected-ways/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-14T12:00:19-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/14/dutch-losing-appetite-for-euro-bailouts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-14T17:00:50-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/14/game-of-thrones-japan-old-friend-and-new-partner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-14T19:00:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/14/will-the-civil-divorce-of-egypts-political-powers-remain-civil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-14T16:25:30-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/14/pc-news-blackout-in-amiens-self-censorship-by-media/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-14T21:00:57-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/15/overthrowing-milosevic-lessons-for-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-14T20:00:00-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/15/haunted-independence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-15T09:59:32-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/15/a-chinese-solyndra/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-15T17:03:53-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/16/monsanto-the-true-environmentalists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-16T12:00:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/16/a-new-chinese-foreign-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-16T14:30:27-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/16/muslim-brotherhood-clamps-down-on-dissent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-16T17:00:22-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/16/marketing-meets-higher-ed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-16T19:00:02-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/17/pussy-riot-goes-to-jail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-17T12:46:40-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/17/mission-impossible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-17T14:30:58-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/17/wrm-brother-chris-mead-spotlighted-in-wsj/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-17T17:00:06-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/18/sinai-explained/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-18T12:05:07-04:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/18/china-urges-norks-to-embrace-markets-foreign-investment/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2012-08-23T09:00:07-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-08-23T12:11:45-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-08-23T14:30:48-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-08-23T14:46:07-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/24/obama-beggin-europe-to-delay-greek-exit-until-after-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-24T12:20:30-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-08-25T12:00:25-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/25/young-people-not-smokin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-25T16:30:22-04:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2012-08-26T10:00:31-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/26/another-massacre-in-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-26T12:00:54-04:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2012/08/27/california-prepares-major-pension-bill-in-secrecy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-27T12:00:54-04:00</lastmod>
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