Archive | December, 2007

Green Building , I've written about the fascinating subject of Green Building a number of times here, including this special article I did for the FPA website.  The "Financial Times" had a useful update the other day, …

As you sit and write out your list of new years resolutions, remember life is not about what you have, but what you do.  One is not remembered by the things they leave behind, they are remember by those whom they leave behind…those who's lives you touch.  My resolutions …

I took a broad approach to this year's reporting on war crimes and focused on a lot of events not normally considered during a discussion on war crimes. I did not spend a great deal of time debating or discussing the issues behind such things as the International Criminal …

When one mentions South Africa the things that quickly come to mind, are apartheid, Nelson Mandela, AIDS, poverty and most of all one thinks of racism. Its difficult to think of the country without thinking of the issue of race, as the lines where deeply etched in the countries …

Many people have already written some great comments on former President Bhutto's assassination.  Here are the links to what I think are the quality discussions:
The New York Times has a feature story, plus Biographical Timeline on Ms. Bhutto, some of her own writing, and other details accessible on …

Kenyans went to the polls yesterday to vote in an election in which the battle is both metaphorical – the election has and is going to continue to be closely fought – and literal, as fears of violence pervaded the day yesterday and will hover over …

 
We must give children every opportunity to express their thoughts and dreams, to share their hopes and ambitions. We as adults, as citizens of the world, must allow children to achieve, and share with us the new and unique possibilities of the future. Children are the ones who …

New America Media has compiled a summary of the top news in Latin America for 2007, ranging from natural disasters and the election of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as President of Argentina, to the failure of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to consolidate his power through an electoral referendum. …

The often unanalyzed result of migration 50 to 100 years after the fact often is taken as a study in Genealogy as opposed to a study in immigration, but if you had the opportunity to bring some attention to the issue, how would you go about getting people's attention?
The obvious …

Various correspondents are saying Benazir Bhutto was the target of a suicide bombing attack in Pakistan Thursday.  Correspondents with United Press International allege Bhutto is dead, while Reuters and Associated Press wires say she is in serious condition.  Reuters is breaking now with allegations she is dead.

A court in Chad convicted six French aid workers with the charity Zoe's Ark to eight years forced labor for allegedly kidnapping 103 African children. The aid workers claim their purpose was to help orphans displaced by conflicts in Darfur and Chad by rescuing the children from area refugee …

As we come down to decision time for the caucus voters in Iowa (January 3), the primary voters in New Hampshire (January 8), and big contests to follow later in the month in Michigan, South Carolina and Florida, it's crucial to remember that the next President of the United States …

Three years ago today as many of us sat with family and friends, enjoying the end of the Christmas holiday, an unpredicted tsunami struck South Asia, leaving nothing but destruction and death in it's wake. In remembrance to the estimated 230,000 people from 13 countries, who lost their lives …

Tomorrow Kenyans go to the polls. In what is becoming an increasingly intense campaign (in what has almost certainly been the most open election in Kenya's history) it appears that the opposition, led by 62-year-old Raila Odinga — a  businessman and former political prisoner, …

John CK Daly, a really good analyst on Former Soviet states and energy, has written a new article on the duality of Caspian oil negotiations, currently focused on the Kashagan field.
One duality is that of environmental concerns over energy extraction.  In April, Antoine Blua at RFE/RL reported