If you were wondering about the global reaction to the U.S. credit crisis this AP report provides some insight (AP – US ‘casino’ mentality blamed for planet's meltdown):
Astounded by the U.S. government's failure to resolve the financial crisis threatening the foundations of the global free market, …
We all know that the internet is a powerful tool, in the click of a button I’ll send this post out to hundreds of thousands of readers. Every day we all sit there and can send our thoughts to just about anyone and anyone, and in that same moment that …
As a testament of their commitment to the liberal arts tradition in their new satellite campus, NYU has named Alfred H. Bloom, former president of Swarthmore, the head of its new Abu Dhabi campus.
This is interesting because I am pretty sure the Swarthmore version of a liberal …
Ehud Olmert, current lame-duck Prime Minister of Israel, conceded yesterday in an interview with Yedioth Ahronoth that Israel will have to give up land in order to achieve peace with Palestine, specifically land in the Golan Heights, Jerusalem, and the West Bank. Summary quote:
“In the end of …
Whatever happens with the ongoing negotiation impasse in Zimbabwe, there are social realities that no agreement will be able to reconcile. Even if the process of forging a unity government proves successful, that will mark a beginning of a long slog, not a triumphal endpoint. Hunger is …
Brief comments about three separate but interconnected stories:
I am not the only one who wonders if Jacob Zuma might not have overplayed his hand and created a situation the unintended consequences of which might be to prevent him from taking over as South Africa's president in 2009. …
Last February, I wrote a post entitled “The Whole World is Watching,” using the slogan from the street protests outside the 1968 Democratic Convention to try to convey how intently the world was now watching the 2008 Election campaign. In 1968, it was rather fanciful to think that the “whole …
While my mind has been swirling around Wall Street these past few days, a few philanthropy bits have caught my attention.
Going to the Dogs- If you recall that a few of Leona Helmsley's millions were left to the care and welfare of dogs, you might appreciate the Hudson …
One in three children in the UK live in poverty. A recent report published by British NGO Campaign to End Child Poverty says this amounts to 3.9 million children. The UK has one of the highest poverty rates in the industrialized world. The same
Yesterday, I offhandedly stated my disappointment about the lack of a discussion of China's growing influence during Friday's presidential debate. It was amazing to me that the United States could have a "Foreign Policy' presidential debate and only mention the word China once. The leaders, government, businesses, and citizens …
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The chief of the Pakistani Army appointed a new head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, the nation's top spy organization, Tuesday in a move that consolidated his control over crucial espionage activities.
The new spy chief, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha, has experience as a commander in United …
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released last week a public opinion poll about Americans’ views on foreign policy issues. The findings show the American public's number one foreign policy worry is the country's standing in the world.
The Financial Times reported on the findings:
“The… …
Apparently, the world should now choose between freedom of expression or the freedom to practice religious belief without being insulted. Egypt's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly a few days ago that speech is “being used to incite hatred based on religion.” His full statement before the 63rd session of …
Suicide attacks have killed nearly 1,200 people in Pakistan since July 2007, most of them civilians, according to military statistics Monday that underscored the ferocity of the threat facing the U.S. ally in the war on extremist groups.
Meanwhile, heavy fighting between Pakistani troops and insurgents in the lawless tribal regions …
We noted a few months aggo the ground-breaking indictment of Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. Unfortunately, prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is facing pressure to withdraw the indictment; the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports Moreno-Ocampo will stand firm, but it
