Credit: El Nuevo Herald
Previous posts in this blog detail the attention that think tanks, Congress and other policy-makers and opinion-shapers have given to Cuba in the past several weeks, despite the current economic and financial crisis, continuing conflict in Iraq and the large number of other challenges facing the Obama …
It has just been revealed that on the eve of President Barack Obama’s official state visit to Ottawa on February 19, a Russian long-range bomber was intercepted and chased by two Canadian CF-18 jets right outside of the Canadian Arctic over the Beaufort Sea. While the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack did …
Here are some reviews of some books on two environmental visionaries, an article about a world-famous campaigner against the looming specter of climate change, and a lucid, comprehensive and deep report on managing solid and hazardous wastes.
In The Ecstasy of John Muir, Robert Pogue Harrison reviews an …
EurasiaNet published an informative piece on the complicated relationships between state media outlets and regional cooperation. The recent summit between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on water seemed like it yielded tangible results, but while in Tashkent, Turkmenistan’s president, Gurbangly Berdymukhamedov, stated that any water projects should be subject …
Kipling had it right.
I was at an event recently at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs (where I’m teaching) and Elisabeth Rosenthal, the “NY Times” environmental reporter based in Europe, was being interviewed. She touched on a number of important subjects including the talks in Poznań in December, …
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The intensifying political battle between the pro-American president and the main opposition leader is shaping up as a potential crisis for the Obama administration as it tries to focus the government on fighting the Qaeda and Taliban insurgency here.
The domestic struggle will almost certainly deflect attention from …
Pakistan’s ex Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification came as a shock to everyone. It is especially sad that he was disqualified during democratic transitional time in Pakistan. However, what followed was even more disgusting then the news of Sharif’s disqualification. As soon as the information of Nawaz Sharif and his …
The Cuban Catholic Church has announced its support of US dialogue with Cuba, secondary, of course, to national dialogue in favor of change on the island. New leadership in each country—Raul Castro in Cuba and Barack Obama in the United States—will not alone erase a painful and conflictual history of …
It’s not often that European leaders come to Brussels at the weekend, but on Sunday they will do just that, to discuss, among other things, divisions between Member States over economic issues in the EU. This summit was called about 3 weeks ago, when the Czech Presidency objected …
That’s the title of Paul Krugman’s column today at the “NYT.” As I’ve been saying here, that sure seems to be the gestalt of the Obama administration and the new Congress when it comes to energy, the environment and climate change. Krugman says here, among other things, …
Federal authorities Friday moved alleged al-Qaida operative Ali al-Marri to the civilian court system following six years of solitary confinement in a Navy brig in South Carolina.
U.S. officials announced al-Marri would be transferred to Illinois to face in the civilian courts
UPDATE: See the State Department release here.
It’s official. The United States will officially boycott the United Nation’s anti-racism conference held in Durban this April. After attending plenary sessions for the conference, U.S. negotiators deemed draft resolutions anti-Semitic and singled out the Israel-Palestine conflict. Israel pressured the …
Recent events have shown Iran’s rising clout in the Middle East. Despite its economic losses stemming from reduced oil prices and increased international sanctions, Iran has been posturing itself for an increased regional role for quite some time. The controversial and firebrand President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been outspoken in his …
The BBC Special Report page entitled “The Cost of Food” features a collection of resources on the current global food crisis. The page includes the latest news, analysis, video reports, and image galleries on food security issues.
Also contained within the Special Report page are links to …
Palestinian democracy activist Mustafa Barghouti discusses the effect of Netanyahu returning to the PMO. Essentially, he asserts that Netanyahu will not seek to further the peace process and an alliance with right wing parties can only be detrimental to regional stability.
