This month marked a historic change for El Salvador and popular movements in Latin America as a whole. Central America in the late 70’s and early 1980’s was one of the warfronts of the Cold War between the US and the USSR. Countries such as Cuba and even Mexico became …
Press freedom in war-torn Afghanistan is regressing to a Taliban-era level of restrictions, according to a recent report. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based press advocacy organization, visited Afghanistan in January to survey the current situation. Their report is entitled, “We have free speech, but we’re not safe …
To describe the two-term Presidency of George W. Bush as ‘conventional’ is like calling Hurricane Katrina a ‘light drizzle’. While passions remain high on both faces of the political coin, it is impossible to properly understand his actions and legacy so close to his tenure in office. As time goes …
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization director-general, Jacques Diouf, called for restraint in tightening credit as a response to the global financial crisis while speaking at the biennial UN food policy conference in Bangkok, Thailand. In another example of the tie between the global food crisis and …
So of course I take a vacation right as Afghanistan hits the front pages around the world. President Obama held a press conference on Friday to announce a new US strategy in Afghanistan, which included a new outlook on the reasons and goals for our presence there. I will get …
Speaker Nabih Berri criticized the government Saturday for its procrastination in the reconstruction efforts in South Beirut and Southern Lebanon. Those areas suffered major damage during the 2006 War with Israel.
The areas, predominantly Shiite, were the targets of Israeli bombs in that country’s effort to exterminate Hizballah, the …
Following recent accounts of human rights violations from soldiers fighting in Operation Cast Lead, the IDF concluded an investigation into the accusations and deemed them categorically untrue. The international community as well as human rights groups condemned Israel for the supposed abuses, leading to major criticisms …
With resources stretched thin, aid agencies struggling to contain a cholera outbreak across all but one of Mozambique’s 10 provinces hope the approaching end of the rainy season will bring some relief. Over 12,000 cases and 157 deaths have been recorded since 1 January 2009. The latest Southern Africa Regional …
A “new” bill that removes legal barriers to all travel to Cuba (not just family-related visits) will be unveiled on Tuesday in the Senate, with a host of supporters rallying behind it. The bill has been proposed for the last two years, but died each time in Committee under …
Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu intends to finalize his cabinet with the appointment of party members to the remaining posts, the most prominent of which is the Finance Minister. However, his chief Likud rival Silvan Shalom, may refuse all positions aside from vice-Prime Minister and Finance Minister. …
The Overseas Press Club of New York will host a distinguished panel of foreign correspondents and news entrepreneurs on Monday, March 30. The panel will be composed of Washington Post New York bureau chief Keith Richburg for Dispatches magazine, Marc Rosenwasser, executive producer of …
The Wall Street Journal last week highlighted the growing role that water shortages are playing in the decision about building power plants. A lack of water in 2001 reduced energy in Brazil, which relies on hyrdopower, questioning its reliance on water for such a high …
Less than a year after Boris Yeltsin named him responsible for national economic reform, the Russian economy completely collapsed; his closest political ally, Anatoly Chubais, is one of the most hated men in Russia; under his leadership the Union of Right Forces party managed to eke out a liliputian 4% …
On March 25, Turkmen President Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and discuss a series of issues. The two countries have generally good relations as Russia is Turkmenistan’s biggest trading partner. They discussed electricity, transportation, natural gas, agriculture, and communication systems.
The most important deal …
Some commentators are encouraging the Obama administration to nurture a strong relationship with India. With attention turned towards China, Russia, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan and even Mexico, is the United States ignoring a rising power in a geopolitically significant region?
India is too big and important …
