The devastation of Haiti’s earthquake has left behind more than rubble and the stench of death, it has shaken a fragile nation to the core, depleting not only the few physical resources and straining an already fragile economy, but is has take many of the country’s …
Inflammatory phrases like “Havana’s human rights hell” and “11 million Cubans enslaved for the last 50 years” are just that—inflammatory. They do nothing to encourage any sort of international understanding or change on the part of the Cuban regime. Nor do they advance the cause of detente between the …
In Brazil, nicknames are very common, especially for famous people and even politicians. President Lula da Silva received his nickname when he was young, since the common nickname for Luiz, his given name, is Lula (similar to calling a person named Robert, Bob). However, given that lula means squid in …
The Washington Post has a fascinating article on the uranium market in Kazakhstan, complete with extensive photo galleries. The most illuminating aspect was the arrest of Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the former chief executive of the state nuclear firm Kazatomprom. According to the Post, “the KNB, local successor to …
John Kerry gave a speech this past week in which he said that he is “on a short track” to introducing climate and energy legislation that can be passed. Kerry said he’d been working with key administration officials and Senators to create a package. In
On the heels on the announcement that Latin America is forming a new regional organization without the US and Canada to rival the Organization of American States, it looks like the current Inter-American system is coming under fire. Or at least it is from Venezuela. After the release …
Yesterday I took a break from watching the Winter Olympics to read press accounts of a couple of Soviet Union ballistic missile tests conducted in the fall of 1987. According to a report in the October 2, 1987 Washington Post, the warheads of one of the missiles fell into the …
Another major earthquake has hit a hemispheric neighbor and the U.S. is standing by to offer assistance. President Obama released an official statement of support to the people of Chile and took to the White House lawn to offer …
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Deaths in Haiti could total 300,000
More than 200,000 bodies have been found in the aftermath of Haiti’s January earthquake, and the total could climb as high as 300,000, according to Haitian President Rene Preval. Preval issued a call for emergency shelters to house the 1.5 …
The death last week of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the hunger-striking Cuban prisoner, has proven to be a international issue of grand proportions, and Havana is stubbornly pushing back against the waves of pressure from friends and foes abroad. On Wednesday, authorities arrested or detained at least 30 …
Early this morning at 3.35AM near one of Chile’s major cities of Conception, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country. The effect of the quake destroyed many of Chile’s historic buildings and other structures in the capital Santiago de Chile. The main highway linking the north and south …
Underscoring the depth of the problems Chinese leaders face at home, a recent report by an authoritative state think tank says domestic law and order will face serious challenges in 2010. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ “China’s Rule of Law Development Report No. 8″ shows that in …
By Miranda Jolicoeur (Guest Contributor)
The International Violence Against Women Act, commonly referred to as I-VAWA, is the first attempt of its kind to call attention to violence against women in the public and private spheres around the world. For the most part international …
In the wake of tragedy and destruction, and amid the ciaos of rebuilding after natural disasters and war children are often lost in the shuffle. In the aftermath of such disasters children are left the most vulnerable and susceptible to the country’s torment.
What children need most …
