The U.S. House of Representatives will soon come off a two week recess for which they took right after they made critical budget decissions. The House passed their version of next year’s budget, which was written by Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan. Many child advocacy organizations and activists are in heavy opposition of the budget resolution and …
The Taliban declared that, on Sunday April 31st, they would begin operations on their spring thaw military strategy against “the foreign invading forces“. The Taliban, the self-proclaimed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, promised to attack U.S and NATO assets and soldiers as well as businessmen who wish to …
In honor of today’s royal wedding, I draw to your attention a very interesting article that appeared in one of Canada’s leading newspapers, the Globe and Mail – Britain’s Crisis of Succession: Charles and the Story Behind the Royal Wedding. The article gives us a glimpse …
Next week Canadians will decide what kind of Parliamentary arrangement they would like to represent their country for the next few years. The minority Conservative party is seeking a majority in the vote this upcoming Monday, but they left leaning NDP party is absorbing the opposition Liberals in order to …
Twenty five years separates us from the worst nuclear disaster in the history of mankind. I recently wrote about the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight and realized that a mere 25 years also separated April 1986 from Gagarin’s first human spaceflight in April 1961.
On an early Saturday morning …
On a backdrop of rising nationalist sentiments in Europe, the refugees of the Arab Spring have put pressure on one of the EU’s most significant achievements; the Schengen Agreement. This agreement allows unrestricted travel between Schengen’s 25 participants. The project that in a very tangible way symbolizes the …
The reconciliation between the Iran-backed terror group Hamas and the West Bank-governing Palestinian Authority will not result in an inherent repositioning of either group or the moderation of proposals to wipe Israel off the map and instill a government operated under the auspices of radical Islam. That inherent radicalization of …
The Following piece is written by a Yemeni-based journalist who writes for Foreign Policy Association (FPA) and, due to serious security concerns, remains anonymous.
Following in the footsteps of the southern Port city of Aden, Yemeni residents have decided to implement a campaign of civil disobedience. This latest step …
From ABC News:
Syrian army units have clashed with each other over following President Bashar Assad’s orders to crack down on protesters in Daraa, a besieged city at the heart of the uprising, witnesses and human rights groups said Thursday…
“There are some battalions that refused to open fire on …
This humble blogger suggests everyone simmer down a bit. Yes, the violence used by the Syrian government against its own citizens is deplorable. That violence could, of course, get worse. But let us try to keep some perspective on this.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he will launch an independent panel to investigate the causes of the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
According to Kyodo News, Kan said “the myth of the safety of nuclear energy” was prevalent among government and utility officials and …
In an update to the previous post, Russia is already accusing China of trying to fix market prices for the new Skovorodino-Daqing. That’s very shocking, I know. Business Insider posted an article stating that the Russian government owned pipeline company Transneft is not only accusing the …
Kenyans protested against high food and oil prices last week, demanding policies to address the rapidly increasing cost of living. “I am here to demonstrate because things have gone high, things like maize flour, sugar and kerosene,” said one protester.
The price of maize flour, a …
Since its independence, Pakistan has been a crucial ally to the United States — though when it comes to fighting the war in Afghanistan, it is proving a reluctant one these days. Pakistan has sacrificed blood and treasure in fighting terrorism in its tribal regions, but its government has failed to end both extremist support and influence within its borders.
Public Diplomacy as a Linguistic Phenomenon, by John Brown in the Huffington Post
The War on Soft Power, by Joseph Nye in Foreign Policy
