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  • Looking Back on a Good Year for Humankind

    Looking back on 2011, we now can recognize that we lived through the most consequential year since the end of World War II.

    2012: The Age of the Citizen

    The dramatic citizen uprisings and protests across the world in 2011 are signals of an emerging era that demands a renewal of democracy itself

    Can Democracy Survive the Decline of the Middle Class?

    The global financial crisis and the ongoing euro crisis are both products of the model of lightly regulated financial capitalism that emerged over the past three decades. Yet despite widespread anger, there has been no great upsurge of populism in response

  • Globalization and the Threat to the West

    Thanks to globalization, a crisis of governability has beset the Western world. The mismatch between the growing demand for good governance and its shrinking supply is one of the gravest challenges facing the West today

    The Reconciliation of Capitalism and Democracy

    The United States is trapped in political dysfunction, Europe is broke, authoritarian China is on the rise. Today's troubles are real enough, but they relate more to policies than to principles

    When Currencies Collapse

    The international monetary system rests on just two currencies: the dollar and the euro. They are essential to global trade and finance. Were they not widely accepted, the global economy could not sustain current levels of international trade and investment.

  • Will the Euro Survive 2012?

    2012 could be the make-or-break moment for the embattled eurozone. Europe could either continue on the path of ever-greater integration - or return to being a regional group of rival states.

    Balancing the East, Upgrading the West

    The United States' central challenge over the next several decades is to revitalize itself, while promoting a larger West and buttressing a complex balance in the East that can accommodate China's rising global status

    Global Health: Eradication and Elimination

    Historically, infectious disease eradication campaigns have achieved differing levels of success, without reaching their ultimate goal.

  • World News, International Current Events & Global News Top Stories

    A Nuclear Wake-up Call

    Global Governmental Corruption

    International Security: Balanced Transition

    Global Health: The Beginning of the End of AIDS?

    Humanitarian Assistance:
    Dead or Live Aid

    United States and Europe Threaten Their Own Energy Independence

    The Double Dilemma Facing Weaker National Economies

     

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  • America vs China in Africa

    By clinging to a paternalistic attitude and an antiquated Washington Consensus, the United States has opened up space for a broad Chinese role in Africa

    Contractors to the Congo

    While security and defense contracting in Africa is nothing new, the awarding of another multi-million dollar contract by the US State Department to a controversial private security operation is perhaps indicative of how thinly stretched the US military is

    International Security: Balanced Transition

    'Starting from scratch' is the term used widely to describe the challenges facing South Sudan. More recently, it has been used to describe the difficulties to be faced in Libya. While the two states are in entirely different situations both face similar difficulties in what is effectively nation building in a post-war context

    Somalia: Yemen Returnee Numbers Soar

    Continuing unrest and xenophobia in Yemen have prompted an upsurge in the number of migrants and refugees returning to Somalia, with up to 6,000 reported to have travelled back across the Red Sea

  • South Africa: Outcry and Protest

    The arrival of democracy in South Africa brought with it unprecedented freedom for its media. No longer shackled by the myriad of laws it had to endure under apartheid, the right to freedom of expression had now been enshrined in its new negotiated Constitution

    The Beginning of the End of AIDS?

    Simply put, the AIDS response is rightly viewed as one of the greatest success stories in modern global public health

    South Africa Launches New HIV, TB Plan

    South Africa has launched its new national strategic plan that, for the first time, will guide not only the national fight against HIV but also tuberculosis (TB) until 2016.

    Malawi: The Rush to Rationalize on AIDS Response

    As international HIV funding declines, nations are bracing for a future with less money and tougher choices. In countries like donor-dependent Malawi, a new UNAIDS tool is already beginning to shape how to rationalize their HIV responses to cope with the altered circumstances

  • Famine in Somalia: From Worst to Better

    Red Cross Food convoys have completed their distribution of emergency rations to nearly one million Somalis aimed to tide them over until harvest season

    Avoiding Ethnically-Driven Elections in Guinea

    Politics remain ethnically divisive in Guinea a year after violent clashes marred a bitterly divided Presidential election. Analysts and civil servants say more concerted reconciliation efforts between ethnic groups are needed on the part of the President and opposition leaders to avoid another pitched battle in upcoming legislative elections

    Somalia: Mohamud Mohamed Ali, 'Two years later, I am back to square one'

    Mohamud Mohamed Ali, 21, was a high-school student when he fled the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in June 2009, in fear of being forcibly recruited into Al-Shabaab. His dangerous journey ultimately took him to South Africa

  • Africa News & African Current Events. News from Africa & African Current Events Articles

    Thousands Flee Congo Election Tension

    Better Funding Key to Improving Rural Kenya HIV Care

    Kenya: Floods, Rains Wreak Havoc

    Caravan of Hope Seeks Awareness of Climate Change Impacts

    Lesotho: Pastoralists Fear Land 'Modernization' Act

    Donors Deliver Despite Sanctions on Madagascar

    Boomtown Powder Keg in Kenya

    Niger Delta Still Unstable Despite Amnesty

    What Will Follow Boko Haram?

    The Rising Threat from Nigeria's Boko Haram Militant Group

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  • The Future of the Yuan

    According to a growing chorus of pundits and economists, China -- already the world's most prolific exporter, largest sovereign creditor, and second-largest economy -- will someday soon provide the world's reserve currency

    Changing Geopolitics and Tasks Before Indian Foreign Policy

    While India's ability to handle the challenges may be constrained by a slowing economy, it would need to manage them through requisite diplomatic skill and finesse

    South Korea:
    The Other Kim

    South Korean parliamentarian Kim Geun-Tae was a soft-spoken man dedicated to reunification of the Koreas

    Renewed Focus on Pacific Region Intended to Distract from Unrest at Home?

    What is at stake between China and the United States? We are on the opposite sides of the world with next to nothing to fight about. Industrial domination of the world? What does that actually mean, and what is it worth? Bragging rights about who is top nation? That's what Washington seems to care about

    Problem with China Envy

    If you want to copy China because its authoritarian capitalism is better than our democratic capitalism, it seems pretty obvious that what you envy is the authoritarianism

  • Talking Tough to Pakistan

    Threats and censure go unheeded in Pakistan because Islamabad's leaders do not fear the United States. This is because the United States has so often demonstrated a fear of Pakistan

    Pakistan: All-Weather Friendship?

    As Pakistan and China reinforce their relationship, questions have arisen around the changing nature of this alliance, the rhetoric that sustains it, and the implications of greater Chinese influence in Pakistan, particularly for the US and India

    Pakistan: A Tough Way to Do Business

    Pakistan has once more shut its border with Afghanistan, blocking a third of NATO supplies. What are the alternatives, and how much do they cost?

    China Says Exports to West Face Challenges

    China's commerce ministry says its exports face 'severe challenges' because of economic problems in its key Western markets

    Australia Remilitarizes

    Australia is rapidly re-posturing in the face of a militarized East Asia

    Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuclear Plant

    Workers at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility plant have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of contaminated, radioactive water. It is not yet clear if the contaminated water reached the Pacific Ocean

  • A Korean Spring?

    All eyes are on North Korea after Kim Jong Il's death. But the real changes are taking place in the South

    North Korea on the Verge of a New Era?

    The Obama administration has a chance to use the death of Kim Jong Il to open a new chapter in its relationship with North Korea

    North Korea More Dependent on China Than Ever

    More than ever, North Korea will likely turn to China as its primary provider of food, money and material resources

    Burma: A Normal Dictatorship?

    The only safe prediction about Burma's future is that any prediction will probably be incorrect

    Is Burma Really Changing?

    Is the notoriously powerful military junta of Burma really loosening its grip?

    Burma's Big Brother

    China is emerging as the leading economic force in Burma, and the Burmese are starting to get uncomfortable

    Burma: Appeasement Complex

    Is detente with Burma just around the corner?

  • Asia News & Asian Current Events. Asian News & Asian Current Events Articles

    Asia Stands Poised to Join Global Revolution

    Nepal Rated Second Most Corrupt Country in South Asia

    Nepal: Himalayan Glaciers Melting Fastest than Ever

    Nepal: The Latest on Ice Melt at The Third Pole

    China's Looming Economic Crisis

    Should United States Engage North Korea?

    Pakistan Says It Can Live Without U.S. Aid

    Disaster Times Two in Pakistan

     

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  • The Failure of the Euro

    The euro should now be recognized as an experiment that failed. The political goal of creating a harmonious Europe has also failed

    The New Old Europe

    Nearly 10 years ago, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld provoked outrage by referring to 'Old Europe.' Yet the more things change in Europe, the more they stay the same

    The World and the Balkans

    2011 was a tense and difficult year for most countries across the globe, including the Balkans.

    The Double Dilemma Facing Weaker National Economies

    At the heart of this particular crisis is the unpleasant fact that the common European currency project is, in its present form, simply not working

    Crisis Gratuitously Self-Inflicted

    In both Europe and the United States, the current public debt woes are attributable to mistakes made by political leaders going back more than a decade

    Europe's Structural Reforms Are Serious

    The markets are tumbling, the euro is crumbling, but I'll say it anyway: Europe is doing a better job handling its debt crisis

  • The Soft Power Twin

    Denis MacShane looks at some of the issues raised by Martyn Bond's book, The Council of Europe: structure, history and issues in European politics

    Greece: Default and Exit

    The dominant view has been that the Greek debt is the creation of a clientelistic political system that has historically resulted in a bloated public sector, unable to collect taxes. This is not a serious view

    What Happens if Italy's Economy Collapses?

    While Europe panicked about Greece, Italy drew closer to the brink of economic ruin. No one was paying attention while Rome was burning. Until recently

    Europe's Crisis and the Radical Right

    The severe economic upheaval in Europe has not been matched by a political resurgence of the radical right. Why is this and could it still happen?

    Europe's Crisis: Beyond Finance

    Everyone is wondering about the next disaster to befall Europe. Italy is one focus; Spain is also a possibility. But these crises are already under way. Instead, the next crisis will be political, not in the sense of what conventional politician is going to become prime minister, but in the deeper sense of whether Europe's political elite can retain power

  • Politics Return to Russia

    After a decade in the doldrums, during which the Kremlin co-opted or marginalised all competition, Russia's political scene has come alive

    Russians United against United Russia

    Russians are coming out onto the streets to transform their country once again

    Uncertainty Rises as Eurozone Crisis Deepens

    With no end in sight for the two-year-old euro crisis, the question now is can the EU survive it while remaining united?

    Is Europe Over?

    What made Europe a compelling political, economic, and social alternative wedged between Anglo-American free marketeers and Soviet nomenklatura is rapidly becoming a thing of the past

    Europe, the International System and a Generational Shift

    The financial crisis had its greatest impact in Europe, where it is triggering a generational shift. Since 1991, the idea of an integrated Europe has been a driving force of the global economy. Europe also has been presented as an implicit alternative to the United States as the global center of gravity

  • Europe - European Current Events | Europe

    The Perverse Side Effect of the Euro

    Europe's Woes Make Their Way Across the Mediterranean

    Europe's Crisis Is a Global Issue

    Europe's Economic Measures Too Little Too Late

    Restructuring Euro Debt and Latin Lessons

    Argentina: Lessons of Default

    Troubled Spain Elects New Leadership

    Stage Set For 2012 Euro Cup Finals

    German Chancellor Warns Financial Crisis Solution Will Take Years

    Bank of England Warns U.K. Banks that Eurozone Crisis Poses Biggest Threat

     

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  • American Border Law Enforcement Uses More Military Equipment

    New surveillance equipment and weapons being deployed along the U.S. border with Mexico are prompting some Mexicans to complain that U.S. law enforcement is becoming too military

    2012 Anything But Boring in the Americas

    2012 is likely to be eventful in the Americas: there will be elections in the United States, Mexico and Venezuela, as well as other news events that could change the political map

    Latin America is Beating Poverty -- Sort Of

    A new United Nations report has good news for Latin America: it says that poverty levels in the region have dropped to their lowest levels in 20 years. But are the U.N. figures about Latin America as great as they sound?

    Democratic Speed Bumps in Latin America

    Attitudes toward democracy are on the decline in Latin America, and U.S. foreign policy isn't helping

    Community Of Latin American And Caribbean States Officially Launched

    The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was officially launched at a summit attended by most of the region's heads of state. The new group aims to work on economic and political integration, as well as to adopt joint stands in global affairs, without the presence of the United States or Europe

  • Still Growing, But Economic Fiesta Is Over

    A key United Nations think tank that has been very bullish about Latin America in recent years is sounding a little less optimistic about the region's economies for 2012

    Latin America May Split into Pacific and Atlantic Blocs

    President Obama's announcement that he will seek to create what may be the world's largest trading bloc along the Pacific rim raises an interesting question in this part of the world: whether we will see a de facto split of Latin America into a Pacific and Atlantic bloc

    Argentina: Lessons of Default

    This time exactly 10 years ago, in December 2001, Argentina was sinking under the weight of its debts and hardly anyone was watching. In Argentina, you could feel the relentless slide towards catastrophe

    China and the End of the Monroe Doctrine

    Is a superpower confrontation over the Falkland islands a real possibility?

    A Call for an Enlightened Foreign Policy toward Latin America

    With a little under a year remaining until the next U.S. presidential election, a coherent and sustainable area policy toward Latin America remains absent from the campaign literature and both parties' electoral strategies

  • Cuba Asking Advice from IMF? Don't Laugh

    Despite big increases in tourism, some investments in mining and massive subsidies from Venezuela, Cuba's economy remains in the doldrums. The main constraint slowing the Cuban economy is not U.S. trade sanctions, but Cuba's own outdated economic model

    Mexico's Drug Cartels are no 'Terrorist Insurgency'

    Like in every election season, when legislators compete to make headlines, there are some bizarre ideas being discussed in the U.S. Congress these days

    The Inequality Behind Chile's Prosperity

    Although Chile boasts one of Latin America's most stable economies, the economic inequality amidst Chile's growing affluence has been a significant challenge for the well-reputed Andean nation

    Helping Cuban Reforms through Agricultural Trade

    The Cuban government is encouraging the creation of small businesses and private farming. More than 180,000 'self-employment' licenses have been issued since 2010, and the government has turned over four million acres of land to 143,000 private farmers since 2008

    The Mexican Drug Cartel Threat in Central America

    Central America is experiencing increasing levels of crime and the prospect of heightened competition from Mexican drug cartels in its territory. The institutional weakness and security vulnerabilities of Guatemala and other Central American states mean that combating these trends will require significant help, most likely from the United States

  • Latin America. Latin American News & Current Events Articles | News from Latin America

    Brazil and Colombia: An Unexpected Alliance

    A 'Major Win' for Panamanian Corruption

    Mexico Seeks to Extradite Americans Linked to 'Operation Fast And Furious'

    Latin American Politicians Renew Suggestions to Legalize Drugs

    Alabama Law Against Illegal Immigration Suffers Setback

    OAS Makes Bad 'Error' in Nicaragua

    Venezuela Among World Leaders in Red Tape

    Never-Ending Drug War Moves to Central America

    Condoleezza Rice Book Shows 'Inattention' to Latin America

    Anonymous vs. Zetas Amid Mexico's Cartel Violence

     

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  • The Arab Spring:
    A Year Later

    The Arab countries where people have successfully overthrown the dictatorial regimes now face the daunting task of moving forward with democratic processes, economic development and institution building

    Arab Awakening Begins to Resemble European Enlightenment

    What exactly is it today that is 'awakening' in the Middle East? It is the people. They demand justice. But are they capable of creating just and modern governments?

    Arab Islamists Here to Stay

    Given the history of Western support for corrupt secular governments, the popularity of moderate Islamist parties should come as little surprise nor should it be cause for concern

    Arab Spring:
    The Fog in Our Future

    The most dramatic contemporary event from which one can attempt to extrapolate future world change is the political and social uprising of the Arab peoples of the Mediterranean basin. The consequences are unpredictable, highly political in the short run, and wholly unfathomable in the longer term

    Tahrir Square Protestors Losers in Egyptian Elections

    Egypt's flawless elections, big turnout, and the expected win for Islamists leave liberal opposition adrift

    Expected Win by Egypt's Islamists Poses Dilemma for U.S. Policy

    For the Obama administration, which has pushed for free and fair elections in Egypt, the process itself might be considered a victory. The outcome, however, would be a bitter pill to swallow, as U.S. policymakers are forced to reach out to the Muslim Brotherhood to protect their interests in the region

  • Syrian Opposition Sends Mixed Signals

    The Syrian opposition can't seem to decide whether or not it wants the West to intercede

    Egypt: The Importance of History and Process

    Egyptians are voting for what is hoped to be the first freely elected parliament in decades. Although an encouraging development, these elections do not yet signal a new dawn in Egyptian politics

    Egypt: Detained in Cairo

    Journalist Joseph Mayton saw firsthand over 13 hours of detention in the new Egypt, a country where the military rules, the police and the torturers act as enforcers

    Plunging Foreign Reserves Pose New Threat to Egypt

    While Egyptians make repeat visits to the polls over the next three months to elect a new government and debate the future of their country, the country's foreign currency reserves are rapidly running down to perilous levels

    The Catastrophic Consequences of a Nuclear Iran

    Can anyone reasonably expect a newly-nuclear leadership in Tehran to be reliably rational?

    Israel: Air Force Reorganizes Air Defenses to Meet Missile Threat

    Israel has begun a major overhaul of its air defenses, which have been rushed to the field with newly designed anti-rocket batteries backed up by an integrated central control center

  • 'Bad Wind' Blowing Through Israel

    Now that a far right-wing government has governed Israel for almost three years, settlers feel emboldened so that Jewish extremists are wreaking havoc and mayhem

    Israel's Tax-Deductible Occupation

    New Israeli legislation limits and taxes contributions to organizations opposed to the occupation

    Time to Attack Iran

    For several years now, pundits and policymakers have been debating whether the United States should attack Iran and attempt to eliminate its nuclear facilities

    Iraq: The Unstoppable Force and the Immovable Object

    Less than three years ago, Iraq occupied the attention of the world. With the sectarian conflict ending in 2008, and attention turning to Afghanistan, the Arab Spring, Libya, and the Eurozone crisis, Iraq has been ignored. But its problems have not gone away

    Iraqi Regionalism and its Discontents

    The incompetence of Iraq's central governance is fuelling demands for the formation by local provinces of self-governing regions. But such a course is most unlikely to solve the core problems Iraqis are facing

    Afghanistan and Iraq:
    A Tale of Two Surges

    Afghanistan poses far more challenges than Iraq. Instead of Iraq's billions of dollars in state oil revenue, impoverished Afghan gangs export opium. Iraqis are part of the larger Arab world, living in its most strategically important area. Afghans are far more isolated and less critical to the world economy

  • The Middle East. Middle East News & Current Events Articles | Middle East

    Syria: Assad Denies Ordering Killing of 4,000 Anti-Govt Protesters

    Arab Spring Takes Surprising Toll on Expats

    A Nuclear Wake-up Call

    Jordan Urges Palestinians to Stay Out of Local Unrest

    Speculators are to Blame for High Oil, OPEC Says

    Debt Woes Come Back to Haunt Dubai

    Yemen: Children at Risk as Aid Access Denied

    United Arab Emirates Tighten Sanctions Knot with Iran

    Fatter Paychecks Promise Little Boost for UAE Economy

    'Unity And Non-Violence' Requisites For Palestinian Statehood

    Saudi Arabia: Deadly Blaze Throws Spotlight on Saudi Girls Schools

     

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  • United States Has Seen Much Worse

    From a civil war, to impeachments, to assassinations, the U.S. government has seen worse

    Definitely in the Bottom 10

    2011 was not literally the worst year for the U.S. government in American history. Still, of the 223 years since the government first convened under the Constitution, 2011 must be ranked in the bottom 10

    A Year Americans Would Like to Forget

    2011 wasn't the worst of times, just a year to be quickly and gladly forgotten

    One Nation, Gone Awry

    The theme of most political and social commentary is that things are more complicated than you think. For once, I wish to write that things are simpler than you think. This concerns two matters at the core of the present American political crisis

  • American Border Law Enforcement Uses More Military Equipment

    New surveillance equipment and weapons being deployed along the U.S. border with Mexico are prompting some Mexicans to complain that U.S. law enforcement is becoming too military

    Alabama's Immigration Aftershock

    HB 56 -- the nation's strictest immigration law -- has been a disaster for agriculture, Alabama's No. 1 industry

    High Stakes for Immigration

    We need outside-the-box immigration solutions that both protect human rights and make economic sense

    United States and Europe Threaten Their Own Energy Independence

    Decisions by Europe and America in the past month have pushed away Canada and its oil overtures. So America and Europe can explore petroleum deals with unstable Middle Eastern and African regimes?

  • Balancing the East, Upgrading the West

    The United States' central challenge over the next several decades is to revitalize itself, while promoting a larger West and buttressing a complex balance in the East that can accommodate China's rising global status

    Education Cuts Aren't Smart

    Too many states are choosing to balance budgets on the backs of children

    United States in Decline -- If We Allow It

    Is the United States in decline? With protesters in the streets, Washington in gridlock and our economy on life support, it's easy to understand why the question is being asked a lot these days.

    Is the National Security Complex Too Big to Fail?

    Despite modest rumblings in Washington about the Pentagon and intelligence budgets and the deficit, it's not just considered too big to fail, but generally too big to question, and too deeply embedded to think much about

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    Congress Examines Homegrown Islamic Terrorism

    With Fracking America Can Escape the Energy Trap

    A Nuclear Wake-up Call

    United States: Iraq Syndrome

    Afghanistan and Iraq: A Tale of Two Surges

    Alabama Law Against Illegal Immigration Suffers Setback

    Statue of Liberty Turns 125
    Old Immigration Attitudes Alive as Well

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Turkey's Erdogan Most Popular Leader Among Arabs

Turkey is viewed as having played the 'most constructive' role in the past year's events and its prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, emerged as the most admired leader by far in the region


United States Reacts to Indian Government's Efforts to Censure Online Content

The United States issued a cautious reaction to the recent requests by India to social networking sites to take down potentially offensive content

Major Economies Headed for Slowdown

A top European economic think-tank is predicting that the world's largest economies -- and several large developing ones -- are heading for anemic growth and continued fiscal malaise

Is the National Security Complex Too Big to Fail?

The National Security Complex is forever (at least as its managers see it). Despite modest rumblings in Washington about the Pentagon and intelligence budgets and the deficit, it's not just considered too big to fail, but generally too big to question, and too deeply embedded to think much about

Squeezed By Israel, Palestinians Aim to Collect More Taxes

Palestinian Authority Prime Minster Salam Fayyad is determined to wean his government off reliance on foreign assistance and tax transfer from Israel and one way he aims to do that is by collecting more taxes from Palestinians

Europe's Woes Make Their Way Across the Mediterranean

Europe's seemingly intractable financial crisis is threatening to make itself felt across the Mediterranean in the economies of North Africa that can least afford another blow, economists say

Pity the Children of Afghanistan

Hardly anyone noticed, but the Afghan government cut the budget for the state's Independent Human Rights Commission by half this year, evidencing 'the government's lack of interest and political will in the promotion of human rights'

Seven Billion People: So Why Do Some Fear Population Decline?

This week the world population is projected to reach seven billion. Yet in some countries the prospect of a decline in population is worrying policymakers far more. This columns asks what the people think, focusing on a survey from the Netherlands. It turns out that most people are in favour of global population decline, but 'not in my backyard'

Lack of Education Hinders Arab Economies

Across the Arab world -- from the wealthiest oil economies to the resource-poor countries of North Africa and the Levant -- education remains a key obstacle to making the region's economies economically competitive, a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found

UNESCO Vote to Admit Palestinian Authority Stirs Tempest

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted to admit Palestine to full membership, adding heft to the Palestinian Authority's bid for membership to the United Nations and triggering a possible substantial loss of funds for the UN agency

India: 'Enclave' Residents Campaign for Citizenship

Thousands of ethnic Bengalis living near the Bangladesh-India border have for decades found themselves citizens of one nation but bound within the sovereign territory of another. In recent months they have escalated their campaign for a land swap that will align their citizenship with cartography

Boomtown Powder Keg in Kenya

Pre-election politics and planned development schemes have fuelled an upsurge in inter-communal killings and forced displacement in Kenya's northern Isiolo area, which if left unaddressed, is likely to escalate

Why Does America Defend the Weak and Small?

Only the United States seems to have an affinity for protecting tiny, vulnerable countries. Israelis, anti-communist Chinese, Kurds, Greeks and Armenians have a few things in common. They have relatively small populations, aggressive neighbors, few strong allies, many expatriates and refugees in the United States, and a tragic history of persecution and genocide

Restructuring Euro Debt and Latin Lessons

Comparing past sovereign restructurings, William R. Cline, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, says that Uruguay's orderly default in 2003 offers a constructive example for Greece. The tentative Greek plan is similar to the path Uruguay

China's Health Crisis: The Sick Man of Asia

Although China has made remarkable economic progress over the past few decades, its citizens' health has not improved as much. A look at China's disease burden also reveals a worrisome picture

Eurozone Needs Exit Rules

Eurozone exit rules would decrease the probability of a breakup of the Eurozone by enhancing market discipline, increasing the political bargaining power of EZ members vis-a-vis the profligate countries, enhancing internal discipline in the profligate countries, and reducing market uncertainty

Colombia and Panama Trade Deals Just a Chance

In the new crisis-ridden global economy, free trade agreements are no longer what they used to be. In the past, when the U.S. economy was growing fast, gaining preferential access to the U.S. market was a make-or-break deal for countries like Colombia or Panama.

Turkey: Is Quake Aftermath Widening Ankara-Kurdish Rift?

The catastrophic earthquake that struck eastern Turkey on October 23, and the ensuing aid and rescue effort, has brought wide sections of Turkish society together. But as the atmosphere in Gedikbulak attests, it has also at times underscored the bitter dispute dividing Turks and the country's Kurdish minority

Gaddafi's End and Libya's New Beginning

The death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is prompting reactions from inside the White House and outside its front gates as tourists and passersby share in expressing their opinions

United States Hesitant to 'Reckon With Evil' in Syria

More than eight months after Assad showed himself to be a mass murderer, guilty of crimes against humanity, Washington has proffered a few fallow sanctions and carefully worded statements. That's all. Syria is a state sponsor of terror and a nuclear-weapons aspirant. Shouldn't Washington care?

Surprise! Iran Has Nukes

If ever there was a time when 'see, I told you so' was warranted, it is now as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that Iran is close to developing a nuclear weapon

As The World Turns and The Centrifuges Whirl in Iran

Gosh, what a surprise: According to the United Nations, Iran seems to be at work on developing a nuclear weapon. I am shocked -- shocked. Goodness, what target do you think the mullahs and their nutcase president, the all too imitable Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, might have in mind?

China Obsessed With Occupy Wall Street

Right now, China is obsessed with the Occupy Wall Street movement, deathly afraid that it will spread there

Is Alarm About Seven Billion People Just Modern-day Eugenics?

From corporations to conspiracy theorists, many scoff at concerns about overpopulation

France Planning Eurozone Breakaway

The current European Union is under threat no longer just from the debt contagion caused by weaker members, but also by plans of more prosperous members to form a breakaway group

Seoul Salvation

Remember his name. Park Won Soon is perhaps the first politician to win with an Occupy Wall Street platform

Two-State Solution is Only Solution in the Middle East

How could Israel think that the life of one captive soldier, Gilad Shalit, is worth releasing over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners with the blood of innocents on their hands?

Never-Ending Drug War Moves to Central America

While Mexico's bloody war against the drug cartels is making headlines worldwide, there is a little-known fact that is sounding alarm bells among U.S. and Latin American officials: Central America's drug-related violence is far worse than Mexico's

Ghana: Dismantling Elmina Castle

For some like the nation of Ghana, the longer the United States and other heavily consuming countries maintain their energy status quo, the better. Lying along the West African coast, Ghana is the latest entrant to the club of African oil producers

Pakistan: Reversing the Lens

Mutual distrust between the United States and Pakistan in part results from mistakes and misjudgments by both countries that date back to the 1979-89 Russian occupation of Afghanistan. But at its heart is an American strategy that not only runs counter to Pakistan's interests


Wall Street (Unlike)

The Occupy Wall Street movement is a protest uniquely suited to a generation schooled in social media. There are no leaders: it's crowd-sourced. Nor does it have any specific demands beyond a thorough reorientation of American priorities. It's as if thousands and thousands of people have 'unliked' Wall Street


Sluggish America Can Still Be a World Leader

A new survey shows that a majority of Europeans want the United States to continue exerting 'strong leadership in world affairs.' One wonders why Europe holds so much faith in America right now when Americans, trapped in a deep national malaise, have so little faith in themselves

Predator in Chief

America is once again getting the upper hand in this long war against Middle Eastern terrorists with the use of Predator drone targeted assassinations that the terrorists have not yet an answer to. In systematically deadly fashion, Predators are picking off the top echelon of al-Qaeda and its affiliates

The Conservative Case Against a Border Fence

A fence along the U.S. border with Mexico illustrates a lack of understanding of the logistics and costs, the historical motivations driving U.S. immigration, and ignores a profound systemic change that must be achieved in order to address illegal immigration problems in a sustainable and cost efficient manner

Arab Spring, Israeli Isolation

With the Arab uprisings gradually reconfiguring the regional political landscape, Israel is finding itself increasingly isolated. For at least a decade, Israel has identified Iran as its main strategic nemesis, but the Arab spring has rekindled simmering tensions between Israel on one hand, and Arab states as well as Turkey on the other

Rise of the Renminbi

Over the last few years, use of China's currency for international trade has been growing steadily. Some argue this is the start of a journey that will see the renminbi displace the dollar and become the international reserve currency within a decade.

The World Is Getting Better

A massive new study helps put the current world troubles in perspective. It says that, despite major threats on various fronts, the world is becoming a better place to live in

Children Man Barricades in Northern Kosovo

Tensions along the border in northern Kosovo are high after KFOR announced plans to dismantle the barricades on roads leading to the border crossing of Jarinje and Brnjak

China and the South China Sea Dispute

The publication in the Global Times of two very contradictory articles on the same day on the South China Sea dispute clearly underlines the fact that the Chinese leadership is divided

The Last Colony in Africa

The Western Sahara is the last country in Africa that has not been correctly decolonised -- instead, the right of the Sahrawi people to post-colonial independence has been frozen in time

Beyond the Nation-State

The nation-state, as far as I'm concerned, is an obsolete fiction. The division of the world into 194 random fragments, mostly born of war and exploitation, locked in a state of perpetual mistrust and ever-shifting tensions toward one another, is more problem than solution in the 21st century

Arab Spring Turkish Harvest

As the greatest beneficiary of the Arab Spring, Turkey is going head to head with both Syria and Israel

Other Leaders Should Copy Brazil's Anti-graft Measures

I read a press report that Brazil's tourism minister was illegally using a government driver as his wife's private chauffeur. By the time I arrived in Brasilia seven hours later, the minister had already been sacked. What a difference with what is happening in many other Latin American countries

Afghanistan is Obama's Gordian Knot

Useful advice can be found in the past. Alexander drew his sword and slashed the knot. Barack Obama has promised a withdrawal of many or most American troops from Afghanistan in the months to come

Americas to Become Mecca of World's Energy

The turmoil for reform sweeping most Middle Eastern oil producers is grabbing big headlines today, but that region may lose some of its economic clout in the future: there are signs that the Americas will replace the Middle East as the world's biggest oil-producing region

A Nuclear Retaliation Alternative for India

Since the infliction of unacceptable damage may not deter Pakistan from breaking the nuclear taboo, a 'tit for tat' strategy in case of lower order nuclear use is worth considering

Bono's African Philanthropy Could Use a Remix

Bono's new ONE campaign to help with famine in the Horn of Africa ignores the political causes of the crisis

The Economics of the Arab Spring

Arab economies are as varied as the region's politics -- from poor Yemen, to much richer Libya, to the very wealthy gulf states, with countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and others being something of a median. Yet the performances of these economies are as critical to the long term success of the Arab Spring as the region's laws

Stabilizing Congo

Western powers must accept responsibility for their detrimental influence in the Congo and fulfill their obligation to help structure stability in the war-ravaged country

China-Indian Trade: Smoothening the Rough Edges

The composition of the Indian delegation to the ongoing Strategic Economic Dialogue is suggestive that issues such as telecom, water, infrastructural development and railways are being discussed on a priority basis

Israel's Truths and Omissions on Vote for Palestine State

So what's wrong with the United Nations voting for creation of a Palestinian state, I asked Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon in a recent interview

 


Fiscal Union for the Euro

The single European currency is the first of its kind -- a union where monetary policy is decided centrally and fiscal policy decided nationally --something that many argue is the root cause of its troubles. The chief lesson, however, from the history of the next best thing, federal states with common currencies, is clear : no bailouts


 

 

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