Regions

Recently, the folks over at The American Spectator saw fit to publish a piece I wrote about the political threat posed by radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr…

Prime Minister Naoto Kan created two new cabinet posts in order to oversee reconstruction from the March 11 quake and tsunami and nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. This is purportedly to get Japan’s reconstruction on solid footing before he steps down. Kan also asked opposition Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kazuyuki Hamada […]

Oh, Delta Airline – is there no way you won’t find to abuse and screw over your passengers? The Atlanta to Joburg flight last night was delayed multiple times totaling nearly six hours. Throughout the communication was dubious, but once we finally we prepared to get off the ground Delta officials insisted that we would […]

Kyrgyz Border Guard troops march in Osh June 15. They are part of the 500 reinforcements Kyrgyzstan moved to guard its southern border as the country tries to keep out drugs and terrorists. Bakyt Ibraimov Recently, the number of deadly cross border shootings has escalated on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border. RFE/RL reports that in the past […]

Under the resumed dialogue process, the Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan and India met in Islamabad, on 23-24 June 2011 for bilateral talks on Peace and Security including Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), Jammu and Kashmir and promotion of friendly exchanges. In India –Pakistan relations, where atmospherics are as important as actual diplomatic agreements, the meeting was […]

You’ll recall the “House of European History,” an EU creation dedicated to truncating Europe’s past. Despite receiving substantial criticism for this narcissistic edifice, the EU has decided to erect yet another monument to its vanity: The “Europa” building. This egg-shaped complex will house the European Council and future EU summits.

Lisa Daftari, Iranian-American award-winning journalist with expertise in counterterrorism and the Middle East, in a discussion with  the American Thinker, reflects on the prospects of democratic change in Iran. The discussion was conducted by Amil Imani. Introduction: Since the fraudulent June 12th, 2009 Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), an increasingly emboldened opposition, […]

Turkey faces a growing danger of Syrian economic and social disruption spilling onto its soil, with some fearing an influx of refugees could draw Turkish troops into border operations uncomfortably close to Syrian forces.President Bashar Al Assad’s crackdown on opposition has pushed once-warm ties between Turkey and Syria close to breaking point. Syrian policy towards […]

According to Kyodo News, a draft policy document on the nation’s international cooperation, Japan plans to tap into its foreign aid funds to pay for reconstruction in the aftermath of the March 11 quake and tsunami. The fund will also be used to buy processed seafood from affected areas for export to developing countries. Due […]

The Following piece is written by a Yemeni-based journalist who writes for the Foreign Policy Blogs network and, due to serious security concerns, remains anonymous. The Following is an interview with Haitham al-Jayefi , a famous voice imitator of President Saleh. This report was forwarded to Yemen News Connect by Yemen rights Monitor, a human […]

Abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been in Hamas captivity without access to international humanitarian assistance for nearly five years. In a courageous, albeit potentially treacherous, move by the White House, the administration condemned the detention in the “strongest” of terms and called for his release. Shalit’s abduction, and the vigor of requests for his […]

Trita Parsi is the President of National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) based in Washington D.C. and author of Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel RA: Two years have passed since the controversial presidential elections in Iran and their bloody aftermath. What is your current assessment of the state of opposition forces in Iran and do you see […]