An envoy of officials from both the Yemeni government and the Opposition are said to be traveling to Riyadh on Wednesday in order to sign the agreement brokered by the GCC. Sultan al-Barakani who is the deputy secretary of the People’s Congress, the Presidential party, has said that the government had indeed “received an invitation […]
Muneer al-Maweri who is an exiled Yemeni political analyst and a bit of an expert when it comes to presidential maneuvering, has been warning against what he believes to be the president secret plan. According to him, Saleh is following the same pattern he has for his entire political career: to rule by deception. While […]
As Syria continues to boil, with reports of increased violence in Latakia, and a continued heavy military presence in Dera’a, the international community is now debating its response. The US has been the most outspoken regarding the need for action. The Obama administration is mulling a series of targeted sanctions in response to recent outbreaks […]
It is hard to tell if Nigeria’s holding of gubernatorial elections despite the violence that convulsed parts of the country after the recent violence that followed the country’s presidential elections represents an example of prudently staying the course, foolishly provoking a continuation of the climate of violence, or simply hopeful whistling past the graveyard. Ultimately […]
Of the 65 volunteer-staffed disaster relief operation centers in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, 56 are restricting the participation of volunteers. Some are allowing only local residents to volunteer at the centers. The restriction is due to the inability to accommodate large numbers of volunteers, as well as concerns of increased traffic due to the […]
In the last installment of the two part “Trading with the Enemy” Series, this blog looked a serious issues of contention affecting Sino-American trade-relations, cyber-espionage and hacking. Now we will examine a little discussed area of discomfort, trade between China and it’s very large northern neighbor, Russia. Over the last two decades, the Sino-Russo “Cold […]
At the beginning of the “Arab Spring” Syria was seen as the steady, stable Arab nation that was immune to the changes sweeping the region. 6 weeks ago, President Assad was still seen as a potential agent of reform. 6 weeks ago, everyone thought that the Syrian regime still had time. Wrong, wrong, and wrong.
Almost a year ago, I enthusiastically wrote about the recognition of Right to Education (RTE) as a Fundamental Right in India. Making elementary education an entitlement for children in the 6-14 age group, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 was expected to directly benefit close to ten million children who […]
There’s no dearth of coverage of well-known philanthropist, and professed education advocate Greg Mortenson’s alleged malfeasance with funding for his renowned Central Asia Institute. The author of the popular volume, “Three Cups of Tea” and advisor to the U.S. military brass there has been accused of pilfering millions of dollars that he raised on the […]
There was a really interesting article written this week by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Patrick Clawson and Michael Singh about Palestinian state building. The article discussed the claim by the IMF and World Bank that the West Bank is very close to being prepared for statehood. Clawson and Singh argued that in […]
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that it will cancel plans to hire 1,100 new employees and cut the salaries of all its employees in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The company said in February that it planned to hire 1,100 upcoming graduates from 6,500 applicants. The company […]
Israel’s worst fears on the so-called democratic revolution in Egypt seem to be taking shape, with a majority of Egyptians calling for an annulment of the peace agreement and extensive support for the terror-aligned Muslim Brotherhood continuing to take root, according to a new poll of Egyptians from the Pew Research Center. Pew found that […]
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