I’m all for protests and differences of opinion — but there’s a time and a place for everything. Within the last week, a group of Israeli and Palestinian left wing activists sprayed graffiti on the remnants of the Warsaw ghetto, calling for liberation of the Gaza Strip. This incident is disturbing for several reasons, and […]
The Boston Globe has an editorial by Derrick Z. Jackson highlighting the growing role of the U.S. Navy in the Arctic, entitled, “As the world’s ice melts, the Navy’s role grows.” Admiral Gary Roughead sat down with the op-ed board of the newspaper, commenting on issues such as overfishing and melting sea ice – both […]
Can the BNP stand behind former allies who might be prosecuted for committing war crimes against their own people? This question must now float high on the list of questions BNP leadership is asking while strategizing a fecund and energized return to power. The BNP has recently struck out in support of the three top leaders […]
Like other countries, Afghanistan also celebrates 5th of May “The International World Press Freedom Day”. It is a day to remind the government the duty to respect and uphold the rights to the freedom of press. It’s a day that the country should stand up and say we are democratic and freedom of speech is […]
The Indian government’s decision to raise fuel prices last month resulted in some opposition-led large scale protests on Monday.
President Obama recently signed a tough Iranian sanctions bill into law. The sanctions will mostly target Iran’s energy sector. Even though Iran is an oil producing country it obtains a good portions of its energy needs from abroad, including companies from the EU and the U.S. The new sanctions bill targets gasoline exports to Iran […]
Gang violence threatened voter turnout in last weekend’s state elections. A leading candidate in the state of Tamaulipas and a well-known musician were assassinated in the week before, campaign offices were bombed, and bodies were even hung from bridges on the morning of the election. But Mexico’s democracy endured: voter turnout was relatively high, “an […]
It’s a lovely day in Durban. Sailboats dot the horizon of the Indian Ocean. Surfers enjoy the waves that have made the beaches right outside of my door a regular stop on the pro surfing circuits. In the permitted areas people are swimming, with more coming out each hour as the temperatures creep up to […]
The issue that is handily, wrenchingly, confounding the Pakistani military is the one that has long confounded the NATO command in Afghanistan. That issue, that problem has been canvassed well in a recent New York Times article . The issue is this: How can one separate out the enemy from the friendly citizen? No real answer […]
It is not too much to think that in the last few weeks the ground beneath their feet has shifted for the military and political teams charged with delivering U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. General Stanley McChrystal’s hasty, and ill-becoming dismissal from office has given cause for recrimination that only a few weeks ago […]
I don’t think I’m an especially good relaxer. I like being near the ocean but find it unappealing and nearly impossible just to relax on the beach. many people find the idea of doing nothing completely appealing. I find it horrible. I need something to read, something to write, something to DO. It’s another day […]
In a recent press conference Mian Nawaz Sharif – the head of the largest opposition Party Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN) – claimed that terrorism in Pakistan is a result of government’s foreign policies. Sharif made the comments two days after two terrorist suicide bombers had attacked the most popular Sufi shrine in Punjab. The province […]
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