The oft-talked about settlers are a small percentage of the Israeli population. Of that minimal number, a small subset of extremists manages to give Jews and Israelis a bad name, all while evoking religion as the root cause. This weekend, a group of settlers torched a mosque in the West Bank and scrawled racist slogans […]
If an asset is more productive with a policeman guarding it, then Bangladesh Police has a lot of explaining to do. Wisdom on the street has it that if one is afraid of having something stolen, then she should notify the police of its whereabouts, and, sure enough, it will have been stolen. So the […]
An interesting discussion about whether India should send troops to Afghanistan at the blog, Acorn. Most of the people think that it would be an imprudent move to get involved militarily in Afghanistan. Some of the most recurring concerns are about the protests from Pakistan, the effect such involvement would have on the situation in […]
Reporting for the Middle East Political and Economic Institute, Foreign Policy Association blogger Manuela Paraipan brings us an exclusive interview with Aram Nerguizian, resident Middle East and North Africa scholar with the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at Center for Strategic and Security Studies (CSIS). Please visit the MEPEI website to access the interview […]
Reporting for the Middle East Political and Economic Institute, Foreign Policy Association blogger Manuela Paraipan shares a recent interview on the Muslim Brotherhood, with Dr. Kareem Mahmoud Kamel, Assistant Professor of Political Science at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Please visit the MEPEI website to access the interview in audio/pdf format and to access […]
Reporting for the Middle East Political and Economic Institute, Foreign Policy Association blogger Manuela Paraipan shares a recent interview on post Hosni Mubarak Egypt, with Dr. Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate at Carnegie Middle East Center. Please visit the MEPEI website to access the interview in audio/pdf format and to check out other interviews by Manuela […]
Reporting for the Middle East Political and Economic Institute, Foreign Policy Association blogger Manuela Paraipan brings us an exclusive interview with Former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Please visit the MEPEI website to access the interview in audio/pdf format and to check out other interviews by Manuela Paraipan. By Manuela Paraipan, Middle East Political and […]
Reporting for the Middle East Political and Economic Institute, Foreign Policy Association blogger Manuela Paraipan brings us an exclusive interview with Former Lebanese President Emile Lahoud. Please visit the
A beautiful video at the Atlantic, of the Royal Gurkha Regiment fighting in Afghanistan, and the bonds they have created with the Afghans. The video shows them bonding over Bollywood, Urdu and certain common cultural elements.
“We are not ready to sign under the plans to cut 22-25% as part of a direct continuation of the Kyoto Protocol”, declared Russia’s environmental diplomat Oleg Shamanov. This despite the fact that Russia remains the only developed country ALREADY operating at below-1990 emissions levels, because of the post-Soviet industrial collapse. It has thus benefitted […]
In the beginning, the Arab world was ecstatic with the prospects of President Barack Obama changing the dynamic between the West and the Middle East. His background and willingness to sit down with Arab and Muslim leaders sparked optimism that finally, after eight years of demonization, the Arab world would have a fair hearing by […]
Earlier this week at the world climate talks in Copenhagen South Africa announced that the country plans to cut its carbon emissions by 34% by 2020. However, South Africa will need the support of “developed countries” to do so. This seems like a brilliant strategy. Most discussions about climate change for nations in Africa, Asia […]
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