It’s understandable that American leaders believe they have a stake in the EU, as each other’s main trading partners, leaders of the developed world, and the fact that the political project EU would never have existed without US support and encouragemnet. Therefore George Bush and now President Obama are probably mystified at the negative reaction to their declared […]
Rumors of 10% drop in March exports International Business Daily, a Chinese-language newspaper, cited an unidentified official who is expecting a decline in exports in March of at least 10 percent from a year earlier. Although double-digit, the decline is lower than the drop in exports in February of more than 25 percent. World Bank […]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened the first ever joint meeting of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Arctic Council by announcing that both she and President Barack Obama are determined to finally ratify the U.N. Law of the Sea Convention. Clinton stated that saving the Arctic “starts with the Law of the […]
In an interview with Middle East Progress, Robert Drumheller, vice president of structured finance for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation that works with the Palestinians, discusses the importance of a viable economy for the success of the peace process. Many analysts contend that many issues, such as the right of return, would no longer be relevant […]
WASHINGTON — Even as the Obama administration launches new drone attacks into Pakistan’s remote tribal areas, concerns are growing among U.S. intelligence and military officials that the strikes are bolstering the Islamic insurgency by prompting Islamist radicals to disperse into the country’s heartland. Al Qaida , Taliban and other militants who’ve been relocating to Pakistan’s […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rejected on Tuesday a US proposal for joint operations in the tribal areas against terrorism and militancy, as differences of opinion between the two countries over various aspects of the war on terror came out into the open for the first time. Highly-informed sources said the move followed a collective decision reached between […]
… is that not funny? Johann Hari of the UK Independent has an investigative journalism piece at the Huffington Post (are those two things a contradiction in terms?) that points out the flaws in Dubai’s sustainability long-term (or even medium-term). It’s a little melodramatic in its language, but raises some important points, primarily about the […]
April 5, 2009 Can Pakistan Be Governed? (NYT) By JAMES TRAUB TO ENTER the office where Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan, conducts his business, you head down a long corridor toward two wax statues of exceptionally tall soldiers, each in a long, white tunic with a glittering column of buttons. On closer inspection, […]
Here are some Afghan-related issues to Check Out! Check out this intriguing story of the Last Jew in Afghanistan, which features a five minute video interview of you got it, the last Jew in Afghanistan. The short documentary by Oliver Englehart, profiles Zablon Simantov, a Jewish resident of Kabul, explains why he remains despite his […]
Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party announces its support for amending Egypt’s personal status laws and instituting a quota for female MPs.
Obama surprised the US troops in Iraq this morning with a visit and a speech. He arrived at Camp Victory this morning, seemingly out of the blue, near the Baghdad International Airport and spoke with top US commander of Iraq, General Raymond Odierno. He’s also set to meet with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki later today. […]
A plaster on someone’s finger is usually hardly worthy of notice, never mind the source of an entire nation’s attention. Yet the recent appearance of a band-aid on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s right index finger has set off a furious round of concern, speculation, and posturing. Is it the symptom of some sort of infection? […]
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