Recent revelations that Nelson Mandela is still on the United States’ terrorist watch list (a list he never belonged on in the first place) does not exactly inspire confidence in America's handling of its foreign policy, its approach to terrorism, or its grasp of African policy, does it? [Crossposted at dcat.]
Or: Hamas Rocket Attacks Deter Israeli Humanitarian Mission Or: Israel Content to Let Gaza Fall Apart Or: Hamas Willing to Sacrifice Own People In War Against Israel So it goes when wading into the Israeli/Palestinian debate. The facts are that an Israeli convoy delivering fuel and other supplies was attacked by rocket fire and turned […]
Recently came across this blog, Humble Musings, which touches a lot on women's issues in the Middle East (and other issues germane to this blog, as well as other interesting pieces). We don't seem to get a lot of time to talk about these issues on this page, what with the author's particular obsessions, so […]
No matter how advanced our human civilization becomes, creating and then depending on such things as the Internet and cell phones, life for all humans still comes down to one thing, WATER. Central Asia's historically harsh winter this past year has put tremendous strains on all parts of life in the region, from households to […]
Whatever the Israelis offer, Syria won't give up its alliance with Iran, which allows it to punch above its weight in the region said Jonathan Spyer. What else is new? Every so often Assad repeats the same old, same old. The alliance with Iran is Syria's upper hand. It has Hizballah and the Palestinian […]
At the Council on Foreign Relations Andrew Meldrum, a Nieman fellow at Harvard University and former Zimbabwe correspondent for the Guardian, discusses (via podcast) the Zimbabwe crisis and South Africa's role in it.
As complex as the situation is in Zimbabwe, we do know that there will be a runoff election. President Robert Mugabe has accepted the results and is preparing for the runoff. His opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai, however, appears to maintain his view that a runoff is invalid and that he won the count outright. He may […]
I would like to think that I have been as active a voice about the crisis in Zimbabwe and as critical toward Robert Mugabe as anyone writing over the past few years. And yet moral outrage is not a sufficient stance to take to write effectively about Zim, even if a soupcon of outrage may […]
For all you lucky readers I have a present…Press Conference reports from US State Department officials about ongoing relations with Central Asia! Calm down please. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Pamela Spratlen (Photo, left) recently made diplomatic visits to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and in each destination held a press conference. In Bishkek, she participated in what […]
And no, the title isn't some kind of National Review fantasy about the links between public broadcasting and Evildoers, but rather about a segment on NPR this morning regarding the State Department's annual report on terrorism. The guest was Ambassador Dell Dailey, who talked at length about foreign fighters in Iraq returning home. We’ve discussed […]
On April 21st I discussed Turkmenistan-EU's growing energy supply relations, specifically in regards to the building of the Nabucco and Trans-Caspian Pipelines, and yesterday I dropped you a quick article about a recent Memo of Understanding (MoU) between Turkmenistan and India regarding oil and gas cooperation. I have been wanting to discuss India's growing role […]
As a follow-up to yesterday's post on press freedom I would encourage you to read Guy Berger's column, “Role Models for a Free Press,” in the Mail & Guardian. A free and open media does not just happen naturally, as events across the globe sadly show on a regular basis and as Berger reveals in […]
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