In order to understand current events related to terrorism as well as possible, it is essential to explore all aspects of the topic, such as influential Islamist philosophers, the history, background, and structure of a variety of terrorist organizations, and terrorist tactics and strategies. Let’s start with an overview of suicide terrorism, arguably the most […]
The Center for a New American Security has released a report by Kristin Lord of CNAS and Marc Lynch of George Washington University. “America’s Extended Hand: Assessing the Obama Administration’s Global Engagement Strategy,” is well worth a thorough read. The executive summary includes: The purpose of this report is to assess rather than recommend […]
I wanted to quickly point out an excellent article in the Economist from a few weeks back, highlighting Kaiser Permanente’s approach to integrated approach to healthcare. While I find it interesting in the context of the American health insurance debate, I’m most intrigued by the element of aligning incentives. The Economist writes: Kaiser also aligns […]
Interesting commentary by the Atlantic Council’s James Joyner on what the UK election results will mean for the Anglo-American “Special Relationship” here. Joyner believes the abundance of common interests in the U.S.-UK relationship will ultimately prevent it from fraying too much, and history suggests that he is right. In addition to those interests, the “Special […]
I was interviewing a world-class expert on energy and the environment yesterday for a project I’m on, and the discussion came around to many environmentalists’ distrust of cap-and-trade and other modes of “market-friendly” environmental activity. I was reminded of the video from Nathaniel Keohane, Environmental Defense Fund’s Director of Economic Policy and Analysis. (It is […]
Uganda, one of the more stable societies in Africa, plans to enact the death penalty for gay and lesbians who repeatedly engage in homosexual relationships. Last year, American missionaries spread their version of the Gospel in Uganda. Hatred, against gays and lesbians, was never too distant. ‘The Ugandan MP who sponsored the bill, David Bahati, […]
In the spirit of yesterday’s photos of the Gulf of Mexico, this photo essay from Newsweek is also resonant. I would’ve added the Canadian tar sands and mountaintop removal mining.
Last month’s episode of South Park brought together religious leaders — known as the “Super Best Friends.” This group included Jesus, Buddha, Krishna and Moses was the Prophet Mohammed, who was hidden for most of the episode in a U-haul truck. Then, Mohammed appeared… dressed in a bear costume. The campaign (mentioned below) was to show solidarity […]
Hey there! Salam! Shalom! My name is April and I welcome you to this revamped Foreign Policy Association blog dedicated to Middle East Media. I know I always want to know WHO bloggers really are… so please check out my “Blogger Profile” on the right hand menu of this screen. Regarding this blog: discussion through […]
This is a guest post by Patrick Frost, a Senior Blogger at FPA: In the past couple days, the world’s great powers have been busy courting and challenging the Middle East’s prospective regional power, Iran. To most people’s surprise, the leaders of Turkey and Brazil reached an agreement with Tehran to transport and hold about […]
This week one of China’s former richest men, Huang Guangyu of Chinese appliance giant Gome Electronics, was sentenced to 14 years in jail for bribery and insider dealing. This follows rejection of the appeal of former Rio Tinto executives, who some believed had received unreasonably harsh sentences for bribing so-far unnamed government officials. Is China […]
Will the departure of U.S. forces derail recent development success? Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s Kurdish population faced policies of genocide, forced assimilation, and ethnic cleansing. That changed after 2003 when Kurds emerged as a leading democratic force in the new Iraq. For several years, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been a model of successful […]
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