UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (UPI) — The United Nations marked the four-year anniversary of the organization's involvement in the Darfur region of Sudan by saying the situation remains grim. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the continued instability fueled by violence from rebel groups and government forces continued to plague Darfur. Ban called on the international […]
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrote in today's Wall Street Journal on the free trade proposal with Columbia: "It is not every day that our government, with one bold stroke, could strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. workers; support a democratic ally on the cusp of achieving lasting national success; weaken those who would sow instability […]
NBC has a new superhero drama coming out next season, and the hero's primary power seems to be money. Like Bruce Wayne without the cool car. Our new hero is The Philanthropist, a “renegade billionaire” who helps those in need. I love this hollywood phrasing “Instead of spending $25,000 a plate at a fudnraiser, he's […]
As mentioned April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and throughout the month I will work to bring you many stories of the various forms of sexual assault that plagues millions upon millions of young girls across the globe. First I wanted to bring you back to the issue of human trafficking and slavery with in […]
In addition to the physical casualties US ground troops are incurring, there are the just as debilitating psychological casualties as well. The US Army is alarmed about the growing number of active and veteran soldiers who have PTSD or will be possible future victims of it. The New York Times reports that a recent study by the US […]
FPA's Public Diplomacy blog published today a post about an author who was quite critical of the Bush administration's conduct of foreign policy. Fred Kaplan gave the next US president advice on how to “undo the damage” done by the Bush administration. This post reviews another article critical of President Bush's diplomatic practices. Timothy Garton […]
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently issued a report summarizing the foreign aid activities of its 22 member countries – which includes all of the major foreign aid donors. A group of British PhD candidates who blog on International Political Economy give a very good rundown of the main points. They focus on […]
Last week the online magazine Slate published a series called “Fixing It“‚ ten articles offering detailed policy prescriptions for the next US president on how to undo what they identify as damage caused by the Bush administration. Slate asked their international affairs columnist, Fred Kaplan, a former Congressional foreign policy adviser, to give the next […]
As many readers know, when a President makes a foreign trip, a battalion of security, logistics, protocol and media personnel precede and accompany Air Force One. Having witnessed and participated in many such visits in my former career as a State Department diplomat, I can attest to the fact that preparations can be overwhelming, especially […]
I'm killing two birds with one stone here (even though I'm a vegetarian). I'm going to highlight some of the more important recent stories I've not gotten to while pointing out some of the blogs I consider to be in the top tier. Gore kick starts sweeping program to slash U.S. carbon emissions is a […]
The New York Times Friday ran an editorial on an 81-page memo by John Yoo that oultines the legal justification for harsh interrogation tactics for the Justice Department. Yoo's memo follows similar statements placing torture on equal footing with abuses resulting in near death. The Times piece argues it is abhorrent that it took 81 […]
A truly classic quote, as reported in the Year in Review, came from Fred Krupp, influential president of the Environmental Defense Fund, in referring to the White House talks on climate change in September: "It was a lost opportunity. America needs to lead, and we can lead, but now the spotlight shifts to the Congress […]
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