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The US military has geographically divided up the world into six regional “commands.” Northern Command, which was created in the wake of the September 11 attacks, is based in NORAD in Colorado. European Command is based in Stuttgart, Germany, so it is right in the middle of its area of responsibility (AOR). Pacific Command has […]

Uganda is Africa's oldest conflict Since 1987, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has wreaked havoc on the people of northern Uganda, those bearing the brunt of this violence are children. Some 30,000 children have been abducted from their families and used as soldiers or sex slaves, while 12,000 civilians have been killed and 2 million […]

This video is funny, and funny foreign aid jokes don't come up very often. Just for that it would be worth posting. At risk of taking the joke too seriously, I would like to point out that the US government does not give foreign aid in the way described here (random amount of money sent […]

Over 300 Academics and policy-makers from all over the world gathered to attend the Brookings Institution-sponsored US-Islamic World Forum  in Doha, Qatar on Monday. (Karen Hughes at the 2006 US-Islamic World Forum) Agence France Presse reported that many of the Muslim delegates in attendance said they hoped to see Obama win the Democratic nomination and become the next […]

The US Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the British Deptarment for International Development (DFID) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to increase their cooperation in Africa. The MOU specifically pertains to Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. I didn't check, but I’m willing to bet those are the only African countries where both the MCC […]

CSRwire is a site that covers pretty much everything to do with corporate social responsibility. It tends to take a pro-business slant on the issue, but also contains a lot of useful information. Interested in the CSR profile of Coke vs. Pepsi, CSRwire is a good place to start. They’ve just added a multimedia section […]

Tropical Forest Loss , Following on my last post (see below) about the destruction of hugely productive carbon sinks for conversion to cropland for the production of biofuel feedstocks, it is relevant to see the testimony from three very worthy leaders in the fight against rainforest loss.  The House of Representatives' Select Committee on Energy […]

From UPI. Uganda and LRA close to cease-fire deal Published: Feb. 19, 2008 at 1:40 PM   KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb. 19 (UPI) — Ugandan officials agreed to let domestic courts try alleged war criminals as part of negotiations for a final peace agreement with rebels, a report says. The Ugandan national newspaper, New Vision, said […]

The United States policy towards Cuba, adopted during the heights of the Cold War, has for decades remained immutable. Even recently, the Bush Administration has ceded little ground in opening relations with the despotic regime of the brothers Castro. Meanwhile, Cuba finds itself in a period of transition. This morning, Fidel announced he will resign […]

"There are few more challenging places to have a healthy childhood than Haiti!" -Adriano Gonzalez-Regueral, UNICEF's Country Representative (UNICEF Press Release: Survival is Greatest Challenge for Haiti's Children ). The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti truly is a country in crisis, plagued by poverty, disease, infant mortality, high illiteracy rates, human trafficking, violence […]

Thanks to Tactical Philanthropy for pointing out this Ellison Research study that suggests a majority of Americans do not trust non-profits to spend their money efficiently. Most of us apparently believe non-profits spend too much money on fund-raising and administration. The average American believes that 22.4 cents out of every dollar would be reasonable, but […]

We know a few things already about how foreign audiences regard the U.S. election race. In Ireland and Kenya, we know that there's newfound pride in the fact that Obama has roots that can be traced to these two countries. McCain and Hillary Clinton and even Mike Huckabee have their foreign admirers, but not generally […]