| 07/26/2010
05:42 PM Journalist Abused in Iranian Prison
Since the crackdown on the Green Movement, reports of prisoner abuse have been common. Abdolreza Tajik, a human rights activist, is the latest victim. |
| 07/25/2010
09:12 PM The Freezing of Afghan Asylum Claims in Australia
The Australian government announced a freeze on asylum claims from Afghans, despite the fact that human rights organizations unanimously report that Afghan civilians face just as much danger as ever. |
| 07/22/2010
04:59 PM Taiwan: Building Partnerships for Asia-Pacific Economic Integration
As the global marketplace becomes a more integrated, multipolar arena, Taiwan's is working to develop symbiotic regional trade agreements, improve cross-strait relations and strengthen economic and diplomatic ties to the U.S. |
| 07/20/2010
11:10 PM State-Building Woes of the U.N.
The original mandate of the United Nations deemed the sovereignty of states more or less inviolable, yet the organization has expanded its scope to, controversially, include peacekeeping and state-building. |
| 07/18/2010
03:06 PM BP's Other Disaster (continued)
The United States and the United Kingdom have a long history of trying to play puppeteer with Middle Eastern countries in the interest of natural resources, a history that is far from written. |
| 07/15/2010
04:59 PM BP's Other Disaster
BP is not new to making a mess. Sixty years ago the oil company helped oust Iran's popularly elected government, and the blood and chaos has been spilling in the Middle East ever since. |
| 07/13/2010
02:10 PM Hydro-Politics in the Arab World
Not unlike the role oil has played, water is going to be increasingly important in determining power-sharing strategies and political alliances in the Middle East. |
| 06/28/2010
01:01 PM An Unbreakable Bond?
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is heading to the U.S. to meet President Obama next week, with the pair expected to discuss the series of rocky moments that have dogged their special relationship. |
| 06/20/2010
05:49 PM Tensions Remain despite Pledge to Ease Gaza Blockade
Despite Israel's announcement that it will ease its blockade, forces inside and outside Gaza remain in a volatile tug of war. |
| 06/17/2010
09:11 PM Jerusalem Day
With control over the Holy City, Isrealis celebrated Jerusalem Day with such enthusiasm, one might think they were oblivious to the enmity on the other side of the wall. |
| 07/08/2010
07:54 PM Albania, Europe's Problematic Child
A year after general elections, Albania's political parties are still fighting over the legitimacy of the results. Meanwhile the country's unemployment is sky high and it's no closer to E.U. accession. |
| 06/22/2010
07:22 PM Political Islam and Kemalist laicism: New Tango on Turkey's Old Battlefield
Turkey has been engaged in an ongoing struggle to balance its pro-Islam and secular parties for a long time, a battle that might only be won by coming to a compromise. |
| 05/27/2010
09:11 PM Haggling over the Former Moldavian SSR Dispute
Russian President Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych issued a joint declaration on the Transnistria conflict, with Moldova and Transnistria caught quite literally in between. |
| 07/11/2010
03:47 PM Kyrgyzstan: the Road Not Taken
In the wake of political unrest in Kyrgyzstan, thousands of Uzbek nationals have been the victims of violence within Kyrgyzstan. A third-party "peace army" could help turn the situation around. |
| 07/06/2010
09:04 PM Gas Revenues Fund Burma Nuke Program
While its people remain among the poorest in the world, a new report shows that Burma's military junta is siphoning oil and gas revenues to fund a secret nuclear weapons program. |
| 07/01/2010
07:08 PM Fiji Determined to Chart Its Own Political Destiny
Despite continual isolation from New Zealand and Australia, Fiji has worked to develop partnerships with, among others, China, Russia and the Arab League, while strengthening its police state at home. |
| 07/04/2010
09:17 AM Want to Cut the Deficit? Start by Getting out of Afghanistan
With military spending out of control and the war in Afghanistan now more protracted than Vietnam, the United States simply refuses to downscale its biggest liability. |
| 06/15/2010
07:56 PM Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: 21 Years Later
Two decades later, the havoc wreaked by the Exxon spill is still being felt by the habitat and wildlife, which makes envisioning the future of the Gulf of Mexico a scary thought. |
| 06/08/2010
09:38 PM The Gulf Oil Spill: Crisis of Unfathomable Consequences
The consequences of the BP oil spill are literally incalculable. While BP and government agencies argue over money and regulations, our ecosystem suffers the devastation. |
| 06/29/2010
06:04 PM Interview with Kumi Naidoo
The Greenpeace executive director talks about connections between the environment, poverty, peace, and how the interconnectedness of these issues can drive civil society. |
| 06/24/2010
10:21 PM Unsustainability in Today's Sustainable Development
For development to be integrated into a community, governments and NGOs need to find a way to educate and involve local people for the long term. |
| 05/16/2010
07:37 PM Conflict Minerals: the New Blood Diamonds
Hundreds of millions of dollars flow into resource-rich areas such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, but that money goes to corrupt rebel forces who abuse and exploit their own people. |
