Our Slow-Motion Global Accident
Industry simply doesn’t have an incentive to kick its fossil fuel habit.
Enough Already: Close Gitmo
Two years later, President Obama hasn’t kept his promise to shut the Guantanamo prison.
Cancun Agreement Succeeds in Meeting Low Expectations
They did it! After pre-announcing that no major decisions would result from Cancun talks and nearly two weeks of debates and discussions, the army of international climate change negotiators reached an agreement fully in line with the low expectations for it.
WikiLeaks Proves Need for Stronger Whistleblower Protections
Government officials don’t want their huge mistakes and unethical actions to come to public view.
Korean Brinkmanship, American Provocation, and the Road to War
The exchange of artillery fire between South and North Korea on 23 November, 2010 had predictable results
Is China Greening Africa?
Is China smartening up its environmental and social act in Africa? It certainly wants to be seen as doing just that.
Obama’s Afghanistan Review: A Whitewash of a Disastrous Occupation
According to the Obama administration, nothing can happen in the U.S. war in Afghanistan that doesn’t mean good news.
New Poll Underlines Gloom Shrouding “Peace Process”
Hope among both Jewish and Palestinian Israelis that a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians can ever be achieved appears to be fading.
One November’s Dead: The American War Dead Disappear into the Darkness
America’s heroes? Not so much. Not anymore. Not when they’re dead, anyway.
Spotlight Cancun: Cancun Success – Compared to What?
Cancun was not a surprise. Nor was it a failure. This much is easy to say.
Ideas, Identity and Ideology in Contemporary Japan: The Sato Masaru Phenomenon
Sato Masaru is a name virtually unknown outside Japan but inescapable within Japan.
Assessing Women’s Rights in Nigeria
The Nigerian government needs to show commitment to the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa by passing relevant laws and allocating funds to women’s rights.
Brazilian Foreign Policy Under Dilma: Interview with Igor Fuser
On Oct. 31, Brazilians elected their new president, Worker’s Party (PT) candidate, Dilma Rousseff.
After the Deluge
Recent floods exacerbate an already desperate situation for many civilians in war-torn Northwestern Pakistan.
Will Pentagon Be Exempt From Budget Cuts?
With pressure to slash the 1.3 trillion-dollar federal deficit rising sharply, the public debate over whether to exempt the Pentagon from such cuts is moving rapidly toward centre-stage.