Food of the Gods
The politics and socioeconomics of chocolate and why it is still a guilty pleasure.
Beyond Gbagbo’s Last Stand
The standoff in Cote d’Ivoire is over. Here’s how to break the cycle of violence.
Ivory Coast at a Crossroads?
Please join us for a briefing on the turmoil in Côte d’Ivoire and its impacts on workers, as well as prospects for future development of workers’ organizations and democratic institutions.
African Solutions for Cote d’Ivoire: The Deception of ‘No Solution’
The prospect of a new civil war looms on the Ivoirian horizon.
Ivory Coast Discussion with Emira Woods
VOA’s Vincent Makori talks to Emira Woods, of the Institute for Policy Studies, on the developments in Ivory Coast.VOA’s Vincent Makori talks to Emira Woods, of the Institute for Policy Studies, on the developments in Ivory Coast.
Robert Kaplan Continues to Flog His Tribal Ruler Meme With Gaddafi, Gbagbo and Saleh
Robert Kaplan thinks that Gaddafi, Gbagbo, and Saleh refuse to back down out of fealty to their tribes.
Emira Woods on the 2010 – 2011 Ivory Coast Crisis
The rule of law, the will of the people, and the results of the elections must be upheld in the Ivory Coast, says Emira Woods.
Crisis in Cote d’Ivoire: What Impact on Women?
The political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire has had major diplomatic, financial, economic and social repercussions on the population, including on women and the organisations that defend their rights.
Film: The Dark Side of Chocolate
Join Tiffany Williams, Advocacy Director for IPS’ Break the Chain Campaign and Emira Woods, Co-Director of IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus project as we present a screening of The Dark Side of Chocolate, a documentary film by Miki Mistrati and U. Roberto Romano about the continued allegations of trafficking of children and child labor in the international cocoa industry.
Stormy War Clouds: A Briefing on The Crisis in Ivory Coast (Cote-d’Ivoire)
Experts describe Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) as Africa’s biggest news story of 2010. Its disputed November 28 run-off and its tense aftermath constitute a secondary crisis. This situation was indeed born out of unresolved primary Ivorian dilemmas and crises: the epicenter of FranceAfrique or French neocolonialism across Africa. Global capital, neoliberalism and foreign economic domination are the price of “stable” dictatorship.
Has the UN Failed Cote d’Ivoire?
The UN is capable of saving Cote d’Ivoire from collapse but it cannot do so as long as it plays ‘second fiddle’ to the western powers that ‘pay the piper.’
60-Second Expert: Afghanistan
The U.S. military no longer cares about winning “hearts and minds.”