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Happy Independence Day
Today we Americans gather and celebrate as a nation, our independence our freedom, taking pride in our country and our history. We honor those who hav…cuba
News! Castro and the hemisphere agree!
Every Western Hemisphere leader had a response to this week’s crisis in Honduras (which I describe here). Incredibly, from Fidel Castro and Hug…usrole
A Revolutionary Idea
A friend forwarded me an e-mail, one of those that are making the rounds as the Independence Day holiday nears, you may have also received it. The su…warcrimes
ICTR Defense Investigator Guilty of Leaking Information
A former defense investigator at the Rwanda Tribunal’s trial of Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda, Léonidas Nshogoza, was found guilty of contempt yesterda…middleeast
Inane burqa controversy attracts more press attention
President of France Nicholas Sarkozy’s new initiative - to outlaw the wearing of a burqa in public in France - has sparked quite a debate over t…climatechange
Critical Meeting - Major Economies Forum
I’ve written several times about the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) convened by President Obama to seriously address the crit…globaleconomy
Carbonomics 101: The Economics of Cap & Trade
Americans are a stubborn lot. We resist change and even the most minor of inconveniences. And I suspect the newly emerging ‘Cap & Trade’ scheme…afghanistan
Strike of the Sword
Just a day after most US troops vacated Iraqi cities, signaling the beginning of the end of the American military presence in Iraq, American forces la…israel
Israel Admittance to OECD by May 2010
Israel should attain full membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development by May 2010, according to reports following a meeti…publicdiplomacy
A Tale of Two Posts
Today, a tale about what journalism has become, with implications for all those concerned with the weakening firewall between “news” and &…children
The Truth of Justice from a Child
We often give children little input into matters of foreign affairs, politics or human rights, however children are the most observant and astute and …cuba
Cuba headlines we almost missed this week
Dissidents Win Award, but Not Obama Audience Washington Post and other outlets reported that President Obama did not accept an invitation to meet with…russia
Putin’s Pro-Natalism Miscarries
Almost exactly a year ago, one lucky Russian family received a free brand new SUV from the government. What had they done to deserve such a gift? The…globalfilm
Hearts and Minds (1974)
Why did we go to Vietnam? What did we do there? And what did going there do to us? Those are the questions asked by “Hearts and Minds” director Peter …climatechange
Impacts
I want to flag four important major reports on the impacts from climate change. Three of these came out in June, the third a few months back. What a…risingpowers
BRICs in Africa
Demonstrating their global reach, Brazil, Russia, India and China are improving ties with Africa. The BRICs are looking to gain influence, friends, a…israel
Bolten: Call for an Israeli Strike on Iran
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolten intensified the call for an Israeli strike on Iran in an editorial today in the Washington Po…israel
Army Draft Dodging
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, another Israeli citizen received notice from the IDF to report immediately to military service. This time, t…africa
South Africa Diary #4
Amazingly enough, my hotel in Cape Town has had virtually no internet connectivity for three days. It is both liberating and frightening to feel this …cuba