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Transformational Change
In talking about the limitless potential for renewables last week, I mentioned the letter from three key ministers from France, Germany and the UK cal…developmentaid
Greeks Bearing Gifts?
Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad to start a two-day visit aimed at improving U.S./Pakistan relations and to solidify…globaltrade
Other WTO News
Indonesia is brining a case against the United States over the ban on clove cigarettes. The Americans claim the ban is meant to improve the health of …globaltrade
WTO: Boeing vs. Airbus
Last month the WTO ruled against Airbus, stating that they had illegally received loans from European governments, giving them an unfair advantage ove…mediaforeignpolicy
Foreign Anti-Libel Bill Passes Senate
Bipartisan legislation that would protect journalists from libel suits filed abroad, authored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Jeff Sessions (R-…lawandsecurity
Our Schlieffen Plan
At Informed Comment yesterday, Tom Engelhardt ripped counterinsurgency (COIN) a new one. He writes that we should “start talking about the mad…bangladesh
Malnutrition in Bangladesh: Hope and Blight in a Young Country
Consider for more than a breath that about 50% of children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh are malnourished. That hard to picture statistic masks …africa
Barriers to Understanding
A paragraph in an otherwise fine post from Chris Blattman, “Africa’s Coming Disaster,” rubbed me the wrong way. In the post, Blattma…iraq
Intermezzo…A Brief Aside to the Music of Iraq
To preface today’s post, I’ll be honest…there haven’t been a lot of “glass-is-half-full” stories coming out of Iraq, recently. Between the political …climatechange
Stephen Schneider
Stephen Schneider was one of the most influential climate scientists in the world. His career covered four decades. He did both the very heavy lift…armscontrol
Fidel Castro, Blogger Extraordinaire
What’s been striking is not so much the content of what he’s said but the fact he can say it at all The semi-retired Cuban leader got some…developmentaid
The Wines of Southern Ethiopia
I’ve been thinking a lot about a New York Times article from last November about land acquisition in Africa. At the time the article was published, …armscontrol
Further Thoughts on Korean Reprocessing
Lest my last post left the misimpression that I consider the issue of South Korean nuclear fuel reprocessing to be unimportant, let me emphasize this:…mediaforeignpolicy
What the Media Doesn’t Say About Falun Gong
11 Years ago, on July 20, 1999, a persecution against a meditation practice called Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa) officially started in Mainland China. Th…israel
Juxtaposed Meetings
Middle East leaders held two meetings this week that exemplify recent foreign policy crises and personality clashes between Israel and its allies, alo…lawandsecurity
Europe Becomes A Russian Doll?
Last week Daniel Hannan of the Telegraph argued that since, per the Lisbon Treaty, the EU can now sign treaties, it is now a state (h/t Opinio Juris)…women
Mexico’s American Idol…for NGOs
By Cordelia Rizzo Tired of the erosion of the social fabric caused by the proliferation of organized crime heists and other social misfortunes in Mexi…brazil
New Forest Policy For Amazon, Cerrado, Only in 2011
Brazil farmers get green light to cut more forest. Sort of...…africa
Mandela Day
A belated happy birthday to Nelson Mandela. Madiba and all of South Africa celebrated his 92nd birthday on Sunday. …southernafrica