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The Libyan No Fly Zone: Responsibility to Protect and International Law

Just as Secretary Gates had said, enforcing a no fly zone in Libya requires an attack on Libyan military assets, specifically air defense systems, in the initial phase.  These attacks…

Burmese Army ‘Demoralized’ and Under ‘Great Strain’

Burma’s pro-military parliament has passed a new law paving the way for compulsory service in the Burmese Army for up to five years in the case of a state of…

Using a Foreign Language

Back in Vietnamese classes again and meeting the age-old problems. The Asian teachers and students seem to be mired in a single dictionary definition for each English word, and they…

Letter to the Editor: Does the latest United Nations Security Council resolution give hope to the Palestinian people?

On Thursday, the United National Security Council adopted a Resolution proposed by the United Kingdom, France and Lebanon and supported by the United States, confirming that member states can “take…

The Impact of Political Change in MENA on SSA

As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to convulse with political change, contagion in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been conspicuously absent. The region has its fair share of…

Civil Society and Palestine: The Growing Power of the Ordinary

The global boycott movement (BDS) and other related campaigns were aimed at exposing Israeli transgressions against the Palestinian people and galvanizing international solidarity. What is so uplifting to see now…

Learning from Disaster? After Sendai

After atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there was, in the West, especially in the United States, a short triumphal moment, crediting American science and military prowess with…

Mania and the Economic Meltdown of Society

During a period of the Dutch Golden Age, prices for tulip bulbs reached extraordinary levels. Single tulip bulbs were bought and sold for small fortunes, making some very wealthy. It…