The Syrian Riddle
Persuading those who are ideologically drunk and politically myopic is often a hopeless undertaking.…
Democratic Transition in Burma and Western Interests
Burma may be heading toward an illiberal or a defective democracy with the survival of certain inherent authoritarian elements in a widely perceived democratic institutional arrangement.…
Why We Must Fight
If we are to stop this madness, we must fight and not just for our own sake, but for the sake of those who have yet to be born.…
Food Waste and Hunger Side by Side, Scandalous
How does the human race measure up to this wise saying when it comes to one of the essentials of life, food? Not well, it seems.…
Resurrection: Georgia’s Complicated Relationship with Stalin
Though Stalin has long since passed, Georgia is still in his grip in the 21st century.…
The Marvelous World of Freedom of Speech
The use of sanctions to prevent foreign media from saying things that Washington has decided should not be said is actually a marked improvement over previous American methods. …
Argentina’s Awful Warning to Cyprus
The Argentine example is an awful warning of what may happen should Nicosia and the EU fail to revive the Cypriot banking system.…
Funding and Denouncing Israeli Occupation: Hypocritical EU Must Make a Stand
Western powers, led by the United States, have brought little pressure to bear on Israel to cease its illegal activities.…
David Cameron’s Mission to India
By the time the British prime minister met his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in Delhi, the deal to sell AgustaWestland helicopters to India seemed to have been scuppered.…
Ukraine’s Historic Moment – and How It May Be Lost
Will sophisticated diplomacy and shrewd lobbying make the EU sign an Association Agreement, with Kyiv?…
What If?
What ifs are provocative, and that is what makes them fun. Thinking is America’s national disability. I’m all for anything that provokes Americans to think.…
Is Berlin Prepared to Support a New Democratization in Ukraine?
Germany’s Eastern policies have to adapt to the novel political challenges in the post-Soviet space…
No Security Firms for African Refugees: Opportunities and War in Mali
From Libya to Mali a typical story is forming, coupled with lucrative contracts and massive opportunities of all sorts.…
Transforming the European Citizens’ Initiative into a more effective, accessible tool of direct democracy: A proposal for framework revision
The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is framework that allows EU citizens to call on the European Commission to propose legislation regarding a particular issue, following the gathering of at least…
Twin tragedies in North Africa: Reading between the lines
Why the people in Mali and Algeria and the truth about Western engagement there are casualties of the latest developments…
Mali: Disregarded Lessons in ‘Humanitarian’ Intervention
Western powers are engaged in yet another military intervention, this time in Mali, a country whose troubles are in no small part a consequence of the U.S./NATO war on Libya…
Berlusconi was a total disaster for Italy and its political system: Alexander Stille
I’ve conducted an interview with Prof. Stille and talked to him about journalism, Italian politics, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and freedom of press.…
Attack on Sovereignty
All that counts is Washington’s will as the pursuit of hegemony moves Washington closer to becoming a world dictator. …
Depardieuskygate and Russia’s Global Drift
Russia clearly sees the necessity of growing its economy by attracting capital and deepening integration with the West but at the same time is constantly at pains to preserve sovereignty…
Empire’s Burden
The claim that “Our way of life is better than yours” is an important one for without it, the hegemonic subjugation of the colonized–so vital to the good health of…
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