GLOBAL PROBLEMS CAN ONLY BE SOLVED IN GLOBAL TERMS. By Mario Soares (*) LISBON, (IPS) – Is the world divided? Certainly. In a certain sense it always was — between large and small nations, between developed and underdeveloped peoples, between… Continue Reading
December 2003 Immediately after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, United States officials began large-scale detentions of foreign Arabic nationals and Muslims. Many, if not most, of the detentions were on the… Continue Reading
By Sanja Romic BRUSSELS, Dec 29 (IPS) – Europeans are growing increasingly sceptical about prospects of a better life in the face of the expansion due next year. Development programmes meant to increase employment within the European Union (EU) are… Continue Reading
FRANCE: Iraqi Hangover Clouds Ties with U.S. By Julio Godoy PARIS, Dec 23 (IPS) The diplomatic tension that arose between France and the United States over the invasion of Iraq was put aside formally, but it is far from over.… Continue Reading
by Kate M. Levin A recent issue of National Geographic Traveler featured a list of its Top Five Caribbean hot spots for the year. Number one is Cuba, the perfect destination if you love those “faded Commie icons,” as the… Continue Reading
World Summit on the Information Society: From heated debate to tepid commitments Sally Burch Phase one of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) concluded in Geneva on December 12, with the adoption of a Declaration and Plan… Continue Reading
Firm Bechtel Planned to Evade 1988 Sanctions – Document By Emad Mekay WASHINGTON, Dec (IPS) – U.S. construction giant Bechtel, a firm with a major contract to help rebuild Iraq, planned to hire “non-U.S. suppliers of technology” so it could… Continue Reading
www.worldforum.org The Report of the Working Party on the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, convened by Co-Chair Juan Somavia, Director General of the international Labor Organization, has been completed and can be accessed below: Click here: http://soros.c.tep1.com/maabMD1aa23V4b36p4Yb/… Continue Reading
By Emad Mekay WASHINGTON, Dec (IPS) – The United States criticised several countries on Thursday, both allies and adversaries, for failing to protect religious freedom, a charge it has faced itself since launching its “war on terror”. In its fifth… Continue Reading
The Answer Is Social Equality, Not Walls Analysis – By Tito Drago MADRID, Dec (IPS) – Walls, electrified barriers, military operations and police presence are not enough to stop the waves of migrants from impoverished countries to rich, industrialised, or… Continue Reading
The end of the west Europe is no longer the centre of the world – the future belongs to the might of Asia Martin Jacques December – 2003 The Guardian Throughout the cold war, Europe was the centre of the… Continue Reading
A surprise festive blockade by peace activists is preventing workers getting into Faslane naval base in Scotland, leading to long tailbacks of traffic. The blockade began this morning at 7 a.m. as 7 activists, from Trident Ploughshares’ ‘Local heroes’ affinity… Continue Reading
By Vesna Peric Zimonjic BELGRADE, Dec 17 (IPS) – The International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia at The Hague is becoming a new power centre for Serbia. Its two most famous inmates are campaigning from their cells for parliamentary elections… Continue Reading
By: David Coleman – VHeadline.com Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General, former Venezuelan Energy & Mines Minister Alvaro Silva Calderon says the oil cartel is seriously considering to abandon the US$ as a trading currency and to adopt… Continue Reading
By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Dec 16 (IPS) – One of the main architects behind the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is pushing to have former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein tried by that tribunal. Arthur NR Robinson,… Continue Reading
by Richard B. Du Boff “Global hegemonyâ€? might be defined as a situation in which one nation-state plays a predominant role in organizing, regulating, and stabilizing the world political economy. The use of armed force has always been an inseparable… Continue Reading
IRAQ: U.S. Takes Custody of Another Wayward Client Analysis – By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (IPS) – At last in U.S. military captivity, ousted former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein will soon mark an important 20th anniversary, the kind of… Continue Reading
Analysis by Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Dec (IPS) – As the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush searches increasingly desperately for a viable “exit strategy” from an Iraqi quagmire, its policy there is appearing ever more incoherent. The latest example… Continue Reading
Jason Deans Friday December 12, 2003 The Guardian The government yesterday began its biggest ever public consultation about the future of the BBC, appealing to the millions of licence fee payers to air their views on the corporation’s funding, structure… Continue Reading
Introduction: The initiators of the World Forum on Communication Rights in the Information Society believe that securing communication rights should be at the core of information and communication developments. Communication rights encompass all those internationally accepted human rights that pertain… Continue Reading
