VoxEurop, The Guardian, Lib?ration The conflict with the Islamic State is ?jolting the process? among EU member states to reach an agreement on countering the threat of attacks from European citizens returning from Syria and Iraq, writes The Guardian.
Brahma Chellaney* – The Hindu Barack Obama has been more at ease waging wars than in waging peace. He has proved to be one of America?s most militarily assertive Presidents since World War II America?s Nobel Peace Prize laureate president,… Continue Reading
By Joel Jaeger UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 2014 (IPS) – With state support moving at an unprecedented pace, the Arms Trade Treaty will enter into force on Dec. 24, 2014, only 18 months after it was opened for signature.
VoxEurop ?If he was out to convince that something could change in the way Europe is led, than the European Commission?s president-elect Jean-Claude Juncker has already won,? [writes Le Monde] in the eve of his team?s hearing before the European… Continue Reading
Arthur Neslen* – The Guardian Global warming efforts should focus on CO2, not soot particles known as black carbon, say Norwegian team The global warming effect of ?black carbon?, or soot, has been greatly exaggerated due to mistaken assumptions about… Continue Reading
Analysis by Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 2014 (IPS) – When U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday, he was outspoken in his criticism of Russia for bullying Ukraine, Syria for its brutality towards its own… Continue Reading
Mychal Denzel Smith ? The Nation According to a survey conducted by the Public Religion Institute, 51 percent of white Americans agree that black people and other racial minorities are treated unfairly in the criminal justice system. That?s up from… Continue Reading
By Toko Sekiguchi and Chun Han Wong – Wall Street Journal Relations between Asia’s two biggest economies are finally thawing after two years of rising tensions that included near-clashes in the air. China and Japan have eased back from the… Continue Reading
By Joel Jaeger UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 2014 (IPS) – Speaking to more than 120 heads of state at the U.N. Climate Summit, actor and newly appointed U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio made clear the long-ranging impact of the… Continue Reading
William Greider – The Nation The war whoops of the pundit class helped propel the nation into yet another doomed military adventure in the Middle East. Ghastly beheadings by a newly discovered enemy were the frightening flashpoint. The president ordered… Continue Reading
By Amantha Perera STOCKHOLM, Sep 23 2014 (IPS) – A gift of nature, or a valuable commodity? A human right, or a luxury for the privileged few? Will the agricultural sector or industrial sector be the main consumer of this… Continue Reading
Mark Hertsgaard – The Nation Hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of New York City on Sunday calling for ?climate justice? in the largest mass protest to date against government and corporate inaction to limit the overheating of… Continue Reading
Analysis by Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 22 2014 (IPS) – Acting on climate change will not hurt domestic economic growth, and in fact is more likely to boost growth, most analyses now show. The latest to confirm the dictum… Continue Reading
Hindustan Times Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s first genuine foreign policy encounter proved bruising. Chinese President Xi Jinping?s airplane touched down in India even as a few hundred of his soldiers pushed across the Line of Actual Control. Modi spent much… Continue Reading
Analysis by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 2014 (IPS) – When world political leaders arrive next week for the annual ritual of addressing the United Nations, they will be speaking inside a newly renovated General Assembly hall ? part of… Continue Reading
The Editors – The Nation The crisis in Iraq and Syria demands a political solution. Here are the key diplomatic steps needed to get there. Too often in the United States, when responding to international crises, we equate ?doing something?… Continue Reading
D.D. Guttenplan* – The Nation On the train north to Edinburgh two songs kept running through my head. The first was ?Big Yellow Taxi,? Joni Mitchell?s breakup ballad with its wry warning: ?You don?t know what you?ve got till it?s… Continue Reading
By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Sep 18 2014 (IPS) – A successful agreement on Iran?s nuclear programme could significantly enhance U.S. leverage and influence throughout the Greater Middle East, according to a new report signed by 31 former senior U.S. foreign-policy… Continue Reading
By Joel Jaeger UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 2014 (IPS) – A widespread perception exists that developing countries must make a choice between tackling climate change and fighting poverty. This assumption is incorrect, according to the authors of a new report… Continue Reading
By M K Bhadrakumar* – Asia Times What readily comes to mind are the lyrics of the famous Frank Sinatra song. Watching the “falling leaves drift by the window ? I see your lips, the summer kisses/The sunburned hands I… Continue Reading
