Haiti has almost always been governed by leaders whose personal or sectarian interests supersede those of the majority. From the assassination of the Independence leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines to the subsequent coups d’état (including the most recent, in 2004) those who pay the ultimate price of that violence are the citizens of the majority class. In [...]
Democratic Struggle In Haiti: Jeb Sprague’s Account – Review
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What Was Wrong With Obama’s Speech In Jerusalem – OpEd
By Richard Falk It was master-crafted as an ingratiating speech by the world’s most important leader and the government that has most consistently championed Israel’s cause over the decades. Enthusiastically received by the audience of Israeli youth, and especially by liberal Jews around the world. Despite the venue, President Obama’s words in Jerusalem on March [...]
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US Activists Respond To Guantanamo Hunger Strikes
On Sunday, March 24 human rights activists throughout the United States began a seven day fast and series of actions in solidarity with the men currently on hunger strike at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Dozens of men, according to detainee lawyers, are entering their seventh week of a hunger strike to protest [...]
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Rosneft Signs Agreements With Chinese Companies
Rosneft said Tuesday that on March 22 it signed a number of agreements with Chinese companies as part of the visit of the Chinese delegation to Russia. Rosneft also acted as an authorized representative in accordance with the agreements signed by Russian and Chinese governments. Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, [...]
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The Somaliazation Of Syria – Analysis
As Syria’s civil war enters its third year, the country’s humanitarian crisis worsens each day and the Levant grows increasingly vulnerable to the conflict’s spillover. In mid-February, the United Nations reported a death toll “nearing 70,000.” Today, one in four Syrians is internally displaced or living abroad as a refugee. No dialogue between the Assad [...]
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IOC ‘Confident’ In Rio Preparations For 2016 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee says it is “absolutely confident” in Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for the 2016 Olympics despite the temporary closure of the stadium that will host track and field events at the Games The Associated Press reported. Rio authorities said Tuesday, March 26 they decided to shut the Joao Havelange Stadium because of [...]
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The Great Islamic Divide: Sunnis Vs Shi’ites – OpEd
Ask most people in the West what they know about Islam, and you are likely to get a blank stare. Many are aware that the religion has two main branches – Sunni and Sh’ite − but as for the differences between them, or where each is mainly practised, most people haven’t a clue. Classic explanations [...]
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Maldives: India Should Monitor Developments Closely – Analysis
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan. Nasheed Rearrested: In less than two days of leaving the premises of the Indian High Commission, former president Nasheed was arrested by the authorities and taken to the hoonidhoo detention camp for producing him the next evening at the court of Hulhulumale. The legal team defending Nasheed said that the Police did [...]
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Required: A Sri Lanka Policy – An Expat Sri Lankan Tamil’s View
By Ana Pararajasingham In December 2004, I wrote a paper titled “India’s Sri Lanka Policy: Need for A Review” (first published in the website of the South Asian Analysis Group) arguing that that there was a need for New Delhi to review its Sri Lanka Policy. My argument was based on the premise that a [...]
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Cambodia: Ieng Sary And The End Of An Inhuman Era – Analysis
By Prof. V. Suryanarayan The death of Ieng Sary (24 October 1925 – 14 March 2013), one of the founding fathers of the Khmer Rouge, brings to an end an inhuman chapter in the history of modern Cambodia. When the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1978, Ieng Sary was the Deputy Prime Minister. [...]
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BRICS In Africa: A Development Dream? – Analysis
By Kartikeya Khanna On 26-27 March, representatives from Brazil, Russia, India and China will join their South African counterparts in Durban for the fifth annual BRICS summit. With the theme for this year’s summit being ‘BRICS and Africa: Partnerships for Integration and Industrialisation’, South African President Jacob Zuma will no doubt try to project his [...]
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Chavez: Washington Nemesis, Latin American Hero – OpEd
By Laura Carlsen You could almost hear the sigh of relief coming out of Washington at the news of Hugo Chavez’s death on March 5. President Obama issued a brief statement that failed even to offer condolences, forcing a senior State Department official to patch over the evident callousness and breach of diplomacy by offering [...]
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Israeli Police Accompany Rightists Entering Aqsa Mosque Compound
Dozens of Israeli Jews on Wednesday entered the courtyards of al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection of Israeli forces which prevented Palestinian worshipers from accessing the mosque for prayer. Police also denied Knesset member Moshe Feiglin access to the compound. Feiglin on Tuesday called upon Israelis to head to the al-Aqsa compound on the occasion of [...]
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Iran: Conservative Denies Supreme Leader Directed Voters
Iranian hardliner Ahmad Khatami has denied that Iran’s Supreme Leader ever directed the public to vote for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the last presidential election. In an interview with the Daneshoo News Agency, Khatami said: “We, as part of the 24 million people that voted for Ahmadinejad, we gathered that we should support the Ahmadinejad camp [...]
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Crisis-Hit Europeans Battling Financial Distress: EU Report
(EurActiv) — Facing mounting social pressures and unemployment, Europeans are experiencing their worst financial distress in a decade and see little immediate hope for improvement, a new study says. The overall social situation further deteriorated in the EU over the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the EU Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review, published [...]
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Afghanistan Cancels Military Visit To Pakistan
(RFE/RL) — Afghanistan has canceled a military delegation’s trip to Pakistan because of “unacceptable Pakistani shelling.” An 11-member Afghan National Army team was due to travel to Quetta to participate in simulated military exercises. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry released a statement on March 27 announcing the visit would not happen due to Pakistani shelling into Afghanistan’s [...]
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North Korea Cuts Key Military Hotline With South Korea
By Steve Herman North Korea says it is cutting a key military hotline with the South. It is the latest setback on the peninsula, amid an escalating war of words between the two Koreas. South Korea’s Unification Ministry confirms the North Koreans are no longer answering the military hotline at the Kaesong industrial complex, just [...]
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A New Period In Turkish-Israeli Relations – OpEd
By Ambassador (R) Özdem Sanberk My readers will no doubt be aware of the sharp deterioration in Turkish-Israeli relations after the attack by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on a humanitarian convoy carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and the killing of nine Turkish citizens. Immediately after this incident, Turkey made its position very clear that [...]
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Muslims Of Myanmar On The Edge Of Ethnic Cleansing
A dispute between a Muslim gold shop owner and a Buddhist customer have triggered an inter-ethnic bloodshed in Meikhtila last week, escalating into street fighting and looting. At first, authorities downplayed the inter-religious confrontation dimension of the incidents and described them only as acts of looting and as riots. However, the claim that a Buddhist [...]
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Turkey’s Davutoğlu Points Out The Urgent Need For International Support To Syrian Oposition
By By Mehmet Hecan Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Davutoğlu attended the Arab League summit meeting held in Doha yesterday on March 26 and gave a speech mostly focused on the ongoing Syrian crisis. The summit was an important step in the sense that it has contributed to the increased effectiveness and international recognition of [...]
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