By Joseph Ringoen Six years of unremitting headlines on extreme violence and rampant crime has sullied Mexico’s reputation abroad. Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) and his confrontational “War on Drugs” grew increasingly unpopular over the years, resulting in the 2012 election of opposition party candidate Enrique Peña Nieto, who espoused a new security strategy and vision for […]
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By Sophie Mouline On August 14, the Chilean Comisión de Constitución, Justicia y Reglamento del Senado (Constitution, Justice, and Senate Regulations Commission), one of the permanent commissions of the Senate in charge of formulating new legal measures, approved a bill for constitutional reform that gives Chilean citizens who reside outside the country the right to […]
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By Tomás Andréu No candidate seeking to become president of El Salvador in 2014 will request the repeal of the amnesty law that eliminated the possibility of adjudicating war crimes committed during the armed conflict in the Central American country from 1980 until the signing of peace accords between guerrillas of the Farabundo Martí National […]
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and Eni’s CEO Paolo Scaroni met today in Baghdad to discuss Eni’s activities in the country. During the meeting, Mr Scaroni along with Claudio Descalzi, COO of Eni E&P, updated the Prime Minister on the development activities at the Zubair oil field and discussed the contractual and operative requirements needed […]
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By S. V. Kirubaharan With more than two decades of experience in observing and listening to Sri Lanka’s statements in the UN Human Rights Forums, I would like to predict the content of their forthcoming statement to the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council – HRC. Every written document/statement produced by the Sri […]
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By Anders Persson and Maysam Behravesh For the most part in recent years, the debate on Israeli-Iranian enmity in general and Israel’s threats to take military action against Iran’s nuclear program in particular has been framed around such “structural” or “big” issues as the regional balance of power, state survival, national interests, and hegemonic dominance […]
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China’s emerging weapons systems, including recently deployed anti-ship ballistic missiles (DF-21D) and fighter jet prototypes (J-20, J-31), have drawn considerable interest. The country’s future military-technological aspirations are evolving further in select science & technology megaprojects. By Michael Raska CHINA HAS aimed to overcome deficiencies in areas critical to its national security ever since it initiated […]
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Senior Asian and European policymakers meet in Delhi on September 4-5 for a review of the two regions’ expanding political, security and economic ties. The discussions in the Indian capital kick start a new season of formal and informal contacts within the framework of the Asia-Europe Meetings (ASEM) launched in Bangkok in March 1996 to […]
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By Alexander Flather and Simon Williams Ukraine’s current energy situation stunts its economical and political development. While domestic production expertise is highly developed, the Eastern European country is completely dependent on importing energy products from Russia, placing unsustainable financial and political stresses on the country. Ukraine’s interest in capitalizing on the shale gas and LNG […]
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By Rehan Khan Afghanistan has been offering a stage of massive showdowns for almost three centuries. The British Empire marched into its territories with an intent to expand the tentacles of its clout way up to the Central Asia but were refused to keep their military bases in tact by the guerrilla fighters of Afghanistan. […]
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Navi Pillay must thank her lucky stars that those who garlanded her did not do what they did to Rajiv Gandhi inspite of both he and mother helping LTTE rise to power. That was because LTTE was annihilated by Sri Lanka’s armed forces and the woman who garlanded her was a former LTTE cadre successfully […]
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There was a time when the United States was a can-do nation that built canals, bridges, railroads, and highways. Now we are a nation whose civil engineers annually report the dangers of decaying infrastructure. A perfect example of how incompetent our government has become is the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. In 1982 the U.S. […]
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Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation announced Monday that the Boards of Directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use Nokia’s mapping services. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will pay EUR 3.79 […]
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The forces arrayed in Washington propelling the nation into a war against Syria, including the Pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, the cabal of neo-conservative pundits and “think” tanks, whose ranks include President Obama’s National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice, the arms industry, the oil industry and other groups, are very powerful, and it may well be that […]
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By Abdullah Al-Bargi A 36-year-old Saudi man has signed up for the one-way trip to the red planet, where there is no water or air. Abdullah Al-Zahrani hopes to be selected for the flight scheduled for 2023 and live in a space colony for the rest of his life. The mission, organized through the Dutch-based […]
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By Linda S. Heard What can the international community do to rescue the besieged Syrian people? When most governments around the world blame the Assad regime for the alleged chemical attack on citizens within several suburbs of Damascus on Aug. 21, there are grave disputes on how to prevent such further attacks. On Saturday, the […]
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Whether it’s buying a suit or finding the right person for a job, fit is important. Fitting in with a job, colleagues and the organization as a whole is crucial to the success of all involved. However, very few person/environment studies have looked at non-Western cultures, and the effects that culture can have on staff […]
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By Suzane Mneimneh Nigeria’s military has announced that Abu-Bakr Shekau, the leader of the militant group Boko Haram, died of a gunshot wound sustained when government forces attacked his hideout near the border with Cameroon sometime between 25 July and 3 August. The military counterinsurgency unit that made this declaration was established to take over […]
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By Jaya Ramachandran As drums of war beat louder, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that “resorting to force in the Middle East will ignite a fire, which will be difficult to contain”, highlighted Tehran’s role in encouraging the Syrian government to accept and cooperate with the UN inspectors, criticized President Bashar Hafez […]
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By Rahul Mishra The swiftly changing security dynamics in East Asia has sprang many surprises to the countries of the region and the extra-regional powers alike. For instance, countries that were at loggerheads with each other during the Cold War years are now finding their interests converging. The Vietnam- US rapprochement is a case in […]
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