By Siraj Nizamani Military strategist Colin S. Gray once said, ‘Man lives on the land, not on the sea, and conflict at sea has strategic meaning only with reference to what its outcome enables, or implies, for the course of events on land.’ No nation that aspires for great power status can neglect the maritime [...]
Indian Strategic Thinking Vis-à-Vis Indian Ocean – OpEd
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US Supports Kosovo, But Relations With Serbia Key, Says Clinton
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the United States fully supports Kosovo as it seeks EU membership, but said such a path also means the normalization of relations with Serbia. “The United States is firmly committed to Kosovo’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to seeing the rule of law extend throughout Kosovo. [...]
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Libya Government Formation Sparks Protest
By Asmaa Elourfi Protesters stormed Libya’s national assembly on Tuesday (October 30th), derailing a vote on a new cabinet line-up, AFP reported. Speaker Mohamed Magarief suggested that the assembly reconvene on Wednesday for a new attempt to vote on the minister list offered by Prime Minister Ali Zidan. As he adjourned the session amid chaotic [...]
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Backgrounder: MIST Countries
By Zachary Fillingham Back in 2001, Goldman Sachs analyst Jim O’Neill put his permanent stamp on the English language by grouping the four emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China into one handy acronym- ‘BRIC.’ Ten years later, with economic signs abound that growth within the BRIC countries was about to come down to [...]
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NATO To Hold Annual Crisis Management Exercise And Cyber Coalition Exercise
NATO said Wednesday it will hold its annual Crisis Management Exercise CMX between November 12 -16. Accoding to NATO, the exercise is designed to practice Alliance crisis management procedures at the strategic political level and will involve civilian and military staffs in Allied capitals, at NATO Headquarters, and in both Strategic Commands. CMX 12 will [...]
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The Inequality Gap – OpEd
There is no serious dispute that the United States has seen a massive increase in inequality over the last three decades. However there is a major dispute over the causes of this rise in inequality. The explanation most popular in elite and policy circles is that the rise in inequality was simply the natural working [...]
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Romney’s Latest Lie, His Former Lies, And Why We Must Not Put Liars In The White House – OpEd
Over the weekend, Romney debuted an ad in Ohio showing cars being crushed as a narrator says Obama “sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China. Mitt Romney will fight for every American job.” In fact, Chrysler is retaining and expanding its Jeep production in North America, including in Ohio. Its [...]
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Decades Of Bloodshed On The Line As Colombia Opens Peace Talks With FARC – Analysis
By Sarah Amaya and Daniel Carrillo The latest peace talks between the president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (People’s Army, FARC-EP), a guerrilla movement, have been the center of attention in the Latin American media for weeks. Given the length of the conflict, Colombian nationals and the international [...]
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Israel ‘Postpones’ Nuclear Iran Red Line By ‘8 To 10 Months’
Iran’s decision to produce fuel rods from a third of its medium-enriched uranium stockpile delayed its alleged nuclear weapon program, says the Israeli defense minister. But Tel Aviv continues to advocate a military solution to halting it. The Iranian move, which clearly clashes with its alleged goal of obtaining a nuclear bomb as soon as [...]
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Greek Labor Unions To Call General Strike
Greece’s two biggest labour unions called a 48-hour strike for Nov. 6-7 to protest against the latest wave of austerity measures demanded by foreign lenders set to be voted in parliament next week. “We will strike to stop the measures from being voted in parliament,” Ilias Iliopoulos, general secretary of public sector union ADEDY said [...]
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Hungary Offers Citizenship For Investment
Hungary may offer wealthy foreigners the chance to purchase citizenship – if they agree to invest at least €250,000 in the indebted country’s economy. The potential investors – and future “citizens” – will have to buy special government bonds, leading to preferential immigration treatment for them. Once acquiring the Hungarian passport, the fresh citizens will [...]
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Afghanistan: The Smell Of Defeat – OpEd
“These two visions, one of tyranny and murder, the other of liberty and life, clashed in Afghanistan. And thanks to brave US and coalition forces and to Afghan patriots, the nightmare of the Taliban is over and that nation is coming to life again.” – George W. Bush, The War College Address, 2004 Not so [...]
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Why Dead Body Management Matters – Analysis
Dead body management is a key element of disaster response: How corpses are dealt with can have a profound impact and long-lasting effect on the mental health of survivors and communities, say experts. “Their proper management is a core component of disaster response, together with the rescue and care of survivors and the provision of [...]
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A Positive Move On India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty – Analysis
By Joyeeta Bhattacharjee During the meeting between the home secretaries of India and Bangladesh held in October this year, Bangladesh agreed to sign an extradition treaty and there has been major progress on this regard. This is certainly a welcoming development. The need for an extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh has been felt for [...]
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Macedonia: Small Political Parties Seek Independence
By Biljana Lajmanovska Large political parties dominate the political scene in the Balkans, particularly in parliamentary elections, but smaller parties are increasingly seeing a chance to reach and win voters during local elections. “Small parties are an alternative for materialising political programmes which are priority to citizens in their daily life. They mostly include infrastructure [...]
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EU Cars Safer From 1 November 2012
Europe takes a major step forward in vehicle safety on 1 November 2012 as a basket of new safety requirements for new types of motor vehicles comes into force. Measures, which become mandatory include, safety belt reminders, safety requirements for electric vehicles, easier child seat anchorages (ISOFIX), better protection of passengers against the displacement of [...]
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The Cost Of Prescription Drugs: A Comparison Of US To UK
In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance continues to exceed comparable costs paid by the government in the United Kingdom by more than three fold. These results from Boston University’s Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program, are a follow [...]
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Saudi Arabia: Free Detainee Held Since April For Tweets, Says HRW
The Saudi authorities should immediately charge or release Mohammed Salama, a dual US and Saudi citizen detained without charge since April 2012, says the Human Rights Watch. Intelligence forces arrested Salama at his home on April 30 after he posted several tweets criticizing interpretations of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, also known as the [...]
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Information Sharing In A Post-9/11 World – Analysis
Sharing intelligence has always been driven by common interests, mutual trust and cooperative partnerships with like-minded agencies. In today’s question and answer session, the CSS’ Prem Mahadevan discusses the practical and strategic obstacles to this form of information sharing in the post 9/11 era. By Prem Mahadevan Although Western governments monitored the activities of al-Qaeda [...]
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A New EU Mediterranean Order In The Horizon – OpEd
Granting the Nobel peace prize to the European Union is a stroke of genius. While Europe is threatened with the specter of disintegration, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind us that bringing many nations together under the roof of a single political and economic entity is one of the most imaginative initiatives in the [...]
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