Tag: international politics
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October 16, 2007 07:37 PM EDT --
TOO much is going on in the world today. I watch Hardball with Chris Matthews and
I'm inundated with all the different conflicts going on in the world. Being something of
a lay person when it comes . . .
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December 19, 2007 08:30 PM EST --
Russian President Vladimir Putin was named "Time" magazine's "Person of the Year" for posing stability that "restored Russia as a world power" (cnn .com). Do you . . .
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November 21, 2008 11:00 AM EST --
The following was sent to me by the father of a Marine pilot in Iraq who I suppose got it from his son.
In addition to communicating with the local air traffic control facility, . . .
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November 05, 2006 05:20 AM EST --
U.S.: Suspected Terrorist Should Not Be Allowed to Reveal Interrogation Tactics
The government has taken the position that a detainee should not have access to a civilian lawyer because he may release . . .
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March 07, 2007 12:52 PM EST --
This article was written by Jessica Getz, program officer with the PPFA International Division’s Latin America and Caribbean program.
In early 2000, the mother of a 12-year-old girl in Cochabamba, . . .
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August 19, 2007 02:18 PM EDT --
At least one aspect of next month’s anticipated report on Iraq is suddenly becoming apparent. Yesterday, the administration, through its various spokespersons, launched a multi-barreled attack . . .
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October 13, 2009 07:11 AM EDT --
Continental Divide: Eastern Europe Fears New Era of Russian Dominance
By ANDREW E. KRAMER With a new pipeline planned along the bed of the Baltic Sea, the Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is driving . . .
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February 14, 2007 09:20 AM EST --
I wrote this book because I wanted to share with people, using my own experiences, how children are drawn into brutal wars, how communities and societies collapse during . . .
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November 06, 2008 05:25 AM EST --
I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the Georgian war earlier this year and what it means for Russia's future as a great power. Now, it's undeniable that Russia has a massive nuclear . . .
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June 20, 2006 02:08 AM EDT --
This backgrounder on China from CFR asks some pretty damn good questions about the state of Sino-American relations and the role of China in the world. One of the most important questions in determining . . .
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July 18, 2006 03:09 PM EDT --
originally posted at my blog ~ The Agonist
Last night Col. Allard and I (and Jack to a lesser extent) went around and around and around on the issue of Hezbollah and Hamas. It was a really frustrating . . .
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July 23, 2006 02:27 AM EDT --
Shava looks into her crystal ball and says, Israel will establish a buffer zone in southern Lebanon which it will effectively annex, and that buffer zone will include the Litani River.
For over . . .
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March 01, 2007 12:29 PM EST --
Arguments by media gurus regarding the ‘war on terror’ and how the U.S. can ‘win’ it, assume that the U.S. is fighting a genuine war in which it . . .
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March 28, 2007 10:07 PM EDT --
I've been TRYING to practice brevity in my articles, knowing that most of us lead busy lives and may tend toward a short attention span -- and who's to say that longer is better . . .
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August 28, 2009 11:30 AM EDT --
As a conservative who listens to NPR I always cringe when they announce another commentary from Daniel Schorr. Last night’s commentary was also another cringe moment, but for other reasons. . . .
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June 16, 2006 12:28 AM EDT --
The way that Japanese and American interests are practically identical has been an endless spell of captivation, at least to me. And then along came Dafna Linzer and Anthony Faiola to break the spell. . . .
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July 18, 2006 10:02 PM EDT --
Hmm...
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Hizbollah, which claims links to the Lebanese group of the same name, said on Tuesday it stood ready to attack Israeli and U.S. interests worldwide.
"We have . . .
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April 11, 2008 10:47 AM EDT --
Nuclear proliferation is no longer limited to the world s superpowers. Many people increasingly fear that nukes could fall into the hands of extremists or terrorists, including George Schultz, former . . .
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June 13, 2006 01:50 PM EDT --
The day before yesterday and a few days before that I made allusions to and wrote about Dr. Brydon and what happened during the First Afghan War. In late 2001 I was pretty darn convinced that what is happening . . .
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September 30, 2006 07:47 AM EDT --
Ok, we got our fence. Yesterday I was on the phone, faxing and emailing my elected Senators in Washington, DC (Shummer and Clinton) telling them I opposed the Ag. Bill being attached to the fence . . .
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