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Archive for July, 2009
THE INDEX — July 31, 2009
Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
A spokesman of the Nigerian national police on Friday said that "life is back to normal" after Muhammed Yusuf, the leader of the so-called "Nigerian Taliban", was captured and killed ...Continue reading . . .
THE BIG QUESTION — July 30, 2009
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in THE BIG QUESTION | Comments
THE BIG QUESTION is a new multimedia project on the World Policy Blog. Every week, our editorial team will investigate a pressing global question, provide context and analysis, and feature ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Amidst continued violence in the aftermath of a March presidential coup, the four major political parties of Madagascar—including those of deposed president Marc Ravolomanana and coup leader Andre Rajoelina—have agreed ...Continue reading . . .
Jonathan Power: Russia, Europe’s Other Half
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Europe, European Union, Russia | Comments
Read it for yourself, and don’t dismiss it, as most western commentators have. The Pan-European Security Treaty, proposed by Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev, is worth a read. Doubtless it can ...Continue reading . . .
Maria Repnikova: Patriotic Eclipse
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in China | Comments
As much coverage as the recent solar eclipse received in the Chinese and the international media, relatively little attention (if any at all) has been devoted to this occasion as ...Continue reading . . .
Ruthie Ackerman: Liberia’s Difficult Path Toward Reconciliation
Monday, July 27th, 2009 Posted in Africa | Comments
Ruthie Ackerman's Rebuilding Liberia, One Brick at a Time was published in the Summer 2009 issue of World Policy Journal. The blog post below addresses recent developments in Liberia, including the ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — July 27, 2009
Monday, July 27th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Leaving commuters stranded and garbage uncollected from Johannesburg to Capetown, thousands of South African public service workers went on strike Monday, expressing dissatisfaction with the Zuma administration's recent handling of ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — July 24, 2009
Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Amidst growing resentment towards the Iraqi central government, Iraqi Kurds will vote on Saturday for a president and Parliament. The semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region will elect a president for the ...Continue reading . . .
THE BIG QUESTION — July 23, 2009
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in THE BIG QUESTION | Comments
THE BIG QUESTION is a new multimedia project on the World Policy Blog. Every week, our editorial team will investigate a pressing global question, provide context and analysis, and feature ...Continue reading . . .
Charles Cogan: The End of “Solutions of Facility”?
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Uncategorized | Comments
One of the meanings of “facility” in English is now rare: “a tendency to be easygoing, yielding, etc.” But in French, "facilité" is very much a live word. “Solutions of ...Continue reading . . .