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Archive for October, 2009
THE INDEX — October 30, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Iran is reported to have notified the IAEA Thursday evening that it rejects the P5+1 nuclear proposal. The proposal would permit transporting about 75 percent of Iran's low enriched ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Africa, Arab World, Barack Obama, Conflict, Diplomacy, Elections, Genocide, Guinea, Hamid Karzai, Honduras, International Law, Latin America, Middle East, Palestine, THE INDEX, U.S. Foreign Policy, UN, War, Women's Rights, human rights | Comments
As Taliban militants raided a house used by UN personnel in the Afghan capital, reports were circulating that the Obama administration plans to secure 10 major population centers in Afghanistan ...Continue reading . . .
Azubuike Ishiekwene: Mo Ibrahim’s Red Card
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Africa, Chad, Conflict, Development, Rule of Law, South Africa, Zimbabwe, human rights | Comments
Sudanese multibillionaire Mo Ibrahim said his foundation’s decision to withhold the 2009 African Leadership Prize, now in its third year, was not an act of disrespect. ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — October 26, 2009
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Russia, THE INDEX | Comments
The death toll has risen to 155 and the wounded to 500 from two synchronized bombings in Baghdad Sunday morning that targeted the Ministry of Justice and the Baghdad Provincial ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in Asia, China, Crime, Drugs, Economy, Finance, France, International aid, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Negotiation, North Korea, Russia, THE INDEX, U.S. Foreign Policy, UN, human rights | Comments
Iran appears to be stalling a UN-drafted deal on its nuclear program, failing to accept the terms of the agreement as Friday's deadline loomed. The deal, which International Atomic Energy ...Continue reading . . .
Jonathan Power: Absolutely Nothing in the News
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in Barack Obama, Conflict, Democracy, Development, Diplomacy, Globalization, Peace, U.S. Foreign Policy, War | Comments
The serious newspapers I read used to take me an hour to get through. These days it is fifteen minutes. Nothing much is happening, at least in foreign affairs. Iraq has ...Continue reading . . .
Federico Manfredi: A Cairo Moment for Kandahar
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, NATO, Pakistan, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments
Last January, I argued on the pages of World Policy Journal that the United States should end its war against the Taliban and focus on Al-Qaeda instead. The Obama administration ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Africa, Arab World, Barack Obama, China, Czech Republic, Diplomacy, Elections, France, Hamid Karzai, India, Intelligence services, Iran, Middle East, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Poland, Russia, THE INDEX, U.S. Foreign Policy, United States | Comments
After sharing “gallons of tea” and endless platters of lamb with U.S. Senator John Kerry, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reluctantly accepted the findings of a UN-backed panel that showed massive ...Continue reading . . .
THE BIG QUESTION — October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 Posted in China, Economy, Finance, 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 — October 19, 2009
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Africa, Darfur, Elections, Hamid Karzai, Iran, Russia, THE INDEX, U.S. Foreign Policy, UN, Uncategorized | Comments
The Electoral Complaints Commission has concluded that Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed to win a majority 50% of votes in the August 20 Afghan presidential election. Karzai was declared the ...Continue reading . . .