Dive into the archives.
- This is Zimbabwe
One of the newer entries to the “Regional Specialists” category of our blogroll is This is Zimbabwe, a blog by Sokwanele, a democratic civic movement in Zimbabwe. Their daily posts are real and dirty glimpses as to how life is in a country where the most recent monthly inflation figures were over 25,000%. [...]
- Ungoverned Megacities
The head of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, has made an unusually public statement for a man and indeed an agency that usually remains invisible.
[...] Mumbai, Mexico City and Jakarta, saying they had become partially ungovernable. He noted the rise of private security firms to protect wealthier residents in sealed communities or to [...]
- Almost Halloween Roundup
Lots of fun stories in the news:
First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner swept to victory in Argentina’s presidential vote on Sunday, the first woman elected to lead the country.
Tensions continue to escalate between the socialist government in Madrid and the Vatican.
Greenland is finally becoming green.Nepal votes on whether or not to abolish the monarchy and [...]
- Be Careful What You Wish For
The border between Iraq and Turkey has been heating up the past few weeks and has reached a boiling point. Yesterday, a clash on the border claimed the lives of around 17 Turkish soldiers and over 30 PKK militants. The PKK purports to have taken hostages, a claim which has thus far been denied by [...]
- Singapore Rejoins UNESCO
As of this Monday 8 October 2007, Singpore rejoined UNESCO after more than two decades of absence from the international organization. UNESCO stands for the “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization” and has existed since the UN was founded in 1945 to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, [...]
- Unstoppable!
Kaplan has been so prolific since the publication of his new book that even this blog can barely keep up! Thanks as always to many readers who sent in the heads up, particularly Michael Lotus, Eddie and Larry. And if anyone finds any more new Kaplan material, please let us know.
1. First, an [...]
- “Keep up the great work!”
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit closing Friday in South Africa had nothing but warm words for President Mugabe in the political, economic, and financial crisis in Zimbabwe. The summit welcomed the mediation efforts of President Thabo Mbeki of South African between Mugabe and the opposition, and had these words:
The summit welcomed the [...]
- Roundup
Not much time to make a substantive post, so here are several items of interest that readers may enjoy:
The world’s smallest and most wondrous works of art. I particularly like the Titanic—Dr. A. R. Wallace likes Henry VIII and his six wives.
The choice is ours: Big Oil or Chavez? In defense of oil [...]
- Failed States, Part 2: How Instability Spreads
In a follow-up to yesterday’s post, here’s a solid explainer from Foreign Policy on how instability, whether it be violence, drugs, or refugees, can spread from one country to another spreading the chaos. Abridged from the article linked above:
SUDAN
The violence in Darfur has created a ripple effect that is bleeding into Chad and the [...]
- The Serbian Lone Ranger
1389 still casts a long shadow over the Balkans from Belgrade to Prishtina. Today, The Battle of Kosovo is commemorated in Serbia and to give away the ending, the Serbs lose. Yet, what is the importance of a major loss in a seemingly obscure place and time? After all, Americans celebrate July 4th and not [...]
