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Thursday, July 24, 2014
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OPINION: Empowering DR Congo’s Sexual Violence Survivors by Enforcing Reparations
Before a sexual violence survivor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has her day in court, she must surmount many obstacles. Poor or nonexistent roads and costly transportation may prevent her from going to a police station to report the crime, or to a hospital to receive treatment for the injuries sustained during the violence.
BRICS – The End of Western Dominance of the Global Financial and Economic Order
The sixth BRICS Summit which has just ended in Brazil marks the transition of a grouping based hitherto on shared concerns to one based on shared interests.
From Havana to Bali, Third World Gets the Trade Crumbs
The world of today is considerably different from the one at the end of the Second World War; there are no more any colonies, though there are still some 'dependent' territories.
North’s Policies Affecting South’s Economies
Since the onset of the crisis, the South Centre has argued that policy responses to the crisis by the European Union and the United States has suffered from serious shortcomings that would delay recovery and entail unnecessary losses of income and jobs, and also endanger future growth and stability.
OPINION: Why Asia-Europe Relations Matter in the 21st Century
Hopes are high that the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting – or ASEM summit – to be held in Milan on October 16-17 will confirm the credibility and relevance of Asia-Europe relations in the 21st century.
OPINION: The Caribbean: A Clean Energy Revolution on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Lefties Food Stall, a pint-sized eatery serving Barbados’ signature flying-fish sandwiches, recently became the first snack shack on the Caribbean island to be fitted with a solar panel.
OPINION: Japan Remains Committed to ‘Advancing Vibrant Diplomacy’
In recent years, Japan has found itself it in a rapidly changing security environment. The global balance of power has shifted and various new threats have emerged within the region, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile systems that may soon be capable of delivering them.
Ever Wondered Why the World is a Mess?
While the Third World War has not been formally declared, conflicts throughout the world are reaching levels unseen since 1944.
OPINION: Unleashing African Young People’s Potential
An African proverb says “a child that we refuse to build today will end up selling the house that we may build tomorrow.”
OPINION: Obama’s Quick Fix Won’t Solve the Regional Refugee Crisis
In recent months, an unprecedented surge of refugee women and children has been traveling alone to the United States to seek protection at our southern border.
In Bangladesh, a Steady Pursuit of Freedom
Visiting Bangladesh has been a lifelong dream of mine, but all that I had heard about a people who love freedom so much that they have withstood great armies, famine and intractable poverty could not prepare me for what I’ve seen in the last three days.
OPINION: Fighting Killer Diseases Is Essential in the Post-2015 Agenda
Undeniably, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) helped lift specific health concerns onto the global agenda.
Cuba-United States – Something Is Moving
In ‘Hard Choices’, her new book about her experiences as Secretary of State during U.S. President Barack Obama’s first term (2008-2012), Hillary Clinton writes something of prime importance about Cuba – she says that late in her term in office she urged Obama to reconsider the U.S. embargo against Cuba.OPINION: U.S. Blames Victims of its own Failed Foreign Policies
The events unraveling in the Middle East have proved that the vaunted “Arab Spring” has turned into a searing summer of wildfires exploding unpredictably in diverse Islamic fronts without competent firemen to hose down the unmanageable conflagration.
OP-ED: Surging Violence Against Women in Iraq
Shortly after their conquest of Mosul, young men armed with assault rifles went door to door in Iraq’s second-largest city, taking “women who are not owned” for jihad al-nikah, or sex jihad.Next Page »
