Obama and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
President Obama with Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. Pete Souza/White House Obama displayed an exceptional ability to inspire confidence in his promises during the 2008 campaign. One such...
View ArticleShould Boko Haram be Designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization?
Boko Haram continued their killing on Sunday, 10 June 2012, when a suicide bomber blew up his car outside a church and gunmen opened fire on another service in Nigeria. At the same time, there is a...
View ArticleWomen’s Rights in Malaysia
Zainah Anwar, the founder of Sisters-in-Islam. Image via U.S.-Islamic World Forum The mostly Muslim nation of Malaysia has always walked a fine line between protecting the rights of Malay women and...
View ArticleHow UN Peacekeeping in the Eastern DRC Blurs the Line
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) peacekeepers have been busy assisting the Congolese brigades over the past week in the fight against...
View ArticleEnter the Dragon: Will China’s Deal of the Century Save Congo?
Twenty-four trillion dollars. It is a number that beggars the imagination, almost 40% of the global economy, and it is buried in one of the world’s poorest and most violent countries: The Democratic...
View ArticleCan a Nuclear Armed Iran Be Contained?
This is the sixth post in a TMP series titled “The Great Debate,” a round-up of opinions from experts, officials, professors and students on a pressing question in international affairs. During his...
View ArticleMali the Epicenter for AQIM Terrorists
Fighters with Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA). Some members of ethnic militias previously aligned with the Malian government have joined other Islamic groups. Image via Al...
View ArticleThe Art of the Possible: Recognizing Palestinian Statehood
Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian delegation applaud after the vote on a resolution to upgrade Palestine’s status in the UN. Andrew Gombert/EPA The road of history is a pot-holed one. But that doesn’t...
View ArticleInternational Governing Body to Control the Trade of Small Arms Unlikely to...
Thousands of guns seized from local cartels were destroyed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty via Houston Chronicle Against the backdrop of a possible nuclear Iran, the question of arms...
View ArticleA Dam Difficult Future for International Business
A Cambodian fisherman throws his net into the Mekong River. Laos says it will start construction of a controversial multi billion dollar dam, after adapting the design to calm environmental concerns...
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