By Nathalie Tocci As crisis looms in Egypt, the EU and the US find themselves on a policy crossroad. The EU has few options for its foreign policy towards Egypt [AFP] While clashes and violence are by no means over, today’s Egypt seems eerily headed towards normalisation. The regime is determined to signal its credibility […]
By Richard Smith November 16, 2013 “Information Clearing House – “Adbusters” —When, on May 10th, scientists at Mauna Loa Observatory on the big island of Hawaii announced that global CO2 emissions had crossed a threshold at 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in millions of years, a sense of dread spread around the
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By Gareth Porter November 16, 2013 “Information Clearing House – “IPS” —WASHINGTON, Nov 15 2013 (IPS) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed a crucial detail Thursday about last week’s nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva that explains much more clearly than previous reports why the meeting broke up without agreement. Lavrov said the United States
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by Robert Kennedy Tensions high between long-time allies, but is the “special relationship” really in serious trouble? Doha, Qatar – It was one of the most important bilateral meetings of the 20th century when an American president invited an Arab king aboard the USS Quincy in the Suez Canal in February 1945. The leaders of Britain,
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrive at a news conference at the end of the Iranian nuclear talks in Geneva, Nov. 10, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Jason Reed) The negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program held in Geneva, Nov. 7–9, made unprecedented progress toward an agreement. US
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2013 Yves here. I thought it would be useful to feature a post on geopolitics, since America’s declining standing in the world plays directly into domestic politics. The classic guns v. butter issue is a big part of the coming budget battle. One of the reasons that both parties would like to reach a
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by Angelique Chrisafis Swiss scientists discovered unexpectedly high levels of polonium despite fears body would not yield much evidence Yasser Arafat’s coffin in Ramallah after his death in 2004. Photograph: Jamal Aruri/AFP/Getty Images When Palestinian officials opened up Yasser Arafat‘s grave in November last year, the international scientists standing by were not sure whether the
by Heba Fahmy Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says in a leaked audio tape that the army should have immunity under new constitution. Egypt’s Defence Minister has said that the military should enjoy immunity under the new constitution, according to two leaked audio tapes broadcast on Friday by Egyptiab media Network Rasd.General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi made the comments
By David Blair I never thought I would write this, but Aung San Suu Kyi sent a shiver down my spine when she appeared on the Today programme this morning. Her equivocal attitude towards the violence suffered by Burma’s Muslim minority was deeply disturbing. I’m sorry to say that she employed the standard devices used by
by PAM MARTENS The insidious greed and public looting that Wall Street has nurtured to an art form in New York City is metastasizing like a virulent tumor strain throughout the state, fraying the social fabric and crushing people caught in its grip like bugs. On Tuesday evening, September 17, 2013, Seema Kalia was
