In the Spotlight
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The Western Balkans Will Make or Break the EU
With its eastern borders shut down, for the time being, the European Union must move its attention to the Western Balkans—where the expansion of union membership is crucial to maintain stabilization. By Anton Caragea. |
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Russian-Georgian Conflict Impacts Middle East
Although the Russo-Georgian military clash appears over, its ramifications will be felt for a long time, especially as the political crisis between the two countries remains unresolved. By Rayyan al-Shawaf. |
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Hope Rekindled Among the Desperate in Zimbabwe
Hope has been resuscitated among long-suffering Zimbabweans after a power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, was announced late on Sept. 11. From IRIN. |
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The Smiles of Sept. 11
The dust and debris had yet to settle fully over lower Manhattan, more than 12,000 miles away, when I began to notice the smiles—and, even more distressingly, the laughter. By Joseph Kirschke. |
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The Next Cuban Missile Crisis?
In a move that undoubtedly set off alarm bells in Washington, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced that Venezuelan and Russian ships could soon hold joint naval exercises in the Caribbean. By Nikolas Kozloff. |
Africa
Rwanda: Call to Indict French Leaders for Genocide
By Tony Iltis, Green Left Weekly (radical newspaper), New South Wales, Australia
Fighting African Poverty, Village by Village
By Ernest Harsch, Africa Renewal, United Nations, Bonsaaso, Ghana
South Africa: Rethinking Asylum
Integrated Regional Information Networks (United Nations), Johannesburg, South Africa
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Americas
U.N. Military Base Expanding: What Is Washington Up to in Cité Soleil?
By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté
Collective Punishment: Bad Idea Then and Now
By Julia A. Shearson
Venezuela Calls Visit of U.S. Drug Czar 'Useless'
By Elvia Gómez, El Universal (Centrist), Caracas, Venezuela
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Asia-Pacific
Fiji Charter in Unchartered Waters
By Sanjay Ramesh, Sydney, Australia
Protests Against Thai Leader Intensify
Integrated Regional Information Networks (United Nations), Bangkok, Thailand
India's Concept of Nonviolence and Gandhi
By Ravindra Kumar, Delhi, India
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Europe
Mother Teresa of Skopje
By Risto Karajkov, Osservatorio sui Balcani, Rovereto, Italy
Boisterous Bear, Wounded Eagle: U.S.-Russian Tensions From a Post-Communist Perspective
By Michael Werbowski, Prague, Czech Republic
Lessons of the Caucasus Conflict
By Anton Caragea
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Middle East
If Only My Dream Is Realized
By Rawan Yousef Salah, One Voice "Imagine 2018" essay competition, and Common Ground News Service, Nablus, West Bank
Has the Surge Prevented Peace in Iraq?
By Dan Lieberman
Settler Violence Against Palestinians on the Rise
Integrated Regional Information Networks (United Nations), Hebron, West Bank
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