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Globalization Talk at Davos

German Prime Minister Angela Merkel proposed a new “global financial architecture” at the Davos World Economic Forum on January 30. But press coverage...

Thomas R. Eddlem January 31, 2009

Raul Castro’s Visit to Russia

January 30, 2009

Cuban President Raul Castro began an eight-day visit in Russia on January 29, when he met informally with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at...

Mitchell Discusses Gaza in Israel, West bank

January 29, 2009

George J. Mitchell, the Obama administration's special Middle East envoy, traveled to Israel from Cairo on January 28 for a meeting with Israel's...

The Expanding War in Afghanistan

January 28, 2009

In an announcement made to reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on January 20, General David Petraeus, the U.S. Central Command chief,...

A Sinking Island

Alex Newman January 28, 2009

Iceland’s government has become the first state casualty to collapse from the economic crisis currently engulfing the globe. A new election is scheduled...

Another Busy Week in the Middle East

January 27, 2009

The world's attention remained focused on the Middle East during the week of January 25, as President Barack Obama met with his special...

British Pound, Banks Sinking

Alex Newman January 26, 2009

As the British pound continues downward relative to foreign currencies and the nation’s banks continue sucking up taxpayer money, nationalization seems to be...

Protesting Gun Control in England

Alan Scholl January 23, 2009

When Tony Blair was still prime minister, a peaceful protest march surprised both media and government in England as it drew huge, sympathetic...

EU Déjà Vu in the Caribbean

January 23, 2009

Just as the European Union was sold to Europeans as a trade agreement even though it was actually a political union, so it...

Petraeus Prepares for Afghan Military Buildup

January 21, 2009

General David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) in the Middle East, met Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace...

The Aftermath of the Gaza Cease-fire

January 19, 2009

On January 18, the militant Hamas regime that rules Gaza agreed to a one-week cease-fire with Israel. With three weeks of military action...

U.S. Military Warns of Mexico’s Collapse

Alex Newman January 19, 2009

A report released this month by the U.S. Joint Forces Command is warning of the potential for “rapid and sudden collapse” of the...

Hamas Rejects Israeli Conditions for Gaza Truce

January 16, 2009

Khaled Meshaal, a Hamas leader, told the attendees at an emergency Arab summit on the Gaza crisis being held in Doha, the capital...

Israeli Strike of UN Headquarters in Gaza Draws Criticism

January 15, 2009

As the Israeli military intensified its ongoing assault against the Hamas terrorist organization in densely populated Gaza City on January 15, artillery shells...