Washington’s reticence to acknowledge the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people could severely compromise the potential for future peace.
A Silver Lining for Palestine?
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Human Rights
The World Is Finally Fighting Off the Infection of Neoliberalism
If citizens organize, sustain their activities, and support one another locally and globally, there are few limits to what can be achieved.
Review: Give Refuge to the Stranger
The United States is an immigrant nation, a haven for those fleeing persecution. This image of a welcoming country, however, has dramatically changed since the Cold War. In the shadow of 9/11 and the recent economic recession, the immigration issue has become increasingly sensitive. Xenophobia, job competition, and the federal government’s limited resources have led to rigid and even harsh immigration policies and legislation. This change in public opinion and government policy has undermined the right of asylum.
An Arab Spring in Burma Requires Alliance Between Armed and Nonviolent Resistance
To approximate the results in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, the non-violent resistance of Burma must let itself be complemented by the armed resistance of the ethnic groups.
When a Clandestine Nuclear Program Is Good News
The United States is selective about which states engaging in nuclear proliferation that it condemns.
Powder in the Eyes in Algeria
The endgame unfolding in Libya is having profound effects throughout North Africa and the Middle East. The revolution still rages on as Gaddafi’s relatives pour into Algeria, where the implications of the last battle in Sirte have profoundly impacted the political situation. Algeria and Morocco are the only states in North Africa where the leadership remains intact. Algeria has certainly felt the pressure of the revolutionary wave and has taken several measures to counter any challenge that might emerge from its conflict-weary nationals.
Gaddafi Took Knowledge of Where Bodies Were Buried to the Grave
Moammar Gadhafi’s death means no trial that could have been embarrassing for Western governments and oil companies.
As Predicted, Gaddafi Ended up in a Hidey Hole Like Saddam
Gaddafi came to Idi Amin in his hour of need.
Putting a Face on Iran Policies a Study in Frustration
It’s just as difficult determining who makes the decisions about Iran’s nuclear program as whether the Revolutionary Guard is behind the plot to assassinate the Arab ambassador.
Cuba’s Culture of Dissent
When the Cuban government released a number of dissidents earlier this year, human rights groups applauded the decision. But critics also took the occasion to paint Cuba once again as a society where a single word of criticism gets you shipped off to a dungeon, from which you will never return, reduced to being a statistic in an Amnesty International report. This belief may contain a kernel of truth. But in many ways it provides a cartoon version of Cuba, one that misses altogether the texture and reality of Cuban life, particularly its politics and its culture of dissent. And there is a culture of dissent.