Bush and Bremer Blinked
October 2, 2005 | The meeting between the UN, the Coalition, and the Iraqi Governing Council on 19 January suggests that the harsh realities of an election year in the U.S. may be making elections more feasible in Iraq.
Articles by Emira Woods
Eritrea/Ethiopia War Looms
October 2, 2005 | The latest State Department call for progress in the stalled Ethiopia-Eritrea peace accord--issued this week and coming on the heels of similar expressions of concern by European diplomats last week--is welcome news for those fearing the renewal of war.
Sharon’s Judenrein?
October 2, 2005 | In an article posted on the History News Network website in early January, freelance writer Rachel Neuwirth asks, Why is it that people are proposing a Middle East peace plan that will make Judea and Samaria Judenrein--the Nazi term for a place with no Jews?
The World Bank’s Great Gamble in Central Africa
October 1, 2005 | Through a carefully orchestrated plan to impose transparency and good governance on the elected Chadian officials, the World Bank aims to ensure that the money is used to benefit the nations people, who are among the poorest in the world.
A New Generation of Struggle
October 1, 2005 | It took U.S. activists decades of campaigning against the apartheid regime in South Africa to arrive at strategies that, when combined with a commitment to transnational relationships, changed more than individual attitudes.
When Intervention is Necessary, Who Can You Call?
October 1, 2005 | At the heart of the debate is the question of whether progressives believe that U.S. power can be used for good in Africa or elsewhere in cases of mass killings and other crimes against humanity?
Candidates Seeking Multilateral Debt Cancellation for the Poorest Countries
October 1, 2005 | People looking to get excited about American democracy in an election year needn't look further than the current proposals on poor country debt relief from multilateral institutions being put forward by the presidential campaigns.
Violence Returns to Cote dIvoire
September 30, 2005 | Guns that had been silent for two years became active again in early November, with President Laurent Gbagbos government launching an all-out air attack on rebel positions, and in the process "mistakenly" killing nine French soldiers.
Peace Accord in Sudan
September 30, 2005 | In the first week of January, Sudanese rebels and the Khartoum government signed a pact ending one of Africa's longest wars.
Aid That Doesn’t Deliver
September 30, 2005 | The Bush administration has pledged $350 million to tsunami relief. Its a safe bet that at least $248 million of that money will be spent right here in the U.S.