The British anthropologist has published his second volume on growing instability in the Sahara.
The Dying Sahara: Jeremy Keenan’s Latest Book Reviewed
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Democracy & Governance
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Yugoslavia: When a Country Actually Is Wiped Off the Map
When Yugoslavia fell apart in the early 1990s, most people simply became citizens of what had once been its constituent republics: Croatia, Bosnia, etc. But for some, it was not a simple process.
Will the Jordanian Parliament Expel the Israeli Ambassador from Amman?
Why did 89 members of Parliament decide to create a false perception of solidarity with the Palestinians?
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TRIPping Up Least Developed Countries on Medicines, Green Tech, and Textbooks?
It is hard to argue that translating an economics book into Swahili for use in Tanzania, making generic AIDS medications for people in Haiti, or adapting climate technologies so they will work in the tropical climate of Laos, are unjust “piracy” efforts to be guarded against.
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Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria
The question on the mind of almost everyone who has followed the horror in Syria as it has unfolded over the past two years is, “What we can do?” The short answer, unfortunately, is not much.
Make Migrants, Not War in North Korea
Recent inter-Korean tensions have rekindled debate over methods for moving the North Korean government away from weapons development. If an upcoming United Nations human rights report can establish a framework and funding mechanism to assist refugees who have crossed the border into China, it might be more effective than either sanctions or traditional engagement.
The U.S. and Chemical Weapons: No Leg to Stand On
If, as alleged, the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons, it would indeed be a serious development, constituting a breach of the Geneva Protocol of 1925, one of the world’s most important disarmament treaties, which banned the use of chemical weapons. However, U.S. policy regarding chemical weapons has been so inconsistent and politicized that the United States is in no position to take leadership in response to any use of such weaponry by Syria.