Virtually every sector of the Tunisian economy has been on strike and unemployment is worse than during the years of President Ben Ali.
The Brownshirts of the Arab Spring: Tunisia’s Salafists (Part 1)
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Democracy & Governance
Is the Pope’s Butler the Vatican’s Bradley Manning?
Let’s not rush to judgment and make of alleged Vatican leaker Paolo Gabriele either a criminal or a hero.
Scram!
Get out of town. Go on, scram! That’s what a graduation ceremony is all about: the big boot. Thanks for those thousands of dollars, here’s a receipt in the form of a diploma, and now hurry up and make room for the next class. Oh, and don’t forget to write: checks that is, once you’ve somehow paid off your mountainous student debt.
I wasn’t invited to give a commencement address this year. But here’s what I would say if an institution were foolish enough to give me a microphone and an audience.
Free-Trade Deal May Prove Greater Obstacle to Colombian Peace Than FARC
If FARC profits from the drug trade again, it may confront the government rather than work with it.
Review: Why Taiwan Matters
Taiwan, according to Shelley Rigger, is a small and beautiful island, but also a global powerhouse. A professor at Davidson College, Rigger has been living and visiting Taiwan for nearly three decades. Her new book, Why Taiwan Matters, reveals her extensive knowledge of the history of the island and its relationship to mainland China.
Are Islamists Role Models to Christian Fundamentalists?
Despite what Christian fundamentalists wish, religion and politics are unlikely to become one in the United States.
Promoting Democracy in Iran Is Not Only Wishful Thinking, But Belligerent
Foreign Affairs contributor Patrick Clawson clings to the hoary old myth of democracy promotion as a means to regime change in Iran.
WHO Under Siege From Private Sector
It was symbolic of the crisis facing the United Nations’ World Health Organisation that billionaire Bill Gates, the Chairman of Microsoft, was the special guest speaker addressing last year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) of WHO member states.
The Real Lion of Zion: Netanyahu Consolidates Power
Netanyahu scraps elections, buys off the opposition, and forms a new unity government.
Ex-Qahdafi Flunkies Debate Claims He Gave Sarkozy 50 Million Euros
French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s opponents have not attempted to capitalize on this investigation in their campaigning, instead focusing their criticism on Sarkozy’s austerity and immigration policies.