by Keith K C Hui | Jul 21, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Redev, War & Peace
Take a look at the map of the Middle East and North Africa. You can see many straight lines labeled as the ‘national’ boundaries of countries like Yemen, Oman, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Sudan and so on. These unnatural political borders which were arbitrarily sliced by...
by John Feffer | Jul 15, 2015 | Redev, Uncategorized
One of the greatest moments of U.S. diplomacy in the 20th century was Nixon’s opening to China. It was a surprise, a breathtaking opportunity, and a true game-changer. It was also one of the strangest political matches of all time. A president who had established his...
by Conn Hallinan | Jul 9, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
For more of Conn Hallinan’s essays visit Dispatches From the Edge. Meanwhile, his novels about the ancient Romans can be found at The Middle Empire Series. The Congressional harrying of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over emails concerning the...
by Giorgio Cafiero, Daniel Wagner | Jul 3, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Energy, Human Rights, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
To hear Saudi leaders tell it, the primary threat to the kingdom’s stability is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Worried over Washington and Tehran’s slowly improving relationship, Riyadh has projected an increasingly militarized and sectarian foreign policy aimed...
by John Feffer | Jul 1, 2015 | Redev, War & Peace
The Islamic State celebrated its one-year anniversary in customary fashion. Other organizations might sponsor parades and make speeches. ISIS spilled blood. A beheading in France, the murder of 38 tourists at a resort in Tunisia, and a bomb blast at a mosque in Kuwait...
