Both President Obama and Governor Romney have to break their silence on climate change in the third and final presidential debate tonight. Unfortunately it appears they’ll get little help from moderator Bob Schieffer, who has chosen to focus on war, the Middle East, and China, while presumably lumping all other matters of global importance under “America’s role in the world.”
McGovern’s Progressive Leadership on Middle East Policy
He felt that, as a friend to Israel, he was obliged to tell them to discontinue engaging in acts that were both immoral and threatened its own self-interest.
Obama Administration May, in Fact, Have Let Its Guard Down on Benghazi
The response of Libya to the Benghazi attacks provide hope that it may be capable of controlling the militias in the end.
Another Global Issue the Foreign Policy Debate Will Pretend Doesn’t Exist
You can be sure that the presidential candidates will keep certain issues at arm’s length on Monday.
Seminal New Book Shows Just How Little German Army Objected to Holocaust
The Wehrmacht only objected to the Third Reich’s policies of extermination when it looked like it might suffer the repercussions.
Japan’s Right Seeks to Leverage Islands Dispute With China Into a Nuclear-Arms Program
Japan’s right-wing is trying to make the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands dispute an example of why Japan needs nuclear weapons.
Algerians Shed Few Tears for Deceased President Chadli Bendjedid
Bendjedid was used, abused and then basically discarded when his services were no longer needed.
The Attack-Syria Coalition’s Neocon Roots
The Project for the New Century targeted Syria and Iran as sponsors of Hezbollah.
Taliban Compounds Crime of Shooting Malala With Its Legal Justifications
Now, the Taliban’s legal eagles have swooped down on Malala Yousufzai.
On the Margins in Serbia
The Orthodox church and the Islamic community were united in opposition to Gay Pride week in Serbia.