Big Test for Stability and Democracy in Southern AfricaThere were no reports of violence at the polls yesterday, which is a good sign. The run up to the...
South Sudan Rebuffs The USA, AgainThe death spiral continues. “South Sudan on Wednesday rejected a UN proposal to send a 4,000-strong regional force to the...
Here’s the strategic logic that explains why fighters are inflicting such misery on the people of AleppoThere is a catastrophe underway in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The city has been at the center of fighting...
2 Million People in Aleppo Have Been Without Water for a WeekIt was 104 degrees fahrenheit (40 celcius) in Aleppo yesterday. “Up to two million people in Syria’s Aleppo have gone...
Congress REALLY Shouldn’t Threaten to Cut Funding for Nuclear Explosion Monitors Around the WorldNews broke late last week that the Obama administration is planning a Security Council resolution that would effectively ban the...
A Massacre in EthiopiaThere was also a blanket ban on the internet over the weekend. “At least 97 people were killed and hundreds...
A War on Drugs Like No OtherIn one month since taking office Duterte’s so called war on drugs have claimed 400 lives, which likely includes many...
We May Know Today Who the Next UN Secretary General Will BeUPDATE BELOW The Security Council on Friday will take an informal “straw poll” to weigh preferences of its 15 members...
Let the Games BeginThe Olympics are no boon for Rio. “No medals have yet been awarded, and Rio is already an exemplar of...
