Author: ask

It has not received much visibility in the press, but there is actually a climate summit going on at the UN today. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been under increasing pressure due to his lackluster leadership at the helm of...

I was a bit surprised to see this headline on Yahoo News a few minutes ago: AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb VIENNA – Experts at the world’s top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the...

This is not really a diary and the link is ‘stolen’ from LaFeminista’s entry, currently on top of the recommended list on Daily Kos. But for the benefit of those that do not venture in that direction I am...

I’m going out on a limb here. Monetary policy is certainly not my field. But it seems to me that UNCTAD (UN Conference on Trade and Development) has dropped a bombshell. A report released in Geneva last night calls for the...

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) seems to have a hard time upholding rules of engagement, causing further hardship for civilians in Afghanistan. Following a devastating aerial attack in August last year, the...