Climate Change: What Can Be Accomplished At The World Climate Conference?
Today is the start of the 3rd world climate conference. It is organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It is hosted by Switzerland, and takes place between August 31 to September 4.
Japan’s Elections: Center-Left Party DPJ Wins In A Landslide Victory
Latest updates 8/30/2009 @ 10:30 AM (PST). According to Japan’s broadcaster NHK, the DPJ has won 306 seats out of the 480 seats in the Lower House. DPJ’s Yukio Hatoyama, a Stanford University graduate in engineering, will be Japan’s new Prime Minister. Hatoyama just made the following statement at a press conference, after his historical […]
Afghanistan: Tensions Rise Between Karzai & US Envoy Holbrooke
In the aftermath of the Afghan elections, Richard Holbrooke and Hamid Karzai had a lunch meeting on the day after the elections. The meeting was described by the US embassy in Kabul as testy and filled with sharp exchanges. Veteran diplomat Holbrooke is know for his bluntness, and apparently he made sure to let Karzai know that Washington’s impatience towards him was rapidly growing.
Middle-East: US To Drop Settlement Freeze As Condition For Peace Talks
If this decision from the Obama administration is confirmed, and it is likely to be according to a statement from the State Department, it will be viewed by the Palestinians and the Arab world as a sign that the Obama administration is caving in to the refusal by Israel’s prime minister Netanyahu to put a […]
The Lion Of The Senate Would Have Put The Blue Dog Democrats On A Leash
The tributes to Ted Kennedy, a real political giant, have being pouring in since his passing last night. Not only in America, but from all over the world. One of the most eloquent ones came from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. “Edward Kennedy will be mourned not just in America but in every continents. He […]
