EU: Far-Right Parties Are Running Campaigns on “No to Islamism”
An extreme right-wing nationalist party ran a campaign on an anti-Islam message in November 2009 in Switzerland, now it is the turn of the French far-right party the Front National to play the same cards of racism and xenophobia. The Front National, which gained ground in the 2010 elections due to its strong anti-immigration agenda, […]
40 Years Later US Bombs Still Kill In Laos
A Legacy Of The Vietnam War It is one of the legacies of the war in Vietnam. Even so the conflict in Vietnam ended in 1975 countries such as Laos and Cambodia are still paying an heavy price as the authorities still struggle to get rid of a massive quantity of unexploded bombs. Between 1964 […]
Politics And Ethics
There is a deep crisis of confidence between the people and the political class in America today, and this reality cuts across all ideological boundaries. Further, this growing mistrust between politicians, business leaders and ordinary citizens is a global problem, which brings some serious questioning about the core principles or our democracies. This questioning can […]
Africa: Celebrating 50 Years Of Independence From Colonial Powers
Time Line The year 1960 marked a sea of change in most sub-Saharan Africa. Fourteen countries in West Africa became free from their French colonial ruler, the Belgian Congo became Zaire, Somalia and Nigeria broke from the control of the vanishing British empire. The new nations were following in the footsteps of Liberia, a state […]
Can India And Pakistan Finally Be At Peace?
Historical Background Of The Conflict Between Pakistan & India The idea of a separate Muslim state in colonial British India first emerged in the 1930s. On March 23, 1940 Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the Muslim League, endorsed the Lahore Resolution; calling for the creation of an independent state in regions where Muslims constituted a […]
