Archives for September 2015
2015-09-25, FRANCE24 U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had reached a “common understanding” on steps to curb cyber spying and agreed that neither government would conduct economic espionage in cybe …
The rise and fall of Burkina Faso’s coup: what you need to know Published: September 25, 2015
Rakotomalala and Nadia Karoui, Thursday 24 September 2015, The Guardian A seizure of power threatened to derail forthcoming elections, but a swift intervention from regional heads of state seems to have restored order – for now. Global Voices online re …
West African leaders to reinstate Burkina Faso’s Kafando Published: September 25, 2015
23 SEP 2015, Mail & Guardian Ecowas said it plans to reinstate and demonstrate solidarity with the interim president, Michel Kafando, who was kidnapped last Wednesday. West African leaders and their military chiefs are to travel to Burkina Faso to …
Exclusive: As Air War Intensifies, Saudi Arabia Launches Charm Offensive Before U.N. Summit Published: September 25, 2015
COLUM LYNCH, 23 SEPTEMBER 2015, FOREIGN POLICY With Yemeni civilian deaths mounting, the Saudi government is pulling out all the stops to head off an independent human rights inquiry. Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies are carrying out a vigorous diploma …
Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ cements position as Mugabe heir Published: September 25, 2015
HARARE | BY MACDONALD DZIRUTWE, Thu 24 Sep 2015, REUTERS Zimbabwe Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cemented his status as heir apparent to 91-year-old Robert Mugabe after getting close allies appointed to important cabinet posts and securing the …
The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China Headed for War? Published: September 24, 2015
GRAHAM ALLISON, 24 SEPTEMBER, THE ATLANTIC In 12 of 16 past cases in which a rising power has confronted a ruling power, the result has been bloodshed. When Barack Obama meets this week with Xi Jinping during the Chinese president’s first state visit t …
Stampede in Mecca kills more than 700 in one of the worst-ever hajj tragedies Published: September 24, 2015
Thursday 24 Sep 2015, Ahram Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef orders investigation in one of the deadliest Hajj disasters since 1990; Saudi officials say casualties toll might be revised up A huge stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hun …
How A Little Lab In West Virginia Caught Volkswagen’s Big Cheat Published: September 24, 2015
SONARI GLINTON, 24 SEPTEMBER 2015, NPR Volkswagen was recently brought to its knees when scientists discovered the company had installed a device in its diesel-powered cars to fool emissions tests. Its stock price tanked, its reputation has been damage …
Congratulations to Americans on their farsighted foreign policy Published: September 24, 2015
BOOT’S BLOG \ ALEXANDER BOOT \ 09/21/2015 \ JERUSALEM POST Suppose for the sake of argument that back in 2003 the US powers-that-be, with their British counterparts in tow, did some soul-searching and set themselves ten long-term goals. Alexander Boot …
One man, no vote Published: September 24, 2015
Sep 26th 2015 | NAIROBI |The Economist It is proving impossible to hold a fully democratic election HOW do you hold an election without registering voters? That is the question confronting Somali politicians—as well as hordes of diplomats, NGOs and oth …