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Archives for August 2015
The Migrant Crisis in Calais Exposes a Europe Without Ideas
Roger Cohen, 3 AUG. 2015, The New York Times Europe is caught between those who want to get in, those who want to get out, and those who want to destroy it. The incomers are desperate, the outbound are angry and the destroyers are brandishing flags. This triple onslaught has, for the first time in its history, left the 28-member European Union more vulnerable to fracture than … [Read more...] about The Migrant Crisis in Calais Exposes a Europe Without Ideas
More than 2,000 migrant deaths in Mediterranean in 2015, says monitoring group
04 Aug 2015, The Telegraph (UK) International Organisation of Migration says toll - an increase from the same period last year - confirms route as world's deadliest route for migrants More than 2,000 people have died so far this year trying to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe, the International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about More than 2,000 migrant deaths in Mediterranean in 2015, says monitoring group
Rethinking the Scandinavian Model
Nima Sanandaji, 08/04/2015, National Review During a tour to Paris, Bruce Springsteen explained that his dream was for the US to adapt a Swedish style welfare state. The famous musician is far from alone in idealizing Nordic policies. The four Nordic nations (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) are often regarded as prime role-models the policies to be emulated by … [Read more...] about Rethinking the Scandinavian Model
Here’s a 2-Minute Video Explaining Obama’s New Plan to Fight Global Warming
Tim McDonnell | Mon 3 Aug. 2015 | Mother Jones The EPA is cracking down on carbon pollution. President Barack Obama has been more vocal than any previous president about the need to combat climate change, and on Monday his administration released a package of rules that will likely be the most important—and most controversial—piece of his climate … [Read more...] about Here’s a 2-Minute Video Explaining Obama’s New Plan to Fight Global Warming
Have US Priorities in Africa Changed: Do Security Concerns Trump Others?
Steve McDonald, 26 May 2015, Harvard International Review (U.S.) At the end of the first ever US-Africa Leaders Summit on August 7, 2014, President Obama declared that it had been an “extraordinary event,” citing the accomplishments of the summit in terms of trade, investment, and security cooperation. Included in the latter category was a commitment to peacekeeping and the … [Read more...] about Have US Priorities in Africa Changed: Do Security Concerns Trump Others?
Saving Somalia (Again)
By Vanda Felbab-Brown, 23 June 2015, Foreign Policy How Reconstruction Stalled—And What to do About It In early May 2015, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a historic but little noticed visit to Somalia, a country no other U.S. secretary of state had ever visited. His trip symbolized both how far Somalia has come—from the blackest days of civil war, clan infighting, … [Read more...] about Saving Somalia (Again)
Video Shows the Beginning of Saudi-Led Coalition’s Ground War in Yemen
Elias Groll, 4 August 2015, Foreign Policy Since beginning an aerial campaign in March to halt the territorial gains of Houthi rebels in Yemen, the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has managed to limit its involvement there to bombings and arming its proxies against the Houthis, which Saudi Arabia and its allies consider an arm of the Iranian government. This week, all … [Read more...] about Video Shows the Beginning of Saudi-Led Coalition’s Ground War in Yemen
International outcry after Burundian rights activist shot
2015-08-05, France24 The attempted killing of a leading Burundian human rights activist, shot in the face by a gunman, triggered international outrage and concern on Tuesday. Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa, who publicly opposed President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial and successful bid for a third term last month, was shot as he made his way home from work in the capital on … [Read more...] about International outcry after Burundian rights activist shot
Obama Political Staff Overruled Human Rights Experts On Slavery Report
Zach Carter Senior Political Economy Reporter, 08/03/2015, The Huffington Post The president may have just compromised his global human rights agenda. WASHINGTON -- Top diplomats at the State Department repeatedly overruled human rights experts in the crafting of a recent report on human trafficking, Reuters reported Monday night, elevating concerns that … [Read more...] about Obama Political Staff Overruled Human Rights Experts On Slavery Report
Leading Burundi human rights activist shot
2015-08-03, France24 A leading human rights activist in restive Burundi was shot and severely wounded in the capital Bujumbura on Monday, according to civic leaders, a day after a top general was assassinated. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of The Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detainees (APRODH), was fired upon while walking home late Monday, said … [Read more...] about Leading Burundi human rights activist shot