December

Articles

1 December 2013, by Bradley Castelli
Iran: A Lesson in Diplomacy

It’s being hailed as a historic agreement by some and a historic mistake by others. Whatever hindsight may reveal, for now, Iran and a handful of world powers have come to an agreement to limit (...)
1 December 2013, by Michel (Mikado) Warschawski
Netanyahu Against The Whole World

Western governments are fed up with the Israeli angry reactions to the agreement between them and the Iranian government. “It is done, and there is no way back”: this is the message they are (...)
1 December 2013, by Zvi Bar’el
Iran’s Nuclear Program Has Already Achieved Its Goal

Here’s a new and tempting investment opportunity: The exchange rate of the Iranian rial jumped 2 percent in one day and it is expected that the currency, which lost over half of its value during (...)
1 December 2013, by Pablo Solon
Moving Forward From the Climate Negotiation Madness in Warsaw

Since the beginning there was almost no expectations on the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Warsaw, (...)
1 December 2013, by Michael Klare
Surviving Climate Change: Towards a Climate Revolution

A week after the most powerful “super typhoon” ever recorded pummeled the Philippines, killing thousands in a single province, and three weeks after the northern Chinese city of Harbin suffered a (...)
1 December 2013, by Michel LAMBERT
In Front of Pipelines, I Will Support the Mohawks

With hundreds of others, I participated on November 16 in an unprecedented mobilization in Kanehsatà:ke (Oka), Mohawk Territory. Twenty-three years after the terrible Oka crisis, Mohawks this time (...)
1 December 2013, by Idil Isse
Central African Republic: Retaliatory Violence Creating Atmosphere Of Insecurity

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius’ recent declaration that the Central African Republic (CAR) was “on the verge of genocide” brought some much needed attention to the ongoing conflict in the (...)
1 December 2013, by Sergio Yahni
Israel Plays With Fire at Al Aqsa Compound

MK Miri Regev (Likud), chairwoman of the Knesset Interior Committee, instructed police on Monday to ensure that Jewish visitors to the Al Aqsa compound (Temple Mount) are able to visit the site (...)
1 December 2013, by Pervez Hoodbhoy
I Am Malala: Book Review

How can one read this marvelous book and remain unmoved? It is a good-humored tale of grit, courage, and determination. A 14-year old girl, passionate about education being every child’s right, is (...)