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No Lessons Learned; No Problems Solved
I ended last year on a rather bleak note, suggesting that the failed terrorist attack on Christmas Day would probably not get the analytic attention it most urgently needed: The proposition that, from a procedural point of view, nothing has changed...
Valuing Private Life
This morning I received my second invitation to be someone’s friend on Facebook. The first one came from a former colleague; and I felt it was sufficient to reply to him politely through electronic mail, emphasizing that I continued to prefer...
Israel And Iran Have Reportedly Held Secret Nuclear Talks
Several eyewitnesses and news reports have said Israeli and Iranian representatives spoke directly during a multi-national conference on nuclear disarmament last month in Egypt. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported Israeli and Iranian delegates directly...
Somali Pirates Seize Chinese Cargo Ship
Somali pirates have seized a Chinese cargo ship with 25 people on board in the first successful attack on a Chinese vessel since the country deployed three naval warships to the region. EU naval spokesman for anti-piracy force Commodore John Harbour said...
Iran’s Revolutionary Court has Sentenced an Opposition Activist to Death
In the first verdict since trials of opposition supporters began in August, Iran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced an opposition activist to death. Monarchist Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani is to be hanged for participating in unrest, last June, according...
Pakistanis Displaced By the Taliban Begin Returning to Battle-Scarred Swat Valley
Experts are urging the international community to take the opportunity to help hundreds of Pakistanis who are returning to the battle-scarred Swat Valley as a way to undercut Taliban influence in the region. More than two million Pakistanis had to flee...
Loopholes in the Law And Its Enforcement Sustain Thai Ivory Trade
Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbor the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC.
