Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 9, 2008	Where should Obama start the change in US policy in the Mideast?
By HALUK ÖZDALGA* The Bush administration is approaching its final days in dire disappointment in all areas. In international relations, it is a huge failure felt most severely in the greater Middle East, an area of direct concern for Turkey. The single most important reason for this...... [view]

Posted By:  CAPteam Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008	AFGHANISTAN’S RELUCTANT ALLY
It has been clear that there exists a strategic divergence among the coalition partners in Afghanistan on the issue of dealing with the Taliban. This situation has its roots in: the conception of the Taliban as a political force; their role in the insurgency; and more importantly, the different...... [view]

Posted By:  CAPteam Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008	AFGHANISTAN’S RELUCTANT ALLY
It has been clear that there exists a strategic divergence among the coalition partners in Afghanistan on the issue of dealing with the Taliban. This situation has its roots in: the conception of the Taliban as a political force; their role in the insurgency; and more importantly, the different...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008	The battle of hope and experience
From The Economist print edition: Will America choose the old hero who favours tax cuts for business and the rich and backed George Bush’s wars? Or the young man who promises health care for all, a swift exit from Iraq and more money for the average worker? As America’s financial system...... [view]

Posted By:  judym Posted On:  Jun 12, 2008	a new day has dawned
On June 11, 2008, Mary Simon stood in the House of Commons and made a statement in response to the historic apology to former students of Indian residential schools. The words of the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami are themselves historic: “I stand here today ready to work with you, as...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008	From Kosovo to South Ossetia: in search of a precedent
MOSCOW. (Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies for RIA Novosti) - When Europe and the US advocated the independence of Kosovo, many experts warned that its impact on the Caucasus would be destabilising. The Allies responded by repeating that Kosovo...... [view]

Posted By:  cerehra Posted On:  Jul 15, 2008	CEREHRA BRINGS THE GAADSAN AND MOALLIM WEYNE ELDERS TOGETHER IN LUUQ
The CEREHRA's office in Luuq has brought together the elders from the clans of Gaadsan and Moallim-weyne to finalize their agreement in the early summer. Dahir Hassan of CEREHRA who was the lead-mediator of the Gaadsan v Moallim-Weyne negotiations in Gedo region has today said: "We have no...... [view]

Posted By:  cerehra Posted On:  Jul 14, 2008	CEREHRA -ONCE AGAIN- CALLS FOR POST-ELECTION, INCLUSIVE RECONCILIATIONS AMONG THE SOMALI TRIBES IN GEDO REGION
Guided by its CP (cherished principles) of negotiation, reconciliation, reality, respect, and harmony, CEREHRA has today wrote to the regional stake-holders of Gedo region imploring them to initiate a regionwide, post-election, and all-inclusive reconciliation conference for inhabiting clans and...... [view]

Posted By:  EmilyFreeburg Posted On:  Apr 8, 2008	final reflections on Rwanda youth gathering and the digital divide
I am back in the US and missing Africa, what an amazing experience. This was my trip across the digital divide, which really ended up reinforcing how strong it still is. I came back with one less suitcase, leaving behind a used lap top, a flash drive, two Flip videos, two digital recorders and...... [view]

Posted By:  lwfyouth Posted On:  Apr 1, 2008	the power of testimony in Rwanda
(This post is a reflection on the ecumenical Youth Gathering sponsored by the ELCA and the Lutheran Church of Rwanda held 3/27-3/30 .)    Yesterday we heard a testimony from a man who participated in the Rwandan genocide. He killed the parents of his neighbors, and now he lives with...... [view]

Posted By:  EmilyFreeburg Posted On:  Apr 1, 2008	the power of testimony in Rwanda
Yesterday we heard a testimony from a man who participated in the Rwandan genocide. He killed the parents of his neighbors, and now he lives with them side by side. After spending several years in jail, the government let him go on the condition that he would publicly confess his crimes and...... [view]