Category: Blogs

Making the Exception the Rule

By Amr Hamzawy

The pillars of justice include ethical values, the ability of people to make a living, and rule of law as a framework for managing the relationships between citizens, society, and the state.

EconSource: Yemen’s political unrest hits Saudi investments hard

By EconSource

Saudi-Yemeni Business Council President Abdullah Bugshan said the political turmoil in Yemen and the outbreak of unrest in the region has forced the council to halt its activities. The council was previously responsible for organizing meetings, exhibitions, and conferences, but due to the current turmoil, no commercial or investment-related activities in the country have been […]

Stockholm’s Security Service Concerned About Possible Russian Military Operation Against Sweden

By Reuters and AP

From Anna Ringstrom, Reuters:  Sweden’s security services said on Wednesday they feared possible Russian military operations against their country following an increase in espionage activity

Guinea Democracy Stillborn?

By J. Peter Pham

While it was the first of France’s African colonies to achieve independence, democracy came rather late to Guinea. The country’s first president, Ahmed Sékou Touré, who ruled with an iron grip from 1958 until his death in 1984, turned out to be a Marxist ideologue who aligned his country with the Soviet Union, ruining the […]

TTIP Action

Speeches & Official Announcements Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Kenny of Ireland After Bilateral Meeting “There are terrific opportunities for us to further collaborate in creating jobs both in the United States and in Ireland. One of those areas is the potential for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the United States […]

Cyber Experts Seek a Prescription to Limit Risks of Putting Patient Data Online

By Larry Luxner

Panel debates ‘rewards and risks’ of technological advances Midway through Season 2 of Showtime’s popular TV series Homeland, US Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody—who is being blackmailed by Iraqi terrorist Abu Nazir—sneaks into the home office of Vice President William Walden, desperately looking for the serial number of Walden’s pacemaker. Brody finds it and transmits the […]

Interview with Chairman of Nigeria’s Electoral Commission

By Africa Center

Transcript of Interview with Professor Attahiru M. Jega, OFR Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)Federal Republic of Nigeria   March 19, 2015 J. Peter Pham: For those who do not follow Nigeria closely, could you briefly give us an overview of the sheer scale of what is involved in organizing general elections in the Federal […]

Netanyahu’s Hard Right Turn Could Put Israel on Road to Isolation

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Onus is on Israeli government to mend US ties, says Atlantic Council’s LeBaron Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election declaration not to allow the creation of a Palestinian state could lead to Israel’s further isolation internationally, says Atlantic Council analyst Richard LeBaron. “That’s not good for Israel, and individual Israelis feel it too,” LeBaron, a […]

Top News: Battle for Aden Airport Forces Closure

By MENASource

Forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh stormed the international airport in the southern port city of Aden on Thursday, triggering an intense, hours-long gunbattle before security forces loyal to President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi repelled them.