The New Iranian Presence: A Real Transition?
December 25, 2013 -  No comment

Iran's new administration heralds a change; one that has the fragile potential for lasting peace and prosperity   The...

Haiti in 2013: A Year of Hope?
January 11, 2013 -  No comment

What does 2013 hold for Haiti as it celebrates its 209th birthday as a free nation and will shortly remember the day that...

The Curious Sketch of Benjamin Netanyahu
October 4, 2012 -  3 Comments

In the wake of Benjamin Netanyahu's UN speech, activists take to the internet and a meme is born   Benjamin Netanyahu...

Taking Back Democracy in Sri Lanka
December 30, 2011 -  7 Comments

Amidst the economic crises, political turmoil and natural disasters that have cast a grim shadow on the world in 2011, in its post-war...

Suffering of Tamils Continues Unabated
December 30, 2011 -  9 Comments

Two and a half years have passed since the armed conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Government...

40 Years of Bangladesh, 40 Years Denying Closure
December 14, 2011 -  10 Comments

This year a small delta nation, a land of fertile plains, luscious terrain and a remarkably rich history and heritage, celebrates...

Pulling the Plug on Palestine
November 4, 2011 -  No comment

There is no such thing as a selfless act. To few issues does this oft-repeated truism better apply than to the question of international...

Reforming Our Understanding of Violence
February 17, 2010 -  1 Comment

By Toufic Machnouk Structural violence is the effect of a systematic imbalance in society that prefers the interests of some over others. Its dynamics are less visible than that of direct violence, where the causes are generally easier to identify. In terms of global relations, the use of direct violence is mostly a state affair manifested in armed conflict. The participation of the general population is predominantly one of inaction. Structural violence, however, tends to involve the participation...