Survival or extinction: Involved in mankind
By Kevin Galalae.
The political leadership and the institutional infrastructure needed to address the urgent problems humanity faces are missing. We are stuck with the Bretton Woods system that was worked out at the end of World War [...]
Do We Really Want a New Generation of Nuclear-Armed Submarines?
By Lawrence S. Wittner.
Ever since the horrors of submarine warfare became a key issue during World War I, submarines have had a sinister reputation. And the building of new, immensely costly, nuclear-armed submarines by the [...]
Fifty Years After The Fact: How Viable is The Civil Rights Act of 1964?
By Christopher Warburton.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was legislated, among other things, to provide equal opportunity for all workers. This means that supervisors and co-workers should leave their unwanted prejudices [...]
War on Terror: Intelligence ‘double game’
By Pramod Raj Sedhain.
Key US intelligence and strategic asset Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and powerful Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have hindered relations since the “War on [...]
The Afghan Scenario
By Ijaz Khan.
THE second round of the Afghan elections is due on June 14. The first round has thrown up Dr Abdullah Abdullah and Dr Ashraf Ghani as the front runners. The second round is required by the Afghan constitution, which [...]
Mapping Militarism
By David Swanson.
World Beyond War has created a set of online interactive maps to help us all see where and how war and preparations for war exist in the world today. You can find the maps we’ve created thus far at http://bit.ly/mappingmilitarism and [...]
The ISIS conquest of Iraq leads to Jerusalem
By Barry Shaw.
As we witness the brutalization of Iraq by the ISIS terror organization consider this. This Islamic march of death leads to Jerusalem.
The leading phenomenon that resulted from the call of the people in the Arab world against [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Gamble With Uncle Sam
By Mark Nestmann.
If you think June 30, 2014, is just another lazy, hazy summer day, think again. If you’re a US citizen or permanent resident, this may be a date to remember. It’s the deadline to report signatory or “other” [...]
Red State Progressive Blues
By David Corbin.
Should we pity the poor Senate Democrats running for re-election this year? Probably not, since this is the class of Senators that came in with President Obama, rubber-stamped his stimulus boondoggle, cast the decisive [...]
Obama Oversees Endless War in Syria
By Ronald Bleier.
Brahimi Resigns
By mid June 2014 the march toward Baghdad by Sunni ISIS militias had overtaken the headlines, nevertheless there was no diminution of suffering and destruction in the ongoing Syrian civil war. That the international [...]
5 situations where remote workers are at a disadvantage
By Alton Parrish.
Advances in technology have made it possible for many employees to work from their homes or on the road instead of having to go to a place of business. These remote workers have many advantages such eliminating the [...]
China’s Interest in Central and Eastern Europe
By Valbona Zeneli.
The Middle Kingdom sets its eyes on Europe’s eastern half, to get a beachhead into Western Europe.
China is a magnet for European companies. With a trade volume of almost $600 billion, and a trade deficit with China [...]
The Palestinian National Reconciliation: Regional and International Implications
By Fadi Elhusseini.
Palestinian success in burying a seven-year division has surpassed its domestic effects and has, without a doubt, regional and international implications. With the Palestinian unity government, the relationships [...]
NATO expansion in East Europe: Alarm to Russia
By Pramod Raj Sedhain.
Relations between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia have worsened following the downfall of Soviet Union in 1991. Moreover, the Ukrainian crisis that emerged dramatically generated diverse views [...]
Re-briefing of Resolutions – Before Diving In
By Angela Liu.
Well, would you look at that? We’ve now tread 1/4 of our way into year 2012 since my first and last post. Shining example of how perfectionism does not breed productivity: It’s not that I have had ‘writer’s block’ [...]
EU Parliament Elections 2014: What happened
By Pramod Raj Sedhain.
2014 European Parliament Elections faced the most uneasy circumstances in history. Anti-European Union and anti-immigrant far-rightest parties are sure to triumph in the European elections and gain the seats [...]
Prisoner swap: Risk or safe for peace in Afghanistan
By Pramod Raj Sedhain.
After three years of intensive negotiations with Taliban, the only one American captivity, US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was released from the Taliban prison. After five years of captivity, Bowe was [...]
Privacy versus government surveillance: Where network effects meet public choice
By Ross Anderson.
To read report click here: Privacy versus government surveillance: Where network effects meet public choice
The Obama Doctrine: Up Yours!
By John Stanton.
The Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015 (Defense Authorization Act) should be renamed the Howard P. “Buck” McKeon Global Manifest Destiny Act of FY2015. The Defense Authorization [...]
The Three Laws of Pentagon Robotics
By David Swanson.
The three laws of robotics, according to science fiction author Isaac Asimov, are:
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given to [...]