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"London’s Conference is the framework to help Afghanistan"

by George Soros

15 February 2006

Afghanistan’s situation is masked by the incessant violence in Iraq. However, the Parliament is packed with warlords, the drug trade is thriving, and violence is on the rise. During this week, world leaders will have the opportunity in London to steer developments. This agreement will be based (…)

"Another anti-narcotic strategy for Afghanistan"

by Emma Bonino

15 February 2006

From Afghanistan to Italy, crossing Latin America, the “war against drugs” is sacrificed everyday in the altar of demagogy and irrationality. While the “war against drugs” in Afghanistan is marking the time, and mortgaging dramatically the future of the country, the Italian government is taking (…)

"Hamas in power"

by Shlomo Avineri

7 February 2006

The victory of Hamas fundamentalists will have unprecedented consequences for the region, but since now, two elements are discerned. Hamas’s victory is an evidence of the incapacity of the traditional Palestinian leadership to form a political body. The Palestinian Authority, which has enjoyed (…)

“Will Russia control Europe thanks to oil?”

by Alexander Etkind

2 February 2006

Taking into account the kind of car you have is not important, because every time you fill up the tank you’re paying for the equivalent of what a Russian teacher makes a month. You’re also contributing to finance an archaic, inefficient and evil regimen. Russia began its G8 presidency by (…)

“Economic imperialism in Russia”

by Frederick Starr, Vladimer Papava

2 February 2006

Russia’s use of gas to exert pressures upon Ukraine has provoked concern in the West. However, pressures upon Georgia are even stronger although less noticed. In Georgia, as well as in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants to apply the doctrine of the liberal empire formulated by Anatoli Chubais, (…)

“An open letter to Ehud Olmert”

by Daoud Kuttab

1 February 2006

Dear Mr. Olmert, I am writing with the hope that you would take some time of your busy agenda as acting Prime Minister of Israel to listen to the hopes of a Palestinian. Despite the conditions you have faced to assume power as Prime Minister, I believe that you have the opportunity to (…)

“Fanatical: one percent in Islam”

by Mohammad Habash

19 January 2006

In the Middle East, conservative Islam reflects a fundamental reality of Muslim society, but it should not be mistaken for violent radicalism as the United States does, unfortunately. Violence and terrorism abound in the region but not because conservatism is quite common. The Centre for Islamic (…)

“Ariel Sharon’s triumph”

by Barry Rubin

18 January 2006

The brain haemorrhage that affected Ariel Sharon plunged Israel’s politics into agitation. The outgoing Prime Minister was being presented as the winner of the coming elections leading his new party, Kadima. It was Sharon who made the party popular by seducing the right for his nationalism and (…)

“In Defense of Russia’s Oligarch Wars”

by Boris Berezovski

14 January 2006

I can’t be emotionally neutral when approaching Vladimir Putin’s war on Russian “oligarchs” since I am often rated as one. Nevertheless, I have the advantage of knowing that policy from inside. As a victim of that “war” I can speak of it in the right terms and I know the repressive power of the (…)

“Redeeming the United Nations”

by Shashi Tharoo

23 September 2005

The Heads of State and Government meet today in New York to discuss the reform of the institutions. Ambassadors work hard to give the finishing touches to the proposals for reforms. In 27 years at the service of the UN, I’ve seen many transformations. When I joined the organization, no one (…)

“The EU must start talks with Turkey”

by Martti Ahtisaari, Albert Rohan

9 September 2005

The widely spread hesitation of some European leaders before starting the negotiations round with Turkey, foreseen for October 3rd, has caused frustration among a growing sector of the Turkish population. From now on, a part of the Turks thinks that the EU will continue to put new obstacles to (…)

“There is progress in Iraq”

by Kofi Annan

30 June 2005

I am in Brussels to join the representatives of more than 80 governments and institutions meeting to send a loud and clear message of support for the political transition in Iraq. A year ago, Resolution 1546 of the Security Council set out the time table that Iraq was expected to fulfill. Today, (…)

“Ukraine Deserves EU Membership”

by Yuliya Tymoshenko

29 June 2005

EU long-standing members seem to doubt now the future of the Union, but we, in Ukraine, continue to see it in hope and admiration. Entering the EU is the central project of our foreign policy. Europe is an indivisible whole. If a European nation is not free, the rest isn’t completely. We would (…)

“Egoism poses threat to EU unity”

by Jiri Pehe

29 June 2005

The fiasco of the EU summit brought to light the differences of attitude among the majority of the new member countries from Central and Eastern Europe and the “old” members. But the differences were not just as we expected. We did not see any of the new member countries being immature and eager (…)

"The Iraqi Revolt Differs From Previous Ones"

by Steven Metz

16 June 2005

As Sun Tzu taught us, victory in battle demands that one know their opponent. This is the knowledge which we lack about Iraq to confront the insurrection. In some respects, the Iraqi insurrection is identical to those that preceded it in the twentieth century. As all insurrections, its failure (…)

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