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"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 (…)

“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 (…)

“Ukraine’s gas settlement: the wrong solution”

by Yuliya Tymoshenko

2 February 2006

Europe’s sigh of relief when the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine was supposedly over could even be heard in Kiev. But this settlement, which leaves Ukraine’s energy requirements to the mercy of a nonexistent company linked to a gang of international criminals, brings about more problems (…)

“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, (…)

“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 (…)

“Latin America at a crossroads”

by Raùl Alfonsin

17 January 2006

Last year marked a change in Latin America. An increasing number of countries of the region seem to be determined to defend their interests despite the United States’ plans. José Miguel Insulza’s election as the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) against the candidate supported by (…)

“Russia’s Pipeline to Empire”

by Vytautas Landsbergis

14 January 2006

Gerhard Schröder, who still was the German Chancellor a month ago, accepted to be president of a company in charge of building a gas pipeline connecting Russia with his country and Western Europe through the Baltic Sea. There is a conflict of interests though and this moral problem is (…)

“The promises of the Iraqi Constitution”

by Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi

14 November 2005

The constitutional process implemented in Iraq has brought hope to the Iraqis for this is the first text whose draft has been supervised by an elected assembly and, and whatever the result of the referendum, what matters is this occurrence of democratic debate. The efforts made by the (…)

“The Union and the Dragon”

by Bernard Bot

21 June 2005

This month, China and the European Union are celebrating 30 years of official relations; relations that have evolved with time and it is time to ask ourselves about their future. China is currently having an exceptional economic growth but it also causes internal turbulence. It has to manage (…)