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Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French government

Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French government
05/17/2012 | News
French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday after Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry, overlooked for the post of prime minister, said she no longer wanted to be part of the new cabinet. Hollande, sworn in on Tuesday as  France's first...

Algeria is the "natural leader" in the region (U.S. official)

Algeria is the "natural leader" in the region (U.S. official)
05/16/2012 | News
Algeria is the "natural leader" in the region and the United States welcome the" successful" parliamentary elections said Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Maghreb to the U.S. Department State, Raymond Maxwell, in an interview with APS. "I would like to join Hillary Clinton in...

Egypt-Israel Gas Issue Becoming Explosive

Egypt-Israel Gas Issue Becoming Explosive
05/10/2012 | Debates and Analysis
The two weeks since Egypt's abrupt cancellation of a Mubarak-era gas-export deal with Israel have seen an exchange of indirect threats and warnings between the two countries, culminating in an apparent Israeli military build-up on the border of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. "In recent days, Israel...

IMF:World Economic Outlook Slowly Improving but Remains Fragile

IMF:World Economic Outlook Slowly Improving but Remains Fragile
04/18/2012 | News
Prospects for the global economy are improving slowly but growth is expected to be weak especially in Europe with Unemployment in many developed countries remaining high.World output is projected to grow 3.5 percent in 2012, recovering to 4.1 percent in 2013. The main risks to continuing growth are...

Iran Nuclear Crisis Needs ‘Disruptive Diplomacy’, Not Shock and Awe

Iran Nuclear Crisis Needs ‘Disruptive Diplomacy’, Not Shock and Awe
04/13/2012 | Debates and Analysis
Disruptive diplomacy may be the only way out of the Iran-Israel nuclear crisis, the only way to pierce the hegemony of hypocrisy dominating the power politics of nuclear weapons control, of those who have them, and of those who are accused of developing them. Otherwise, this weekend’s meeting on...

World Wind Power Climbs to New Record In 2011

World Wind Power Climbs to New Record In 2011
03/17/2012 | Debates and Analysis
Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, there is enough installed wind power capacity worldwide to meet the residential electricity...

An Assault on Multilateral Trade Negotiations

An Assault on Multilateral Trade Negotiations
03/17/2012 | Debates and Analysis
India, Brazil, and South Africa, the international grouping for promoting international cooperation among the three countries known as IBSA, along with China and several other developing countries, have denounced the ongoing attempts to craft an exclusive, plurilateral agreement to liberalise trade...

Resumption of the NGOs trial in Cairo

Resumption of the NGOs trial in Cairo
03/08/2012 | Africa
The trial of members of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), accused of financing illegal and illicit activities, resumes on Thursday in Cairo of Egypt after the departure of 13 foreign defendants. Forty-three members of Egyptian and foreign NGOs, including 19 Americans, are accused by the...

Why Egypt needs a coalition government

Why Egypt needs a coalition government
03/07/2012 | Debates and Analysis
Recently, Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt have repeatedly made calls for a new coalition government, which would represent all parties in parliament. Can Egypt benefit by adopting the concept of coalition rule? The answer, I believe, is yes. Building a coalition simply means inviting parties...

EU's Ashton Announces Agreement for New Talks with Iran, but Some See Stalling Action

EU's Ashton Announces Agreement for New Talks with Iran, but Some See Stalling Action
03/07/2012 | In the Media
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement on Tuesday that the international community has agreed with Tehran to re-start talks on the Iranian nuclear program. Neither when nor where has yet been determined, but in addition to Iran, the participants will be the...

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