Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Controversial ‘Special Status’ Law For Rebel-Held East
By Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth KIEV, March 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday to offer limited self-rule to pro-Russian rebels in the east to try to preserve Western support for peace efforts, despite some deputies saying it would give separatists more scope to tighten their grip on the region. The law...
Ukraine: Will Maidan Spark a Revolution in Gender Equality?
Just what were last year’s protests in Kiev square all about? By now we have all heard the official version of events. Concerned lest the government of Viktor Yanukovych tilt Ukraine toward the Kremlin, demonstrators occupied Maidan square and pushed for a so-called association agreement with the European Union. Once security forces...
What to Do About the Putin Problem?
It’s quickly become a favorite guessing game among pundits here in America and abroad: What is Vladimir Putin up to? It’s been more than a year since the Russian president authorized aggressive military action that led to the annexation of Crimea and the amassing of tens of thousands of Russian troops near the border of Ukraine. In...
Iranian Delegation Raises Concerns Over ‘Ill-Advised’ Letter From Republican Lawmakers As U.S. Demands ‘Tough Choices’
* Not clear if end-March deadline can be met-U.S. official * Says Iran has to make “very tough and necessary choices” * Iran’s Salehi: “I’m very optimistic.” (Adds Iranian oil minister) By Lesley Wroughton and Parisa Hafezi …read more Source: The Huffington...
The World Is Becoming Safer, Wealthier and Healthier
There are plenty of reasons to despair about the state of the world: ISIL’s depredations in the Middle East, Boko Haram’s atrocities in Nigeria, and Russia’s slow-drip incursion into Ukraine are just a few. These phenomena are more distressing when one considers that they’re occurring against the backdrop of an eroding...
A New Dark Age?
The Renaissance, the Enlightenment, science and technology, and the acknowledgment of the individual’s rights vis-à-vis the state (Western values) has dominated the world for 500 years. Over the last 200 years it took form of an Anglo-American worldview introducing the age of economics: industrialization, liberal representative democracy,...
Kremlin’s Troll Army is Quiet: Sign of a Coup
On Friday, those of us who share factual information about the situation on the ground in Ukraine noticed an eerie silence had befallen Twitter: Why weren’t we being harassed by the Kremlin’s troll army? The insults from anonymous paid bots was as constant as Putin’s public appearances. So when both disappeared at around the...
Where In The World Is Vladimir Putin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t been seen in public in 10 days, and the world is starting to wonder why. Putin’s absence has stretched from a brief hiatus to an eternity in Kremlin-time. He was last seen meeting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on March 5. On March 11, Putin canceled a visit to Kazakhstan in a move that...
Differences among Iraqis over Iran’s Role in the War on ISIS
The nuclear deal that President Barack Obama insists on concluding with Iran has had negative repercussions within the United States but positive ones in terms of the Russian relationship with Middle Eastern countries. The US president will help rescue Russian President Vladimir Putin from his misadventure in Ukraine through the Iranian gateway....
If Greece Leaves Eurozone, Spain And Italy Would Be Next, Says Greek Defense Minister
BERLIN, March 14 (Reuters) – If Greece were to leave the eurozone, Spain and Italy would also end up quitting the common currency bloc, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos told German newspaper Bild in an interview to be published on Saturday. “If Greece explodes, Spain and Italy will be next and then at some point, Germany. We...
