Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Can the UN Help Curb Climate Change and its Consequences?
If setting an example could make states and their leaders do the right thing, then the United Nations might be on the right track. A few years ago, the UN Secretary General ordered that heating be reduced in the winter and the air conditioning thermostat be raised in the summer — on a recent July day at the UN Cafeteria the temperature was...
EU Rejects Putin Demand For Ukraine Deal Changes
BRUSSELS: The European Union said on Friday (Sep 26) that Russian President Vladimir Putin had written to Brussels demanding changes to a landmark EU-Ukraine accord, but it ruled out reopening the deal without Kiev’s consent. Putin’s letter to European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso reportedly threatened retaliatory measures if...
Obama Adopts a Reactive Approach Rather Than Showing Leadership
President Barack Obama has chosen, once again, an “in-between” approach to keep all his options open, no matter how contradictory they are. The anti-ISIS coalition operations started by imposing U.S. priorities on the members of the alliance, with the US insisting that that their concerns must wait because the US has priorities...
Comeback for the Left in Eastern Europe?
Its corner location was unbeatable. But Brave New World cafe faced steep competition on Warsaw’s most fashionable thoroughfare: a pricey French bakery, a trendy sushi restaurant and the famous Café Blickle, which began serving coffee and pastries long before World War I. Moreover, as even its passionate defenders would admit, the food at...
Carl Bildt: Putin Must Face Mothers Of Fallen Russian Soldiers In Ukraine Conflict
Carl Bildt has been foreign minister of Sweden since 2006 and was prime minister from 1991-1994. He spoke to the WorldPost’s Nathan Gardels earlier this week at a conference on the Ukraine crisis at Harvard University’s Center for European Studies. WorldPost: You are among Vladimir Putin’s toughest foes in Europe. Why are you so...
How ISIS Is Using Us to Get What It Wants
“O crusaders, you have realized the threat of the Islamic State, but you have not become aware of the cure, and you will not discover the cure because there is no cure. If you fight it, it becomes stronger and tougher. If you leave it alone, it grows and expands… So mobilize your forces, O crusaders. Mobilize your forces, roar with...
Putin Isn’t Chasing After Empire in Ukraine; He Fears a Color Revolution at Home
MOSCOW — While various commentators have described President Vladimir Putin as playing a chess game against the West, I would argue that he has actually been primarily reacting tactically to what he saw as a major defeat. After all, in late February, in just a few days Ukraine went from having chosen alliance with Russia to a victory by...
Obama Vows To Keep Up Military Pressure On Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama vowed at the United Nations on Wednesday to keep up the military pressure on Islamic State militants and urged those who have joined the extremist group in Iraq and Syria to “leave the battlefield while they can.” Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, Obama said...
The 8 Proxy Wars Going On in Syria Right Now
The Syrian war is not only a proxy war. There is a strong internal dimension to the war in Syria but it has been obscured by various layers and dimensions of outside intervention and agendas. The Syrian regime wants to stay in power at any cost while there was certainly a civil popular opposition in Syria when the uprising first began. There are...
Obama To Address UN Amid New Mideast Strikes
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is addressing the United Nations as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region. Instead, when he speaks to the world body Wednesday, he will cast the U.S. as...
