Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Obama’s European Folly
President Barack Obama’s recent — and most probably the last — visit to Europe was a failure. It could have turned the tide of declining relationship but ended up as a lackluster Good-bye toast. Multiple acts of terrorism in France and Belgium — and their intrinsic connection with the Syrian inferno — have threatened...
Armenia Continues to Gamble on Aging Nuclear Plant in a Quake-Prone Area
Image: Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear power plant. Photo by Bouarf (CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikipedia) Armenia was supposed to have a new nuclear power plant this year that would replace one that National Geographic suggested a few years ago was the most dangerous in the world. The new plant was to have twice the electrical-generating capacity of the...
6 Structures Designed to Save Humanity From Itself
This article originally appeared on ArchDaily.On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine suffered a catastrophic failure, resulting in a nuclear meltdown and a series of explosions which scattered radioactive material across large areas of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.More than 50,000 people...
Polio Could Be Eradicated Globally By End Of Decade: Experts
LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) – In a huge immunisation effort in 150 countries, health teams will on Sunday launch what they hope will be the final push against polio.Stopping transmission of the contagious viral disease that has infected millions is possible within a year, experts say. And full, official, global eradication could be declared...
Stuck in the Ukrainian Conundrum: U.S. and Europe Need to Drop Sanctions and Negotiate a Way Out
Many Ukrainians expect America and Europe to save them. Suggest that they are living a fantasy gets you tarred as a blatant fool and Russian stooge. Yet Ukraine shouldn’t waste time posing as a fairy tale maiden in distress waiting for rescue by the Western knight in shining armor. Kiev risks ending up as a failed state. Ukraine has...
Inside The Siberian Cafe Dedicated To Vladimir Putin
If you’ve ever wanted to enjoy a leisurely meal with Russian President Vladimir Putin staring at you, here’s your chance. All you need to do is travel to Siberia.Welcome to President Cafe, an eatery dedicated to honoring the glory of Putin and Russia. The cafe, which is located in the eastern Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, opened last...
The Panama Papers: When Will We Finally Do Something About Corruption and Theft?
The Panama Papers scandal triggered tsunami waves of shock throughout the world’s media, as if this were an unprecedented event. It is not. The concealment of fortunes, often acquired through illicit means by corrupt politicians, world leaders and powerful individuals, has long been commonplace. But perhaps the light shined by the Panama...
Russia: a global energy powerhouse that’s much more than a petro-state
Scott L Montgomery, University of WashingtonRussia is not what you think. Most discussion about its energy influence has focused on oil and gas, particularly gas. Russia can be described, and is routinely described, as a petro-state. This is only partly accurate.In truth, Russia has been building an altogether new kind of energy state, one with...
The Murder Of Giulio Regeni and The Perils Of Supporting Dictators
On April 8, the Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni recalled his Ambassador to Egypt. The decision came on the heels of a meeting held in Rome with an Egyptian delegation on the investigation into the murder of Giulio Regeni, the Italian PhD student whose tortured corpse was found in Cairo on February 3. Burns and cuts scarred his body. His...
Asia’s Silk Road Revival Shows the Age of the West Is Coming to an End
At the start of his final State of the Union address in January this year, President Obama struck a somber note. “We live in a time of extraordinary change,” he said, “change that’s reshaping the way we live, the way we work, our planet, our place in the world.” This should not be a cause for alarm, he went on, for...
