USAID 58 years on: Perspective on Aid and Humanitarian Assistance in a Changing world
The year
2019 manifest a very significant milestone in the history of United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) on its 58th anniversary. Way back
in 196Os...
Up The Wall
If a
tragedy is watching disaster unfold and being powerless to stop it, then such
is Brexit -- a conundrum wrapped in an enigma as the...
Libya: Will the U.N. Appeal for a halt to the March on Tripoli be heard?
With the
administrative-political situation in Libya badly stalemated and a meeting for
negotiations to be held 14-16 April unlikely to make progress, on Thursday 4
April 2019,...
Illiteracy is more Perilous than Terrorism for the Government of Afghanistan
I am living
in a society of which educational infrastructures have been repeatedly damaged
during four decades of conflicts and civil wars; likewise, whose people need
education...
Russia and Angola: Stuck Between Diplomatic Rhetoric and Business Reality
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks at the
Kremlin with President of Angola leader João Lourenço on strengthening
cooperation in trade, the economy and culture, as...
Facing an Unprecedented Migration Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Simón BolÃvar
International Bridge linking Venezuela and Colombia has long ceased to be a
mere bridge. For months, the thousands who cross this bridge daily...
Italy’s economic crisis and the OECD warnings
At the
Columbia University in New York I have recently met many young, skilful and well-trained
Italians, who are very worried about the future of their...
Middle Eastern protests challenge debilitating Gulf counterrevolution
Much of
the Middle East’s recent turmoil stems from internecine Middle Eastern
rivalries spilling onto third country battlefields and Saudi and United Arab
Emirates-led efforts to roll...
Boao Forum, Belt & Road and East Asian Politics
The Boao
Forum for Asia (BFA), which was formed in 2001, and manages to draw top world leaders, heads of multilateral
institutions, and academics has been...
GUAM Could Be Turned into an Effective Bloc
GUAM
(initially called GUUAM), an organization for democracy and economic
development, was established in 1997 following the collapse of the Soviet
Union. It served as one of...