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INDONESIA: Forestry under scrutiny at Copenhagen
Next week's climate change conference in Copenhagen will likely see a broad consensus on the need...
IndonesiaPROSPECTS 2010: International climate policy
The Copenhagen conference on climate change takes place from December 7-18, with negotiations...
InternationalSYRIA: Foreign investment growing fast, but still low
President Bashar al-Assad reaffirmed his commitment to increased links with Europe yesterday,...
SyriaMIDDLE EAST: Abbas's standing is unlikely to recover
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will today vote on whether to endorse the Goldstone Report on...
IRAN/US: Nuclear talks unlikely to bring concessions
Multilateral talks on Iran's nuclear programme will begin on October 1. A diplomatic solution to...
IranIRAN: Rhetoric and inertia in store under Ahmadi-Nejad
President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad presented his new cabinet to the nation in a televised address...
IranINTERNATIONAL: BLIHR spawns new rights initiatives
BLIHR concluded its activities in April 2009. Three major initiatives have already emerged: the...
InternationalLATIN AMERICA: UN reports cocaine supply reduction
The UN World Drug Report was published on June 24. The report points to an 8% fall in cocaine...
