United Nations

  • Nov 27, 2008
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2009: International disunity hurts Balkans

Kosovo's unsettled status continues to present a challenge to regional stability.

Balkans
  • Nov 19, 2008
  • 5 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Global fiscal policy remains tenuous

Growing global governance needs, especially relating to financial sector regulation and the...

International
  • Nov 3, 2008
  • 6 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Insecurity overwhelms peacekeepers

Senior French, UK and US diplomats visited the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda over the...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 24, 2008
  • 6 min read

SUDAN/ANGOLA: Large states exploit farm potential

Angola and Sudan have each unveiled ambitious plans to boost agricultural production on a scale...

Sudan
  • Oct 21, 2008
  • 7 min read

SUDAN: Interests favour avoiding war, despite new arms

On October 15 Southern Sudan's minister of finance, Kuol Athian, revealed that military spending...

Sudan
  • Oct 1, 2008
  • 7 min read

IRAN/RUSSIA: Long-term rivalry will likely increase

The UN Security Council on September 27 passed a resolution on Iran's nuclear programme that...

Iran
  • Sep 17, 2008
  • 12 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Should force be used to provide aid?

The R2P principle was endorsed by heads of state and government at the United Nations World...

International
  • Sep 10, 2008
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA/GEORGIA: Conflict renews debate on sovereignty

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday asserted that Moscow had established formal...

Russia