" "We now have a state!" Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestine Authority (PA) (1)The Arab State of Palestine, proposed by the UN in 1947, has existed in the hearts and minds of Palestinian Arabs ever since, and the UN affirmed its existence just last&nbs...
Strange things are happening on the Korean peninsula. In the North, the return to an isolated, threatening stance by Pyongyang has abruptly terminated fitful cooperation to dismantle nuclear facilities. A second nuclear explosion, following t...
As the international community grapples with the latest thundering threats from North Korea, which for the second time in three years have been accompanied by a nuclear explosion, the principal forum is the United Nations. Likewis...
The just concluded G20 summit in London has underscored the seriousness and complexity of our global economic challenges, but also the determination of member governments to address these vexing problems. Discussions were focused, concrete outcomes resulted and there is room for optimism. &...
Considerable public attention, and no little controversy, has attended statements related to both North Korea and South Korea in the past few days, underscoring the global strategic importance of that Northeast Asia peninsul...