imperialism
What’s behind the coup in Mali?
March 27, 2012On March 22, soldiers of the Republic of Mali in West Africa, led by junior officers, carried out a coup d'état against the elected president, Amadou Toumani Touré.
Read moreEurope and Africa: a genocidal history
March 21, 2012During the "scramble for Africa" at the end of the 19th century, Germany had entered the game partly for economic and partly for geopolitical reasons.
Read moreWhy are we still stuck with failed U.S. policy on Cuba?
February 15, 2012And yet normalization of relations with Cuba seems dead in the water. What explains the tenacity of this retrograde policy?
Read moreObama’s dangerous Asia “pivot”
January 12, 2012The Obama administration is in the middle of a major shift a "strategic pivot" says the Oval Office, in two regions of the world: Asia and Africa.
Read moreSummer months heat up West Papua conflict
August 26, 2011Analysts of the West Papua conflict have observed an escalation in violent incidents through the year, with a pronounced uptick since May. Journalists and members of the West Papua community themselves have previously warned that the...
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