International relations, the UN & neo-colonialism
Former US diplomat Peter Galbraith grabs hundreds of millions in Iraqi oil money
By Alex Lantier, November 13, 2009
Peter Galbraith stands to make hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraqi oil money by cashing in on his links to the Kurdish regional leadership in Iraq.
Almost 200 million children undernourished in poor countries
By James Brewer, November 13, 2009
There are currently 195 million children under the age of five in underdeveloped countries whose growth is stunted due to chronic malnutrition, according to a UN agency.
G20 summit sets stage for sharpening of international tensions
By Barry Grey, September 26, 2009
The Pittsburgh summit of the Group of 20 leading economies concluded Friday with the issuing of a joint communiqué contrived to mask sharpening conflicts between the major powers over policies to rev...
Great power conflicts overhang G20 summit in Pittsburgh
By Barry Grey, September 24, 2009
As political leaders gather for the Group of 20 summit of major economies, to be held today and Friday in Pittsburgh, they face the task of papering over increasingly open and embittered conflicts ove...
China-India border talks highlight rising tensions
By John Chan, August 15, 2009
This month’s border talks between China and India became a focus of mounting tensions between the two countries.
US-Russian relations remain tense as Obama travels to Moscow
By Niall Green, July 6, 2009
US President Barack Obama will meet with his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin July 6-8 in Moscow. Despite suggestions from both sides that the talks are part of a ...
Australian government announces military buildup as strategic dilemma intensifies
By James Cogan, May 18, 2009
In its new Defence White Paper, the Australian Labor government has committed to a major military build-up, under the aegis of the country’s postwar alliance with the United States, despite mounting...
Obama lays out Afghanistan war strategy
By James Cogan, March 11, 2009
The desperation at the heart of the Obama administration’s plans for the escalation of the war in Afghanistan was laid bare in the interview that the president gave to the New York Times last Friday...
US, Israel, other military powers refuse to sign cluster munitions treaty
By Jeff Lassahn, December 22, 2008
On December 3 nearly 100 nations signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions Treaty, which bans the production, stockpiling and use of cluster munitions. The US, Israel and other major military powers ...
Pressures mount over Arctic energy resources
By Niall Green, August 5, 2008
Across the globe, reserves of oil and gas that were previously regarded as uneconomical are being actively explored and developed. From the Arctic to East Asia to the South Atlantic, untapped billions...
US Congress receives warning of China’s growing influence in South Pacific
By Patrick O’Connor, August 29, 2007
The US Congress last month received a 30-page report, “The Southwest Pacific: US Interests and China’s Growing Influence”, drafted by the foreign affairs, defense, and trade division...
A new race for the North Pole
Russia plants flag, Canada sends troops
By Niall Green, August 20, 2007
The heroic age of polar exploration took shape at the turn of the twentieth century, as teams from several countries hoped to reach one of the planet’s last unexplored frontiers. Expeditions fro...
