Global media united in covering the successful rescue of 33 miners, trapped since early August. Chile’s president and major mining companies quickly took charge over a small, near-bankrupt mining company, transforming the rescue into an international competition of sorts. The media reports...
WASHINGTON: For 24 hours last week, the world was riveted on Chile. Major news channels – from BBC to CNN – suspended programming to follow the rescue of 33 miners trapped deep beneath the earth’s surface. Viewers around the world held a...
For Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, the last leg of his four-nation trip to North America and Europe was one of the most important. After the US, France is the one country with which Islamabad has strong defence cooperation. Although his visits were primarily meant to build ties and...
PARIS: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday categorically stated that recognition of Israel by Pakistan is neither on the cards nor is such an eventuality likely to take place in the near future.
He said...
在关闭的大门背后，政府官员相互交流着往往跟公开声明不同的情绪，公众对此习以为常。但维基解密曝光的美国国务院密电的几百个具体例子还是令人震惊。泄密凸显了快捷的全球通讯的前景和风险。在这个世界上，个人能够破坏全球战略计划，强大无比的政府则竭力控制危害性的蔓延。这是私人和公共声明之间、言论自由的要求和保密的需要之间矛盾的戏剧性展示。鉴于维基解密泄密事件提出的诸多严肃问题，以及针对泄密内容的争议和辩论使世界每个角落都不得安宁的事实，耶鲁全球在线将以两篇的系列文章探讨密电泄露事件所涉及的外交、民主、国防和司法等领域。在上篇文章里，贾姆希德•乔柯西集中探讨了伊朗核政策密电泄露所产生的影响。贾姆希德•...
印第安纳州布鲁明顿：美国国务院大量被盗窃的密电在网上泄露，此事的影响将在未来若干年里都会是人们分析的对象，但有一种模式正逐渐显现：虽然这些密电似乎让伊朗在追求核武器时胆子更大，但也显示出伊朗在世界上的孤立程度。美国对北非和中东腐败的专制政权的坦率评估或许能恢复阿拉伯民众对美国的信心，这或许是伊朗付出的代价。
12月，在日内瓦举行的有联合国安理会成员、欧盟和伊朗参加的核问题会谈没有什么成果，这并不令人吃惊。但是维基解密泄露的密电所显示的信息却鼓励了这次伊朗的谈判者，让他们采取了强硬的立场...
The European Union's planned appointment of a foreign minister signals the bloc's desire to speak with a unified voice on global issues and to compete with the US as an international power. Now, writes Shada Islam, the US is protesting an EU proposal for strong, independent defense...
French soldiers on the move - away from NATO.
BRUSSELS: Having launched negotiations on a new European Union constitution in Rome in early October, the bloc's governments have become entangled in a painful...
African commentators refuse to tip-toe around the tough topics. Though US President Bush and South African President Mbeki carefully avoided contentious issues at their meeting, newspapers refused to muffle criticism of America's foreign policies and continued to express doubt about the...
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Among Islamic State terrorists’ bizarre beliefs: The end of the world is near, and Muslims should embrace fear of God and rigid IS beliefs. As self-appointed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi claims to lead all Muslims. Despite roots with Al Qaeda, he and other leaders became frustrated with priorities...
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UNICEF estimates the world has about 650 million females who married under the age of 18. Child marriages not only limit individual human rights, but also perpetuate poverty and inequality for entire communities and countries. Nonyelum A. Ujam, who works with the Central Bank of Nigeria and is a...
Not made in heaven: Nigeria’s child bride with newly married husband; Nigeria’s young girls face a bleak future
ABUJA, NIGERIA: The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, defines a child as any person below the age of 18...
Australia is the world's top coal exporter and the country also endures severe consequences of climate change with wildfires, drought and rising seas, according to its own government reports. Yet the prime minister proposes a law to limit free speech and block climate protests. “Prime Minister...
