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Belarus’ Strategic Solitude

February 28, 2019
For more than two decades, Belarus has balanced ties between Russia and the West, with a neutral foreign-policy stance that can irritate both sides. For example, the government has not yet recognized Crimea as Russian territory, and Belarus has a dismal human rights record with a president who has...

Urgency for Alternative Energies Is Here: IOL

September 18, 2019
Nations that rely on oil imports are closely monitoring global supply after attacks on a Saudi Aramco facility cut half that country’s production capability, representing about 5 percent of the world’s supply. Crude and refined petroleum lead South Africa’s imports, most from Saudi Arabia. “South...

Africa’s Economic Potential Hit Hard by Gender Inequality

September 12, 2016
A recent United Nations Development Project report shows how increased gender equality in Africa would create economic benefits for the region as a whole – for both men and women. Gender disparities in educational and economic opportunities and health care are persistent. The report suggests that...

Why Erdoğan Shouldn't Double Down on Dictatorship After Coup Attempt

July 19, 2016
Turkey is strategically essential for Europe, the United States and NATO, but doubts have emerged about the nation’s policies during the past year with repression of opposition groups. The organizers of the failed coup may have miscalculated on how much support they might receive from marginalized...

Trump, Kim and the China Factor

June 21, 2018
A summit with the US president boosted standing for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. China, not part of the summit, advises Kim from the sidelines – China’s President Xi Jinping, in office since 2013, only agreed to meet Kim after Trump accepted the summit invitation in March. Kim has since met with Xi...

Compulsory Insurance Scheme for Migrant Sri Lankan Workers in United Arab Emirates

October 30, 2003
There will soon be a new mandatory insurance scheme for Sri Lankan migrant laborers working in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf states. As mandated by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, all prospective employers of Sri Lankans must now obtain an insurance policy for...

Dutch Groups Launch Gay Marriage Manual

September 2, 2003
In the latest battle over convergence on global attitudes and laws regarding homosexuality, Dutch gay rights groups have published a manual outlining how and why their country legalized gay marriage. The guide also offers advice to politicians and activists in other countries on how to promote...

Indonesia's Shameful Export

June 8, 2004
Last month, Indonesia was forced to face the reality of a widespread child prostitution network when a woman was arrested for employing young schoolgirls as prostitutes from a food stall in a densely populated neighborhood in South Jakarta. This article in the Straits Times reports that the 1997...
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