Paris, International, 30 January 2009 – Greenpeace condemns the announcement made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday evening that a new European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) is to be built in Penly, France. It is Greenpeace’s belief that building yet another reactor is entirely illegitimate and dangerous.   “This decision was taken without any public consultation, [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Guinea-Bissau: Building a Real Stability Pact Dakar/Brussels, 29 January 2009: Despite Guinea-Bissau’s widely praised elections in 2008, allegations of attempted assassination and coup d’état heighten the need to guarantee stability and institutional reforms. Guinea-Bissau: Building a Real Stability Pact,* the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, argues that the West [...]

Thank CBS for Telling the Truth Dear, Have you seen 60 Minutes’ Is Peace Out of Reach segment from last Sunday?  If you haven’t, please take a moment to view it by clicking here.  This piece marks the first time that a mainstream U.S. media outlet has dared to accurately portray what Israeli occupation and [...]

If the new interim Icelandic government allows the new whaling quota introduced by the outgoing Fisheries Minister to stand, it will mean dire consequences for legitimate trade and tourism that is needed to help Iceland’s economy. Whaling tarnishes the image of Iceland internationally, and is worthless from an economic point of view. Over 90% of [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Iraq’s Provincial Elections: The Stakes Baghdad/Brussels, 27 January 2009: Elections on Saturday have a potential to make still fragile Iraq more stable by reversing severe imbalances in provincial governance created four years ago, which generated deep grievances and widespread violence. Iraq’s Provincial Elections: The Stakes,* the latest International Crisis Group report, examines [...]

Greenpeace calls for Obama to assert authority and replace officials Washington DC, USA, 27 January 2009 – Just days after the inauguration of President Obama, appointees from the Bush administration who are still in place are already attempting to undermine his foreign policy on whaling. According to news reports [1] out of Hawaii, US Commissioner [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP – NEW MEDIA RELEASE Conflict Risk Alert: DR Congo Nairobi/Brussels, 27 January 2009: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have struck a deal for military cooperation that risks a new escalation of combat in the eastern Congo and an even greater humanitarian crisis without assurances that it will solve the region’s [...]