INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Nurturing Instability: Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugee Camps Beirut/Brussels, 19 February 2009: Filled with hundreds of thousands of marginalised and heavily armed Palestinians deprived of basic political rights, Lebanon’s refugee camps are a time bomb that needs urgent attention. Nurturing Instability: Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugee Camps,* the latest International Crisis Group report, examines conditions and [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Nepal’s Faltering Peace Process Kathmandu/Brussels, 19 February 2009: Despite successful elections and a lasting military ceasefire, Nepal’s peace process is facing its most severe tests yet. Nepal’s Faltering Peace Process,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the fragile state of Nepal’s peace process. Ten months after the elections, the [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP The Philippines: Running in Place in Mindanao Jakarta/Brussels, 16 February 2009: The Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) should focus on reaching a ceasefire in central Mindanao, especially as a broader settlement of the conflict seems out of reach during the remaining tenure of the Arroyo administration. The Philippines: [...]

Speech delivered by Nadine Rosa-Rosso http://atheonews.blogspot.com/2009/02/left-and-support-for-islamist-anti\ .html The massive demonstrations in European capitals and major cities in support of the people of Gaza highlighted once again the core problem: the vast majority of the Left, including communists, agrees in supporting the people of Gaza against Israeli aggression, but refuses to support its political expressions such [...]

By JUSTINA WANG • Gannett News Service • February 10, 2009   Every major food safety scare — from E. coli in spinach and beef to salmonella in peppers and pot pies — has come with renewed calls for stronger laws and stricter oversight. But outbreaks continue. The latest scare of salmonella in peanut butter [...]

By Kathy Kelly Online Journal Contributing Writer Feb 11, 2009, 00:20 People have asked me, since I returned from Gaza, how people manage? How do they keep going after being traumatized by bombing and punished by a comprehensive state of siege? I wonder myself. I know that whether the loss of life is on the [...]

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Tajikistan: On the Road to Failure Dushanbe/Brussels, 12 February 2009: Far from being a bulwark against the spread of violence from Afghanistan, Tajikistan is looking increasingly like its southern neighbour – a weak state that is suffering from a failure of leadership. Tajikistan: On the Road to Failure,* the latest report from [...]