December 2010
10 posts
SOUNDSCAPES | Possessed by the Jinn: Women and... →
Sudanese-American singer al Sarah in New York. Photo by Michael Marquand.
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SUDAN | al Sarah,…
Obama hits stormy weather in Afghanistan →
Meeting with Karzai scrapped due to poor weather – but many see a deeper reason. read more
How to destroy Hezbollah, Dyab Abou Jahjah →
Lebanon nowadays seems much bigger than it actually is. In a way this is no surprise for a country that always was a playground for regional and international agendas and a laboratory for testing…
Berlusconi’s politics of an eternal present,... →
In Italy, an interesting debate regarding the political, social and cultural decay of our country started quite some time ago: a debate that, while it is fascinating, can worry its audience too. It…
Censorship late-Berlusconi-style, Michele Monni →
After numerous attempts during his political career on the part of Mr. Berlusconi to use injunctions to gag any conceivable criticism raised against his political and personal behaviour, or that of…
HUMANITARIA | Behind the Scenes of Oxfam's... →
Ludmila Curi and Guilherme Arruda speak with Italian TV, New York, Michael Marquand.
USA, BRAZIL, BURUNDI, INDIA | Photos by Michael Marquand. Story by Daniel J Gerstle, Sue…
Deeply Rethinking Defense, Joel McCleary and Mark... →
As the US and its allies attempt to exit from two protracted wars, it is necessary to undertake a deep rethink of post-Cold War and post-9/11 defense realities in the context of post-Meltdown…
How heroin travels from Afghanistan to Tajikistan →
Drugs cross the porous Afghan-Tajik border, leading to a surge in organized crime. read more
Israel vs Iran: rumours of war, Paul Rogers →
A recent article in this series noted that a number of political developments in late 2010 were increasing the prospect of an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. These included the…
US military changes mind over ‘Don’t ask, don’t... →
The Pentagon has today released the results of its survey into the attitudes of current service personnel towards the proposed repeal of the US military’s much-maligned ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’…