Category | Politics

Hillary Clinton: She stoops to conquer

Posted on 26 April 2010

The Monday Essay: Hillary Clinton may have lost her bid for the US presidency – but even her critics admit she has shone as Secretary of State. Rupert Cornwell on the real comeback kid

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The Essence of Obama’s Diplomatic Brand

Posted on 18 April 2010

Not since the heady summits of the Cold War has an international conclave better reflected an American president’s governing style than this week’s nuclear security summit in Washington, D.C. It’s too early to assess the concrete deliverables — “deliverables” being the usual measures of success.

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Obama Speech Signals a U.S. Shift on Middle East

Posted on 15 April 2010

It was just a phrase at the end of President Obama’s news conference on Tuesday, but it was a stark reminder of a far-reaching shift in how the United States views the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how aggressively it might push for a peace agreement.

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The Armenian Genocide and the Turks

Posted on 09 April 2010

The month of April marks the 95th anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide. An unusual television documentary shows what motivated the murderers and why Germany, and other countries, remained silent.

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Rwanda: International Community Urged to Establish Laws to Combat Genocide Ideology

Posted on 08 April 2010

The Rwandan Diaspora in the Netherlands, yesterday during a ceremony to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, urged the International community to enact laws that prevent and combat genocide ideology that is manifested through denial and negation.

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Srebrenica apology ‘a step towards facing the past’

Posted on 31 March 2010

Serbian parliament condemned the 1995 Srebrenica massacre on Wednesday. Marko Karadzic, the deputy minister of human and minority rights, explains why calling it a genocide is still a bridge too far for many politicians.

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It’s over: MPs say the special relationship with US is dead

Posted on 29 March 2010

BRITAIN’S special relationship with the US — forged by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt in the second world war — no longer exists, says a committee of influential MPs.

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The Arab Tomorrow

Posted on 28 March 2010

The Arab world today is ruled by contradiction. Turmoil and stagnation prevail, as colossal wealth and hyper modern cities collide with mass illiteracy and rage-filled imams. In this new diversity may lie disaster, or the makings of a better Arab future.

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