Tag "Barack Obama"
Opium poppy cultivation blocks Afghan development
Opium cultivation continues to flourish in Afghanistan, jeopardizing stability, development and health. The UN reported record high opium cultivation in Afghanistan this year, according to a survey released by the
Why you should cherish Yellen’s academic background
A look at new Fed chair Janet Yellen’s academic background offers interesting insights into Obama’s pick for America’s top financial position. Robin Harding summarized the situation that Janet Yellen, President Obama’s
Why the US should invest in Iran
As the US and Iran move towards rapprochement, Iran has the potential to become an exciting investment climate and place to park money in the near future. Necessity makes strange
Op-Ed: Now is the time for US intervention in Syria
President Obama’s policy toward the Syrian civil war, and particularly Bashar Al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons in that conflict, is being tested. At the time of writing, the United Nations
Op-Ed: Boycott the Games
“If all GB athletes wore rainbow flags and Cameron turned up to the Kremlin with a rainbow tie, then that would be great,” said Anna Grigoryeva, 24, a Cambridge student
Op-Ed: Don’t Boycott the Games
“Don’t boycott the Games.” This sentiment can be heard from several sides of the debate regarding Putin’s ban on homosexual athletes competing in Sochi at the Winter Olympics in 2014.
Water Under the Bridge on the Korean Peninsula
Earlier this year the Korean peninsula was anything but stable. The third North Korean nuclear test on February 12th sparked fresh rounds of bellicose rhetoric and actions on both sides
Mainstream media misses the story on Obama-Xi summit
Pick up a newspaper or turn on the television and it is hard to escape the coverage of President Obama and President Xi’s summit meeting in California over the weekend.
Strategic foreign aid in the ‘Age of Sequestration’
The Age of Sequestration has seen rising public and governmental concern about the ineffectiveness of foreign aid. Articles like U.S. Move to Give Egypt $450 Million in Aid Meets Resistance