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UN Reform
June 5, 2013, No Comments

UN was headed to Philadelphia, but a Rockefeller stepped in The book “Capital of the World” chronicles the s ...

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The UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020
May 27, 2013, No Comments

CBD Strategic Plan for UN Decade of Biodiversity Background Information Webcast: The UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020 ...

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Canada and the UN
May 7, 2013, No Comments

The root of the problem or simply a contributing factor? Canada abandons UN bid in embarrassing turn for Harper Canada&# ...

UN Convention on Climate Change, Durban 2011
December 12, 2011, No Comments

Canadian Youth Delegation (CYD-DJC) UNFCCC Durban Climate Change Conference – November 2011 The United Nations Cli ...

The Arab/Middle East world in 2011
November 29, 2011, 2 Comments

The Charlie Rose Islam Series: Inside Islam ; The Guardian: Arab and Middle East unrest ; Iran, Israel/Palestine, Libya, ...

Beatrice Millman (Bea) Bazar R.I.P.
November 26, 2011, 4 Comments

Beatrice Millman Bazar (1914-2009) passed away peacefully on September 28, 2009, just 3 weeks shy of her 95th birthday. ...

Wednesday Night #1539
August 31, 2011, 2 Comments

THE PROLOGUE I am not worried about inflation … The risk to the global economy is not inflation, the risk is that ...

Serbia & Kosovo
August 12, 2011, 2 Comments

Kosovo-Serbia talks off after renewed clashes (BBC) EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off ami ...

Zimbabwe II
December 23, 2010, 1 Comment

Previous events in the sorry saga ; What Rhodesia Can Teach Us about Zimbabwe Leaked cable paints portrait of eccentric ...

U.S. Foreign Relations
December 16, 2010, 1 Comment

(Foreign Policy): How Does the U.S. Decide Which Governments to Recognize? It tries not to. Leaders of G-20 Vow to Resha ...