All posts tagged United Nations (UN)

Agriculture, food & climate change
September 13, 2017, 4 Comments

Lessons from the Green Revolution ; Green Revolution: Curse or Blessing? ; Agriculture & Food ; (International Food ...

Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the aftermath
August 31, 2017, 1 Comment

Musharraf declared fugitive as Bhutto murder trial ends in Pakistan Former military dictator has property confiscated as ...

Aid, Development and Progress 2014 – 2017
January 24, 2017, Comments Off on Aid, Development and Progress 2014 – 2017

Foreign Aid for Development Assistance Trump’s New “Global Gag Rule” is Much, Much More Far Reaching than George W ...

Wednesday Night #1803
September 21, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1803

The Bush-Clinton saga ends with Bush, Sr. saying he’ll vote for Hillary. Reminds me of when the dwarves and elves ...

Wednesday Night #1802
September 14, 2016, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1802

It is easy to draw a straight line from 9/11 to the rise of ISIS (by any name), turmoil in Iraq, Syria and generally thr ...

Terrorism 2013-15
December 8, 2015, 1 Comment

Boko Haram: Kidnapped Girls Have Been Married Off, Truce Never Happened

Health & Healthcare
December 1, 2015, 2 Comments

New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function Of the mice that received the treatment, 75 percent got their ...

Canada: International relations and foreign policy
September 27, 2015, 2 Comments

Leaked internal report warns of Canada’s declining world influence (Globe & Mail) Canada’s international clo ...

E is for Espionage
August 31, 2015, 2 Comments

How China and Russia are mining major U.S. data hacks (PBS Newshour) Intelligence services in Russia and China are cross ...

Libya 2011 – 2015
August 30, 2015, 2 Comments

The Guardian: Libya NYT: Libya Clashes shatter illusion of security in Libyan capital Armed groups excluded from Tripoli ...