| Sign in | NE Careers | RSS Feeds | Partners | Contact Us | About NE |
 |
 |
|
News about International Crisis Group
Private US peacemakers: will Europe's wealthy families follow this lead? The news from the Nobel Committee On 9 October is a rallying call. President Barack Obama is recognized for his contribution to peacemaking. The Nobel award cites Obama’s very visible leadership role in strengthening cooperative Women reportedly becoming more radical According to a report released by the International Crisis Group on September 4 Kyrgyzstan’s increasingly authoritarian government is adopting a counter-productive approach to the country’s growing radicalisation. Instead of tackling the root causes of a Postcard from Golden Beach to Europe: Economic Health and Nimble Adaptation  On vacation here, in Golden Beach, Australia. Life expectancy in the country is high: 81 years. National health expenditures are markedly below the OECD average. Smokers have rapidly declined in number as the result of Banking on Asia’s nuclear revolution is an uneasy bet  It is not always fashionable to talk about “Asia” as a force in global affairs. By the 19th Century, the term Asia was understood (in Europe) to mean: east of the Urals, East of the The dull, under the bright Corfu sun, can’t answer: war or peace?  At the end of this week, on a sleepy island, the foreign ministers of 56 countries will meet to discuss the military security of a continent. But they will not agree. There will be heated From Cyber-war to Cyber-peace: “Geek” Diplomacy is coming  The headlines recently have been full of “cyber-war” and “cyber-security” stories. We do face a clear and present danger in the ether-world. Classified sources on the scale and scope of the threats give far more April Promises, May Missiles: joint defence is the Key  In Prague on April 5, US President Barack Obama promised to move to a world free of nuclear weapons. Ending ballistic and cruise missile proliferation is part of that. In May, three states outside of Airspace open for US supplies to Afghanistan  Citing a desire to help Afghanistan in "matters of humanitarian concern," Turkmenistans leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov announced early last week that Turkmenistan will open its airspace for the transit of non-lethal cargo to a U.S. military Congo needs help now The International Crisis group moderated a press conference in Brussels on November 6 on behalf of international aid agency Oxfam, the International Crisis Group itself, and Human Rights Watch to strongly recommend to the 27 When a press conference makes an impact Brussels, on average, it is estimated, hosts between 10 to 50 press conferences a day, depending on the day, depending on the political climate and events. But how many make an impact on the attendees? Peace remains elusive in Sri Lanka, rebels still hold sway Lasting peace will not be found in Sri Lanka until Sinhala nationalism and the grievances that give it power are understood and addressed, the International Crisis Group said in a report. Recent history shows the Africa’s woes just kept on getting worse and worse The European Union, in one of its last big meetings of the year, had a summit with African leaders that produced ideas about trade, but little about how to end the constant conflict on that Hostilities could resume with Azerbaijan, crisis group reports Azerbaijan and Armenia should stop their dangerous arms race and belligerent rhetoric and renew their efforts at a peaceful settlement of the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in its Bosnia’s status quo finale Anticipating tomorrow’s political arena in the Balkans is nearly impossible; but one thing is for certain: Bosnia’s political status quo is not functional. The country is facing its worst political crisis in the last 12 A call for help to stave off a complete collapse The international community must fully support the regional initiative to save Zimbabwe from complete collapse and prevent the destabilisation of southern Africa, the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based organisation, said in a report on September Distrust mounting over Kosovo question Last week’s headlines of a shootout at a jewellery store outside Pristina and a fatal clash with police in neighbouring FYROM (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) near the Kosovo border are examples of regional insecurity. Kosovo: “Thinking Outside Of The Box” A front page photo in the International Herald Tribune a few weeks ago of the blackened and twisted remains of an automobile blown up by the Basque terrorist ETA outside a police barracks in Spain Strong mandate is sought for Chad peacekeepers The European Union must agree on sending troops to protect Darfur refugees in Chad and give them authority to use force, international experts said last week. Any European mission deployed to Chad must be given Blood stains in Uzbekistan run red in the US and EU Good news for Uzbekistan’s dictator Islam Karimov and mass murderers around the world. The European Union has set a two-year statute of limitations on massacres, giving Karimov time to celebrate the killing of, gosh, who The Coming Chaos in Kosovo The effort by the US to cram an independent Kosovo down the throats of the EU and Russia, not to mention the victim of this international hi-jacking – Serbia - has almost run its intended |
A few years ago, the European Commission selected the company Hudson/DeWitte & Morel to organize an Assessment Centre for Senior The former leader of the European Tories Conservative party was ejected from after defeating the As Bart Staes, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Belgium and the Group EADS learns the US fix was in for Boeing Greek Lessons for Europe About interest rates and public interest The Truth About Turkish Cypriot Isolation EU’s Arctic Policy skating on thin ice Morocco needs tougher talk, sweeter carrots Reluctant EU tailors tough bail-out deal for near-bankrupt Greece Without homeland, Blair says no hope for Palestinians, peace Spain dismantles a big hacker network Yes to the European Monetary Fund Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale Military forces from Russia and Ukraine will resume a naval exercise last held seven years On a visit to New Delhi to visit political and business leaders, Russian Prime Minister Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on 10 March won libel damages of GBP 150,000 ($223,000) after Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
NE Online Edition  
|
comment
Copyright © The Media Company S.A. 2009. All rights reserved.
