What the NATO Summit Means for Pakistan
By Moeed Pirzada*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
RAWALPINDI (IDN) - Will Pakistan be able to attend the NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21? And if yes, then on what terms and conditions? There is considerable feverish anxiety around these two questions in Islamabad.
A tripartite commission consisting of NATO's commander in Afghanistan, General Allen, and the military chiefs of Pakistan and Afghanistan kept on meeting in Rawalpindi on May 12 and May 13 to brainstorm the border control measures and how untoward incidents like the Salala tragedy of November 26, 2011 can be avoided. The Defence Cabinet Committee (DCC) was expected to meet, with PM Gilani in the chair, on May15-16, and some analysts were predicting that Pakistan will be announcing opening the NATO supply route on May 17.
Middle East: The Youth is Writing History
By Anas Altikriti*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
LONDON (IDN) - It might be a cliché and often an elaborate exaggeration to term a particular event 'historic'. However, few can doubt that along with the Civil Rights movements, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall, the revolutions that have swept through the Arab world are no less momentous or historic.
ICC Must Not Succumb to Selective Justice
By Alemayehu G Mariam*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
SAN BERNARDINO, USA (IDN) - After 420 days of trial (over nearly four years), 115 witness, over 50,000 pages of testimony, and 1,520 exhibits, Charles Taylor, warlord-turned-president of Liberia, was found guilty on 11 counts by the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Rio+20: Sustainable Energy for All is Possible
By Simon Trace*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
RUGBY, UK (IDN) - The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative was launched in September 2011 by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The three key objectives of the initiative, to be achieved by 2030, are:
- Ensuring universal access to modern energy services
- Doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
- Doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
India Has a 'Look East Policy' Too
By Shastri Ramachandaran *
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
NEW DELHI (IDN) - The term 'BCIM' is not as evocative as SAARC, BRICS, IBSA or even CHOGM. There are many reasons why the abbreviation should figure much more in the discourse on diplomacy and foreign policy. BCIM is short for Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation.
SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; BRICS for Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa; IBSA for India-Brazil-South Africa; and CHOGM for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Rio+20: Creating Resilient Agriculture
By Gordon Conway*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
LONDON (IDN) - Food security is critical to the mission of Rio+20. The threats are numerous: repeated food price spikes; shortages of good-quality land and water; rising energy energy and fertiliser prices; and the consequences of climate change.
What The Arab Spring Means For Freedom
By Megan Martin*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) - Wielding mobile phones and computers, the young activists across the Middle East have altered the way the world approaches popular mobilization, social networks and Internet freedom.
Rio+20: 'We Need Transformational Change'
By Daniel Mittler*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
BERLIN (IDN) - Almost twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro we know solutions are available and affordable, that investments in clean technologies are rising, that deforestation can be stopped, and food provided for all if governments have the will. We also know development in both North and South remains deeply unsustainable.
Africa: EU Vying for Resources with Emerging Economies
By Benjamin W. Mkapa*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
GENEVA (IDN) - In September 2011, the European Commission proposed to remove 16 African countries from the EU Market Access Regulation 1528/2007. At the end of 2007, this regulation allowed those African countries which had initialled or signed an EPA (Economic Partnership Agreements) to enjoy duty-free access to the EU (European Union) market, as they continued to move towards signatory and ratification.
This regulation gave the necessary cover for our countries as we continue to negotiate the difficult issues with the EU – for example – the range of contentious issues (export taxes; level of liberalization; development assistance; MFN clause etc.).
How Israel Can Have an 'Invincible' Military
By David R. Leffler*
IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
FAIRFIELD, IOWA (IDN) - Over the years Iranian leaders such as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel. Such fiery rhetoric is not an encouraging indicator of enduring friendship, security and lasting peace for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Tensions are high, and these worried leaders will attend the second Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Seoul, South Korea on March 26–27.
Plea for a Contrarian View on Oil and Nukes
By James Stafford*
IDN-InDepth NewsInterview
Iran should be allowed nuclear weapons. China has no military ambitions in Asia. The U.S. should pay heed to Chinese sensitivities. Fukushima will not influence the nuclear energy prospects long term in the world. Alternative energy investments are a bad idea for investors. Barrack Obama is a "disappointing president". These are some of the salient points of an interview legendary Swiss investor Dr Marc Faber, the editor and publisher of the Gloom Boom & Doom Report, gave to Oilprice.com.
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