Americans Do Not Know About The Welfare State Crisis? “People in Washington assume that Americans understand how big the problem [of solvency for the US welfare...
Libya, Test Case for When and How a Government is Deemed Unfit WASHINGTON – With the unfolding Libya crisis we are witnessing the emergence of “limited sovereignty” as a novel, (and...
Associated Press Reports Obama Declaring Gaddafi Has to Leave Finally some clear words from the White House on Gaddafi. According to the AP, president Barack Obama...
The Arab World’s Glorious, Yet Uneasy, Steps Towards Democracy WASHINGTON – A recent US public TV documentary featured Gigi Ibrahim, one of the young stars of...
Gaddafi Is Defiant, America Too Quiet From CNN: “Plea to the World, Help Us in Tripoli” –A Libyan Woman calling in, asking for...
Libya Reminds Us of Unresolved Oil Vulnerabilities WASHINGTON– First Tunisia, then Egypt and Yemen and Bahrain. And now, back to North Africa, we have...
Obama’s Budget Falls Short, Senators Have Plan? WASHINGTON – Barack Obama just went to Silicon Valley and Oregon to have another pep talk with...
Egypt’s Generals Leading The Country to Democracy? By Paolo von Schirach February 11, 2011 WASHINGTON – Lat week the Egyptian protesters finally got the...
Protests Grow In Egypt, Mubarak Delegates Power. Tipping Point? WASHINGTON– Finally the signs of a tipping point in Cairo? Maybe, notwithstanding very confusing developments that may...
Egyptian Regime: Negotiating In Good Faith, Or Just Buying Time? WASHINGTON – The updates from Cairo create a mixed picture that invites caution in any attempt to...