Obama Speech, London Conference – Still No Clear Strategy for Libya by Paolo von Schirach March 29, 2011 WASHINGTON– On March 28, president Barack Obama used the august...
It Is Not Just Libya, Arab Autocrats Fight Back By Paolo von Schirach March 21, 2011 WASHINGTON– America, like everybody, has been caught by surprise and...
Britain and France Want to Act on Libya, Will the US Lead? WASHINGTON– Paddy Ashdown , former British Liberal-Democratic leader and former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina between...
Libya, Test Case for When and How a Government is Deemed Unfit A new era of limited sovereignty? 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...
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...