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Interesting piece on Hungarian politics. A native Hungarian speaker proofreader wouldn’t have hurt, but other than a few mistakes, almost fully agreed. foreignaffairsmagazine: Wrong Way Down the Danube: How Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding Threatens Europe Greece’s economic peril has raised fears about the end of the eurozone. But Hungary’s autocratic turn under Prime Minister Viktor Orban presents a more fundamental challenge to the European project.
thalamtnafsee: [Flickr] 8372 civilians murdered in the course of six days during the Bosnian massacre, today, July 11, we commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
Rule of law key to implementing responsibility to protect principle, says UN official The rule of law is key to the implementation of the ‘responsibility to protect’ principle, often referred to as R2P, and the prevention of atrocities, a United Nations senior legal official stressed today.
The tide begins to turn in Syria Diplomacy is being overtaken by the armed struggle. But on both scores, Syria’s embattled president, Bashar Assad, is steadily losing ground. Steadily, maybe, but not quickly enough…
armstreaty.org This category maps States’ positions on including ammunition in the scope of the Arms Trade Treaty. ‘Ammunition’, ‘munitions’ and ‘explosives’ refer to large caliber munitions (e.g. missiles) and small caliber ammunition (e.g. bullets for firearms). This is actually very interesting. You can click on each country on the map and then learn everything about their position on the trade of such arms. Very detailed and informative, check it out!
UN forum backs Web freedom after Arab Spring The United Nations’ main human rights body has for the first time backed people’s right to freedom of expression on the Internet in the wake of the massive role that social media networks played in the Arab Spring. China and Cuba have tried to limit access to the Internet and voiced some reservations but joined the consensus recognizing “the global and open nature of the Internet as a driving force in accelerating progress towards development”. China has had “difficulty” in joining consensus on civil and political rights linked to freedom of association,…
UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty un-library: The Arms Trade Treaty Conference begun at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 2nd, and will take place until 27 July 2012. Negotiations will be carried out by the 193 Member States of the UN. In addition, hundreds of representatives from non-governmental organizations,…
NATOSource: Assad declares Syria in a ‘state of war’ natosource: From Oliver Holmes, Reuters: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Tuesday that his country was at war and ordered his new government to spare no effort to achieve victory, as the worst fighting of the 16-month conflict reached the outskirts of the capital… .
Poor George! guardian: The life and times of Lonesome George Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta island giant tortoises and a conservation icon, has died of unknown causes. He was believed to be about 100 years old. He was found in 1972 and become a symbol of the Galápagos Islands. His species helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory of evolution in the 19th century Photographs: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images & Reuters
