Tag: politics
Hey Everybody! Am I the only one disturbed by the new changes of Tumblr? I am yet to discover any developments, while I found quite a few failures already. For one thing, please view the above pic’s source here, as Tumblr doesn’t let me link it the usual way anymore… *sighs* Anyway, believe it or not, one twelfth of the year has already passed so it’s time to review all those goals for 2015! I myself, still being inspired and energized by London, was busy this week with working on different plans. I will share some of them here later!…
Happy Sunday Everybody! Forgive me if this s just a short, quick and light post, but for the first time in a long time I am putting together this Sunday post in its entirety on Sunday, as I was away for most of the week. I just got back from London, where I have spent the most wonderful birthday weekend. For a couple of pictures check out my Instagram. Let’s get down to what I seem to have missed all week. The State of the Union on Counterterrorism: Does the Rethoric Match the Policies? On Wednesday I was actually still…
Happy Weekend Everybody! I had a busy weekend and I cannot believe it is almost over. How about you all? Take a moment to check out some of my favorite blog posts from this week. The Baga Massacre US Secretary of State John Kerry was relatively quick this time to call it a crime against humanity, but is the international community willing and able to act quickly enough to stop further violence? Misunderstanding Terrorism: Charlie Hebdo Didn’t Provoke the Killers Is it possible to agree with both sides of this debate? I said it before and I’ll say it again,…
Happy Sunday Everybody! How are you all doing after the first working week of 2015? After the tragic events of this week, I should say I prefer the “eventlessness” (I know, I just made this word up) of the past few weeks, when there are not much to read and post about. I do hope the rest of this year will be filled with much more positive news. France’s Open Wound / La Plaie Béante de la France Great, great post about the two sides of this sad story. I myself shared the #jesuischarlie hashtag a few times since the tragic…
UN Secretary General: 2015 to be challenging, but also promising Secretary General Ban Ki-moon briefed the UN General Assembly about this year’s priorities for the UN on Thursday. Click the picture to read the whole speech and more.
un-dpa: The Security Council met 263 times, an increase of 36 per cent over the previous year. This is just one of the findings in the 2014 Highlights of Security Council Practice report produced by the Security Council Practices and Charter Research Branch in the Security Council Affairs Division of DPA. Full report at http://www.un.org/en/sc/inc/pages/pdf/highlights/2014.pdf
breakingnews: Palestine signs papers to join International Criminal Court The New York Times: President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority has signed papers to join the International Criminal Court, a move that could lead to the prosecution of Israeli officials for war crimes. Follow more updates at Breaking News Photo: President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Fatah movement on Wednesday in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Getty Images)
UN Security Council action on Palestinian statehood blocked Falling short of the required number of positive votes and faced with a veto from one of its permanent members, the United Nations Security Council today failed to adopt a draft resolution that would have affirmed the “urgent need” to reach within 12 months a peaceful solution to the situation in the Middle East and would have paved the way to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Happy Sunday everybody, and welcome to the last Sunday Smack of 2014! This is going to be sort of a holiday edition, since most of my favorite bloggers were off this week too. I am still planning at least one end of the year post, but in the meantime, here’s what I’ve read this week. Thawing of US-Cuba Relations: What to Expect Next? A really great overview of what’s possible to come in the bilateral and international context of the new US-Cuba policy. Why 2015 Will Be a Huge Year for Humanity 2015 indeed will be a very exciting year for…
Happy Holidays Everybody! And thank you so much for taking the time to read even on this last Sunday before Christmas! A lot of things happened in the world this week, partly sad, partly exciting (just like my life right now). Here’s what my favorite bloggers blogged about. The Sony Hack: Will the United States Take Countermeasures Against North Korea? And even more so, what kind of measures will they be? International law provides a series of possibilities. The ICC’s Rough December I have posted about these before too, but the ICC still seems to be having a hard time…
