History is still being made in the British Isles. In Wiltshire, a small county in the South-Eastern Britain, is in the midst of a landmark case pertaining to a patients ‘right to die.’ Tony Nicklinson, 57, suffered from a stroke in 2005 which left him paralyzed from the neck down, also called “locked in syndrome.” … Continue reading
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Healthcare / Other / UN
World Health Organization Releases New Statistics
The World Health Organization released their annual data book on health-related data of its 193 Member States. Data includes topics ranging from Health Expenditures and health workforce, infrastructure and essential medicines. Below, I created a quick visual that gives a small preview of the new report with key and interesting information pertaining to certain countries. … Continue reading
Israeli Secuirty to Help Kenya’s Fight Against al-Shabab: A Method For Combating Increased Isolationism?
The Arab Spring has created a tumultuous regional environment, leading many to point to an Israel that is becoming increasingly isolated from the international community. Recent examples of Israel’s isolation include the Palestinian’s bid for statehood at the United Nations, French President Nicolas Sarkozy calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “liar,” Defense Secretary Leon … Continue reading
The Final Deal to Swap Gilad Shalit for 1,027 Terrorists
Seeing the long awaited release of Sergeant Gilad Shalit is truly a positive development for a region wrought with constant turmoil. It has been five years since Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas and imprisoned in Gaza without any contact with family, friends, or the Red Cross. Both the Israeli government and Hamas have deemed the … Continue reading
Reshaping the European Project
With the Eurozone at the center of the global financial crisis, the future of the continent hangs in the balance. Beyond its efforts to save a faltering Greece, EU leaders are at a crossroads as debates about a two-tier system will only intensity Europe’s paranoia’s and its role in the world. In many cases, … Continue reading
Mauro Vieira and Brazil-US Relations
The Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, Mauro Vieira, spoke today at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University on US-Brazil Relations. As it is traditional for academic talks given by Brazilian representatives in the United States, they initiate pointing out the anecdote that the US was the first country to … Continue reading
The Return of Putin: A Failure of the Reset?
Tuesday at the Heritage Foundation an all-day event was held which featured several prominent officials, activists and scholars, most notably Speaker Boehner and chess grandmaster/leader of the dissident group “Other Russia,” Gary Kasparov. Most speakers had been skeptical of the reset since its inception, seeing it as a negotiation from weakness and a consigning of … Continue reading
The Mess in Belarus
In the fairy tale world of Belarusian President Lukashenko, the answer to his falling popularity leading up to the December 2010 elections was simple: an across the board 50 percent salary increase for all public employees. Given the fact that a full eighty percent of the Belarusian economy is state owned, one can imagine the … Continue reading
Understanding Iran’s Assassination Attempt
Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement of an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi envoy to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, a key advisor to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, came as a surprise to many in the U.S. and the international community. The plot itself seems like something out of a movie, full of espionage, secretive … Continue reading
EU Forecast: Shifting Dynamics in the Western Balkans
By: Mikel Kotonika With a deepening crisis in the Eurozone and a scrambled attempt by Europe’s leaders to avert further economic and political unease across the continent, the European Commission has nevertheless managed to move forward in its accession talks with countries across the Western Balkans. As the “enlargement fatigue” experienced by many countries within … Continue reading
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