Global Politics

Adrian Hamilton: We need an old approach for the new global politics - The Independent
Two presumptions seem to have taken hold of all discussion of the burgeoning crisis over Russia's actions in Georgia. One is that Moscow, by sending in the tanks, has changed the rules of geopolitics and destroyed the post Cold War era of calm and co ...

Rockafeller praises Obama - Herald-Dispatch
DENVER (AP) — West Virginia’s junior senator believes doubts about Barack Obama’s experience in foreign affairs are deeply misguided. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller told delegates at the Democratic National Convention that Obama grasps the complex ...

Stronger dollar isn't all good news - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- With the dollar hitting a new 6-month high against the euro on Tuesday, there are a couple of ways to interpret this development. Unfortunately, many of these conclusions are not good. For one, the recent strength in the ...

Aug 24 - Aug 30 (201) - Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
He bellowed, he rambled, he stumbled over his words - but he got the job done. It wasn't as smooth as Clinton, but it was more of the anti-GOP red meat this convention desperately needed. All in all, tonight was a reminder - the first in what seems ...

'Traitor' plays like a policy paper - Batavia Sun
A fair number of recent, post-9/11 dramas have suffered from the same malady: research paperitis. Faced with the daunting task of tying a narrative bow on something as messy as contemporary global politics, pictures such as "Lions for Lambs" and now ...

Fanatic or double agent? Too much talk to find out - Southtown Star
A fair number of recent, post-9/11 dramas have suffered from the same malady: research paperitis. Faced with the daunting task of tying a narrative bow on something as messy as contemporary global politics, pictures such as "Lions for Lambs" and now ...

Seven Theses Prompted By Russia-Georgia Conflict - Radio Free Europe
The war between Georgia and Russia is sending considerable shockwaves through world politics. It is hard to evaluate completely the results of the five-day armed conflict, but there are several tendencies whose development will determine the course ...

IMPERIAL OF UK welcomes OVL’s $2.58-billion bid - Indian Express
MUMBAI, AUGUST 26: India seems to have almost clinched the latest round in the global politics of oil and gas with state-owned ONGC Videsh Ltd’s (OVL’s) $2.58 billion bid for UK-registered Imperial Energy being favoured by the company’s ...

INDIA/US: Nuke Deal May Trigger Mid-Term Polls - Inter Press Service
The Koodankulam nuclear plant will produce 4.5 GW of power when complete, making it among the world's largest. Credit:Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. NEW DELHI, Sep 23 (IPS) - As India's coalition government tries to complete the ...

INDIA/US: Suppliers' Group Stalls Nuclear Deal - Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (IPS) - Dashing hopes that the United States-India nuclear cooperation deal would sail through the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG), a two-day meeting in Vienna of the 45-nation association has failed to produce a consensus on a U.S ...