Is Boko Haram A ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’?
By Heather Murdock from VOA June 1, 2012: Some American lawmakers want the U.S. State Department to designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization, a formal move that would…
Author’s take
John Gittings How can we raise the profile of peace? This is a central theme of my new book THE GLORIOUS ART OF PEACE (Oxford University Press) which traces the…
Confucius Institutes In America: Soft Power Or Propaganda?
Narayani Basu August 8, 2012 PhotoAtelier / Foter / CC BY Since their launch in 2004, the Beijing-backed Confucius Institutes have been no strangers to controversy. While their defenders liken…
South Asia 1540 Reporting
UNSC Resolution 1540 national reports of South Asian countries This report is part of a collection examining implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (South Asia 1540) , which…
Tough choices for Bangladesh
Western sanction on Iran: Tough choices for Bangladesh Iran-US confrontations are edging closer to direct conflict. As a result there are fear and tension rising over polarization of international politics…