A recent interview in the Financial Times had South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki reiterating his much maligned policy of quiet diplomacy on the ever thornier subject of his country’s troubled neighbour, Zimbabwe. With Robert Mugabe, who at 83 has now led Zimbabwe for 27 years, having convinced his party to select him as their candidate […]
Nigerians go to ‘do-or-die’ election
By Amaechi Nwosu The stage appears set for Nigeria to get into the second test of democracy, expected to consolidate transition to civil rule which was achieved in 1999 after a hard struggle from military government which had held sway in the country for 15 years uninterrupted. The elections ushering in the country’s 5th republic […]
Removal of Chief Justice
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Iftikhar Chaudhary is removed from his office by president Parvez Musharaf, on charges of corruption, it was an unprecedented step taken by the president of Pakistan, opposition has criticized president for his action, few lawyers are also agitating, people of Pakistan are least concerned with this issue, even opposition parties […]
…and the times they are a changin: A Eurosceptic accepting the Euro
Major economic reforms have been taking place in Greece since the early 1990s and one of the strongest catalysts for these changes has been the Euro. In November 2001, the price of a return ticket from Pireaus to the island of Crete cost ten thousand drachmas. One year later, after the EU had officially converted […]
Israel, take a break
Last week a gaggle of awkward political bed fellows turned up for the Kadima party’s first annual conference. With no clear manifesto on domestic issues, and no consensus on how to handle the countries many security quandaries, Kadima is symptomatic of the national disorientation that is prevalent in Israel today. Israel‘s political ‘big bang’ saw […]
Citizens on the March for Democracy– From Nepotism to News
Tuesday America ventured out in what election-activist groups say was “the most heavily watched election in history,” with volunteer lawyer battalions and an arsenal of media contacts, corruption databases and documentation systems at the ready. As voter watchdog groups stood guard, the Sunlight Foundation and its contributors determined exactly how Congress members dipped into their […]