‘reflection’ Archives
Drilling and killing: From the Gulf of Guinea to the Gulf of Mexico By Horace Campbell
It was simply a matter of time before the systematic destruction being carried out by petroleum companies around the world would reach the living rooms of the citizens of North America. In the wake of the tonnes of oil being spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the destruction of the coastline of the United States since 20 April 2010, there has [...]
Sudan and Congo point to the need for a new, realistic map for Africa By Pascal Zachary
Muammar al-Qaddafi isn’t exactly known for brilliant ideas on maximising political justice. His own country, Libya, is essentially his private fiefdom. But a few weeks ago, he had a pretty good one: to partition Nigeria, “the giant of Africa,” as he called it, in half. Religious violence along the border between the country’s north and [...]
How Do Wars End? By Johan Galtung
“Only about 400 rebels had been in the fight at the bridge, but as the day wore on the number increased to several thousand. They would shoot at the enemy column from behind fences, trees, barns, walls, from inside houses, then reload, hurry ahead, and then shoot again. This was a strange, new type of warfare to the British, who were [...]
The Three Nuclear Issues by Johan Galtung
Source: TRANSCEND Media Service published on the net 26 April 2010 Washington– The three issues are disarmament-proliferation, the military use, and the theological use of nuclear arms. All rather untractable. But there is the universal remedy: solve underlying conflicts, please. More easily said than done? To the contrary. The [...]
Gates’ ”Slavery Blame Game” Misses the Point Written by Frederick Alexander Meade
In recent days an enormous discussion has taken form within many American quarters, as Dr. Henry Louis Gates has once again weighed in on the question of reparations for African Americans. The Harvard Professor’s most recent article entitled, “Ending the Slavery Blame Game”, in which Gates produces information regarding those African [...]
Obama and US military engagement in Africa By Daniel Volman
When Barack Obama took office as president of the United States in January 2009, it was widely expected that he would dramatically change, or even reverse, the militarised and unilateral national security policy toward Africa that had been pursued by the Bush administration. But, after a little more than one year in office, it is clear that the [...]
Nuclear disarmament and the need for new beginnings By Andrew Lichterman
In May, disarmament organisations will assemble alongside government delegations meeting for the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference. Coming together in side-events between attempts to pursue and persuade diplomats has become a familiar practice among the world’s non-governmental organisations working on many issues, and [...]
Cuba in Haiti: Selective commendation, selective indignation By Emily J. Kirk, John M. Kirk and Norman Girvan
The January 2010 earthquake in Haiti caused some 230,000 deaths, left 1.5 million homeless, and has directly affected 3 million Haitians – a third of the population. On 31 March, representatives of over 50 governments and international organisations gathered at the United Nations Haiti Donor Conference to pledge long-term assistance for the [...]
The Bridge of Beauty and Understanding written by Rene Wadlow
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures “to promote universal respect for, [...]
