Kenya and other sub-Saharan countries are battling increasingly efficient poachers and a growing Chinese thirst for Ivory.
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Darfur violence surge overshadowed
It’s been drowned out by the news from Mali, but according to U.N. estimates, over 100 people were killed and tens of thousands forced to flee in recent conflicts.
Algeria’s executive decision on hostage crisis
The broken-off discussion of diplomatic processes and possible countermoves will no doubt leave a bad taste in the mouths of those caught unaware.
Daunting political challenges in Mali intervention
France’s decisive unilateral offensive has already revealed the complexity of intervention in the West African country
UPDATED: Algeria hostage crisis fallout of France’s Mali intervention
Stark reminder of how quickly a regional conflict can go very very global.
Murder in Moscow raises specter of new mob wars
One bullet can make all the difference.
Pussy Riot member’s appeal denied by Moscow court
Punk-rock hero (and young mother) Maria Alekhina will be going back to jail.
European court tackles thorny question of religion
In a landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that British Airways had discriminated against an employee by firing her over her openly worn crucifix.
German spy trial underscores scale of Russian espionage
A frenzy of operational activity on the part of the SVR, GRU and FSB suggests that Russia is now every bit as covertly active as it was at the height of the Cold War.
Two years later, Tunisia’s revolution stalls
Rising political and economic conflicts may threaten the country’s transition to democracy.
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