Opinions

Victor Grossman – Berlin Bulletin No. 82, January 9, 2015 (revised corrected version January 10) Monday evening I had planned to write about the PEGIDA movement in Germany. Although in Dresden, their city of origin, the number of bitter marchers…

Human Wrongs Watch Making an impassioned appeal for tolerance, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 8 January 2015 called for understanding among all communities to heal the tensions within societies – a particularly poignant plea following Wednesday’s horrific attack on the staff at French…

A decisive new stage in the political life of Sri Lanka has arisen as a result of the people making a political choice, which overwhelmingly affirms the commitment of Sri Lankans to democracy and thereby the rule of law and…

We reproduce below the circular of Steve Vickers & Associates (SVA) which is a specialist risk mitigation, corporate intelligence, security and consulting company serving financial institutions, private equity funds, corporations, high net-worth individuals and insurance companies and underwriters around the…

By Robert F. Kennedy Jr for IPS This is the third of three articles written by Robert F. Kennedy – son of late U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy – which address relations…

By Lisa Mittendrein and Valentin Schwarz Source: redpepper.org With Greece facing a snap general election on 25 January 2015, there is the genuine prospect of a radical left government coming to power in an EU country. Syriza, a party born…

Human Wrongs Watch A senior United Nations refugee official on 2 January 2015 stressed the need for urgent action by European nations to protect migrants at sea following recent incidents involving hundreds of people stranded in the Mediterranean while attempting…

2014 was a year of construction, of setting in motion, of changing the wheels while the car is still moving. It was an intrepid year that ruffled all our hair and allowed us also to doubt many beliefs that we…

We have just concluded an intense year for us all at Pressenza: a year of great change, growth and learning. And, as at the end of every year, we take the opportunity to analyse, reflect and project. My eyes have…

The vote last week in the Ukrainian parliament was a seriously disturbing move – it has made reconciliation with Russia near impossible. The parliament voted to work for Ukraine’s membership of NATO, a red rag to a bear. The truth…