Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Internet Surveillance
Among the snooping revelations of recent weeks, there have been tantalizing bits of evidence that the NSA is tapping fiber-optic cables that carry nearly all international phone and Internet data. The idea that the NSA is swe...
Daily News Roundup – 2 January 2013
Africa M23 rebels placed under UN sanctions The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on leaders of the M23 rebel army in the Democratic Republic of Congo on New Year’s Eve. Under the measures, those linked to the group ...
Could Syria’s uprising lead to a regional conflict?
With the mounting tensions provoked by the on-going uprising against the Assad regime in Syria, one question arises: are we on the verge of a new regional war? Syria is by no means an isolated country; it borders countries such...
Burkina Faso: The Downfall Of Another Tyrant In Africa
The recent popular revolution in Burkina Faso and the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré has emerged as a ‘warning alarm’ to African tyrants who are bent on eternalising themselves in power. The political crisis in B...
The EU’s Radical Shift on Biofuels: How Will Member States Respond?
The European Commission has recently admitted to being wrong in promoting first generation biofuels. By proposing amendments to its Directive on the matter, the Commission intends to limit the role biofuels can make in attainin...
Student Movement No Friend Of Democracy In Taiwan
On the March 18, student protesters stormed into the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan in Taipei to halt the passage of a bill ratifying a treaty that will liberalise trade in services between China and Taiwan. The protesters argued t...
