edafe.org » international http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Is aviation security mostly for show? http://edafe.org/2009/12/is-aviation-security-mostly-for-show/ http://edafe.org/2009/12/is-aviation-security-mostly-for-show/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:29:09 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5742 “Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage.” In the wake of last week’s failed bombing of an airplane over Detroit, Bruce Schneier asks us to leverage the inherent strengths of our democracies.
edition.cnn.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/12/is-aviation-security-mostly-for-show/feed/ 0 Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals http://edafe.org/2009/06/hans-rosling-on-hiv-new-facts-and-stunning-data-visuals/ http://edafe.org/2009/06/hans-rosling-on-hiv-new-facts-and-stunning-data-visuals/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:53:45 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5598

“When we look at the pattern, one thing comes out very clearly. People say HIV is very high in Africa. I would say, HIV is very different in Africa.” Using Gapminder World, Hans Rosling empowers you to think more clearly about the the ways in which HIV impacts on Africa and the wider world.
www.ted.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/06/hans-rosling-on-hiv-new-facts-and-stunning-data-visuals/feed/ 0 After Iraq, it’s not just North Korea that wants a bomb http://edafe.org/2009/05/after-iraq-its-not-just-north-korea-that-wants-a-bomb/ http://edafe.org/2009/05/after-iraq-its-not-just-north-korea-that-wants-a-bomb/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 14:36:32 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5543 “The idea that there is something irrational in North Korea’s attempt to acquire nuclear weapons is clearly absurd. This is, after all, a state that has been targeted for regime change by the US ever since the end of the cold war, included as one of the select group of three in George Bush’s axis of evil in 2002, and whose Clinton administration guarantee of ‘no hostile intent’ was explicitly withdrawn by his successor.” Seumas Milne identifies the single greatest driver of nuclear proliferation.
www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/05/after-iraq-its-not-just-north-korea-that-wants-a-bomb/feed/ 0 How to stop the drug wars http://edafe.org/2009/04/how-to-stop-the-drug-wars/ http://edafe.org/2009/04/how-to-stop-the-drug-wars/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:19:04 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5213 “The war on drugs has been a disaster, creating failed states in the developing world even as addiction has flourished in the rich world. By any sensible measure, this 100-year struggle has been illiberal, murderous and pointless. That is why The Economist continues to believe that the least bad policy is to legalise drugs.”
www.economist.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/04/how-to-stop-the-drug-wars/feed/ 0 The Beach of Death http://edafe.org/2009/03/the-beach-of-death/ http://edafe.org/2009/03/the-beach-of-death/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:15:27 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5166

“She’d been treading water for seven hours, before local fishermen found her in the water.”
current.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/03/the-beach-of-death/feed/ 0 Why they might miss Dubya when he’s gone http://edafe.org/2009/01/why-they-might-miss-dubya-when-hes-gone/ http://edafe.org/2009/01/why-they-might-miss-dubya-when-hes-gone/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:14:51 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=4158 “Like it or not, I fear it will not only be the cartoonists and impressionists who will miss the easy target in the White House when he has gone”, writes Mick Hume on the day George W Bush leaves office.
spiked-online.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/01/why-they-might-miss-dubya-when-hes-gone/feed/ 0 The 44th President http://edafe.org/2009/01/the-44th-president/ http://edafe.org/2009/01/the-44th-president/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:05:14 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=4153 I was just following the swearing-in of Barack Obama as the 44th President and listening to his Inaugural Address. It appears to me that, at long last, the United States of America have got a class act to lead them.

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/01/the-44th-president/feed/ 0 A new dawn for us all? http://edafe.org/2008/11/a-new-dawn-for-us-all/ http://edafe.org/2008/11/a-new-dawn-for-us-all/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:52:46 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3749 “To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world—our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.”
President-Elect Barack Obama

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/11/a-new-dawn-for-us-all/feed/ 0 Shares go up and down – economy going nowhere http://edafe.org/2007/09/shares-go-up-and-down-economy-going-nowhere/ http://edafe.org/2007/09/shares-go-up-and-down-economy-going-nowhere/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:37:58 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=592 “Western capitalism will be able to cope with instability in the markets. But at what price in terms of economic and social stagnation? The danger is that our wider aspirations and horizons are falling further while we remain fixated with the ups and downs of share and property prices”, writes Mike Hume.
www.spiked-online.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2007/09/shares-go-up-and-down-economy-going-nowhere/feed/ 0 We had the very best of intentions http://edafe.org/2007/05/we-had-the-very-best-of-intentions/ http://edafe.org/2007/05/we-had-the-very-best-of-intentions/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 18:57:28 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=410 “We did not go into Iraq to impose representative government on the Iraqis. We went there to manage a threat to our own safety.” Richard Perle explains why, in his view, the United States of America had to invade Iraq and topple Sadam Hussein.
commentisfree.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2007/05/we-had-the-very-best-of-intentions/feed/ 0 Diary of a collapsing superpower http://edafe.org/2006/11/diary-of-a-collapsing-superpower/ http://edafe.org/2006/11/diary-of-a-collapsing-superpower/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:59:58 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=523 “Gorbachev has been a persona non grata in his own country ever since. In the West he remains a hero, a respected historical figure, a man who peacefully cut a superpower down to its true size.” Newly published minutes from meetings of the Politburo reveal what really happened behind closed doors.
www.spiegel.de

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/11/diary-of-a-collapsing-superpower/feed/ 0 What the terrorists want http://edafe.org/2006/08/what-the-terrorists-want/ http://edafe.org/2006/08/what-the-terrorists-want/#comments Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:02:25 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=526 “Defense against terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized. Our job is to recognize that terrorism is just one of the risks we face. And our job is to fight politicians who use fear as an excuse to take away our liberties and promote security theater that wastes money and doesn’t make us any safer.” Bruce Schneier is not about to give in. Are you?
www.schneier.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/08/what-the-terrorists-want/feed/ 0 Israel takes a stupid pill http://edafe.org/2006/07/israel-takes-a-stupid-pill/ http://edafe.org/2006/07/israel-takes-a-stupid-pill/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:33:52 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=576 “Olmert has somehow persuaded the Israeli military to ignore strategy, think tactically, and in the process become really stupid.” Larry C Johnson asks whether anyone has really thought this through…
www.alternet.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/07/israel-takes-a-stupid-pill/feed/ 0 Fireworks in Washington, despair around the World http://edafe.org/2005/08/fireworks-in-washington-despair-around-the-world/ http://edafe.org/2005/08/fireworks-in-washington-despair-around-the-world/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:04:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=569 “The president and his speechwriters have yet to confront the tension between their rhetoric about freedom, which is universally popular, and their practice of projecting US firepower, which is resented in equal measure.” Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook on the day George Bush began his second term in office.
www.guardian.co.uk

Robin Cook is Dead

Robin Cook, one of few political figures to command my lasting respect, has suddenly died on August 6, 2005. If you are only ever going to read one political statement made to the House of Commons, read Robin Cooks’s resignation speech from 18 March, 2003.

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www.reason.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/06/darwinian-markets/feed/ 0 My personal VE Day http://edafe.org/2005/05/my-personal-ve-day/ http://edafe.org/2005/05/my-personal-ve-day/#comments Fri, 20 May 2005 20:56:00 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=572 “Every German schoolchild knows the tales of German atrocities. But in England, Prince Harry parties with a swastika arm band.” Matthias Matussek wonders whether the time has finally come for the British to re-evaluate their stance.
www.opendemocracy.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/05/my-personal-ve-day/feed/ 0 Power of Nightmares re-awakened http://edafe.org/2005/05/power-of-nightmares-re-awakened/ http://edafe.org/2005/05/power-of-nightmares-re-awakened/#comments Sun, 08 May 2005 20:10:23 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=578 “The Power of Nightmares – first screened in Autumn 2004 and repeated this week on BBC2 – questions whether the threat of terrorism to the West is a politically driven fantasy and if al-Qaeda really is an organised network.” Read producer Adam Curtis’s responses to comments from viewers around the world.
news.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/05/power-of-nightmares-re-awakened/feed/ 0 Mission accomplished: Langan in Iraq http://edafe.org/2005/02/mission-accomplished-langan-in-iraq/ http://edafe.org/2005/02/mission-accomplished-langan-in-iraq/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:34:46 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=580 The journalist Sean Langan spent the months from November 2003 to February 2004 in Iraq filming a documentary to be broadcast on BBC television. In this interview he talks about the making of the programme.
www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/02/mission-accomplished-langan-in-iraq/feed/ 0 A global power shift in the making http://edafe.org/2004/09/a-global-power-shift-in-the-making/ http://edafe.org/2004/09/a-global-power-shift-in-the-making/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:36:17 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=586 “The transfer of power from West to East is gathering pace and soon will dramatically change the context for dealing with international challenges—as well as the challenges themselves.” James Hoge highlights some of the main issues facing today’s foreign policy makers in the US and around the world.
www.foreignaffairs.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/09/a-global-power-shift-in-the-making/feed/ 0 The Power and the Glory http://edafe.org/2004/09/the-power-and-the-glory/ http://edafe.org/2004/09/the-power-and-the-glory/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:35:10 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=582 “Divine ordination is a very dangerous idea, especially when combined with military power. With God’s approval, you need no human standard of morality.” Howard Zinn expands on the myths of American exeptionalism.
www.bostonreview.net

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/09/the-power-and-the-glory/feed/ 0 Fotoshow: Nein zum Krieg http://edafe.org/2004/09/fotoshow-nein-zum-krieg/ http://edafe.org/2004/09/fotoshow-nein-zum-krieg/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:35:48 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=584 In German

In February 2003 millions around the world were united in protest against going to war in Iraq. Take a look at this gallery of pictures taken during that period.
www.geo.de

People protesting against going to war with Iraq in Hamburg, February 2002.

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/09/fotoshow-nein-zum-krieg/feed/ 0 Combating HIV/AIDS in developing countries http://edafe.org/2004/09/combating-hivaids-in-developing-countries/ http://edafe.org/2004/09/combating-hivaids-in-developing-countries/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:28:01 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=672 “Combating HIV/AIDS requires more than prevention and treatment. It requires improving the conditions under which people are free to choose safer life strategies and conditions.” Editorial reflecting on what changes are necessary to prevent AIDS from spreading further among those most at risk.
www.bmj.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/09/combating-hivaids-in-developing-countries/feed/ 0 The real reasons Bush went to war http://edafe.org/2004/08/the-real-reasons-bush-went-to-war/ http://edafe.org/2004/08/the-real-reasons-bush-went-to-war/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:33:26 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=574 “Oil and the dollar were the real reasons for the attack on Iraq, with weapons of mass destruction as the public reason now exposed as woefully inadequate.” A disturbingly coherent explanation put forward by John Chapman.
www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/08/the-real-reasons-bush-went-to-war/feed/ 0 10 truths about trade http://edafe.org/2004/08/10-truths-about-trade/ http://edafe.org/2004/08/10-truths-about-trade/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:39:17 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=598 “Is globalisation sending the best American jobs overseas? If you get your news from CNN’s Lou Dobbs, the answer is ‘of course’.” Brink Lindsey puts some commonly made assumptions about the US American economy to the test. Useful reading even if, like me, you do not live in North America.
www.reason.com

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