Like most of the people I know, lately I have been so preoccupied with the global economy that matters of foreign policy have been put a little aside. I was nevertheless curious to see how Hillary Clinton was doing in her firsts forays abroad Read the rest of this entry »

This year nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize totaled a record 205, the largest group of potential winners put forward in its 108-year history. Geir Lundestad, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, said that of the nominees, 33 are organizations and the rest individuals. Read the rest of this entry »

Exactly one week ago the US government issued its report on human rights with the findings of 2008. Europe was not absent from it. Some of the problems found were in Belgium accused of discrimination on the labor market; neonazi extremism in Austria and abuses against Gypsies in nine EU countries. Read the rest of this entry »

People living in the United States around the border with Mexico are probably less concerned than the rest of us about the economy. Their main worry must surely be the surge in drug-related murders in their neighbor country. Read the rest of this entry »