The Huffington Post
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 07:21
The plight of the captives has sparked a global backlash against the Egyptian regime, which has moved to silence the press following its military-backed seizure of power after the Arab Spring and the toppling of Hosni Mubarak.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 00:00
Here's a look at how some countries are rethinking their approach to marijuana.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 08:45
This Fall, the Sahel region has become a center of international attention with the United Nations calling its security situation "alarming" and deploying 12,600 peacekeepers to stabilize the region. This aid is desperately needed. Hillary Clinton recently called the Sahel a "powder keg" for terrorist activity.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 08:51
Building a coalition government of moderate parties, secular and Islamist, was an important step for overcoming ideological differences that could weaken the democratisation process.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 00:00
The presence in Havana of an overwhelming majority of the heads of state of Latin America and the Caribbean confirmed the gap between Washington and the rest of the continent with respect to Cuba.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 00:00
How could he tell a Colombian peasant growing marijuana he has to go to jail, Santos asked, when it's already legal in the U.S.?
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 00:00
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a leading sociologist, was President of Brazil from 1995 to 2000. WorldPost asked him examine the eruption of middle class discontent in Brazil
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 00:00
Si Miami Dade College ha decidido fortalecer el sentimiento de pertenencia de todos los cubanos a "un solo pueblo", es elemental que tal programa no tenga un caracter partidista
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:08
The deadly turmoil that erupted in Juba last month threatens to ignite a full scale ethnic civil war across South Sudan. If peace talks between the government and the White Army rebels fail to stem the violence, a potential genocide may result. Certainly, political risks for foreign investors and neighboring governments would increase under such circumstances. Given South Sudan's position as a regional oil producing country, a civil war would also close transnational energy corridors throughout Central/East Africa and negatively impact prospects for regional stability.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 00:00
A comprehensive approach would include intelligence-led "smarter" policing focused on hot spots where violence concentrates