Should we negotiate with the Taliban? An Afghan e-jirga
President Karzai’s creation of the High Peace Council for negotiating with the Taliban and support from the US and the international community has raised questions about the wisdom of this idea. In this first of a series of electronic forums, or e-jirgas, I ask young Afghan professionals and students about this move. The question, to [...]
Sierra Leone enters a golden age! 50 Years
On April 27th of this year, Sierra Leoneans will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their country. The hopes and aspirations of Sierra Leone’s founding fathers, when they agitated for independence from the British colonialists, were for a fully democratic country that would give dignity and pride to its citizens. Sierra Leone’s first prime minister, Milton [...]
The myth of ‘non-violence’ (VIDEOS)
Suez was dubbed as Egypt’s Sidi Bouzid during the 18 day uprising. The city witnessed some of the bloodiest crackdowns by the police, and also some of the fiercest resistance by the protesters. In the video above, shot on the Friday of Anger, January 28, the revolutionaries in Suez after storming the police stations and [...]
How to make Taliban tunnel part of the reconciliation program?
The news is that Taliban dug a 360 meters tunnel in five months and released all about 500 Taliban prisoners in a few hours. The tunnel was dug from a house, the prisoners were shifted in trucks and the government did not know until late morning the next day. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend [...]
China to replace us as world’s no.1 economy
Just a few months ago, I wrote on the prospects of China’s economy when it replaced Japan as the world’s second largest behind the US. Relying primarily on IMF studies that speculated how China would surpass the US economy within the next two decades, I then argued that the state-directed Chinese economy was easily leaving [...]
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