When is marketing an opportunity a case of generational theft? There are some commentators arguing that just such a thing is going on in Ethiopia at present. The government of this impoverished and food-insecure nation is actively marketing itself as one of the world's leading destinations for t
I recently had the opportunity to see a one-woman play performed ‘off -Market’, as they say in San Francisco, entitled “I heart Hamas”. The play is written and performed by an American-Palestinian (or a Palestinian-American depending on your perspective) actor, Jennifer Jajeh. "I heart Ham
11.2.2009 | Americas, Editorials, Middle East, Palestine | Stuart Ford
It used to be that when a standing army (or a state-sponsored group) crossed into someone else’s sovereign territory and killed their inhabitants, that was interpreted as an act of war. However, now an illegal transgression of a border, or the pre-emptive killings of another countr
The US-China dynamic and dualism is worthy of a revisit. One of the reasons is that there is a curious opacity in the relationship. They are symbiotic economic partners, with a two-headed hunger for debt and consumption. However, it is on the strategic intent of Chinese Foreign Policy where ther
07.31.2009 | Asia, China, Editorials | Stuart Ford
The United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) released its report in February on human trafficking entitled, “Global Report on Trafficking in Persons”. It still makes for depressing if important reading. At the time, the concerned in the world bemoaned the finding
There are a few men that have visions with their eyes wide open. Some of these dreamers lead to advancement of the human condition, others plot and conceive of ways to promote their agenda at the cost of others. It is up to you to select which germane in the latest goings on of Libyan leader, Gadhaf
Theft is a particular concept with certain legal dependencies. To be defined as a crime, technically at least, an act of theft requires the intent to permanently deprive an owner of possession of goods deemed rightfully theirs by another party and without their permission. However, if one re
07.6.2009 | Africa, Asia, Middle East | Clarity Staff Reporter
The only way collective bodies such as the EU, AU, and NATO work is if they deliver sustained benefit to members. This is true of any association that you join, whereby you make a small sacrifice as the price of entry, but with an expectation of return in the future. In the case of the Africa Unio
A contentious issue around net neutrality and citizen journalism is buzzing in the cyberactivism world. There is emerging evidence that some US blog web hosts are systematically denying services to international bloggers living in and/or writing with a dissident voice against regimes such as Iran
'A boy without a dream is dangerous,' is an Arab proverb. It implies that a child denied the right to dream of a future will become embittered and potentially attracted to violent causes. Across the world - from the Sudan to the Congo, from Palestine to Afghanistan and beyond - the world is in d
