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October 2010

• 1 Oct 2010
  Pakistan Blocks NATO Supply Route
  Pakistan has blocked a vital supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, apparently in retaliation for an alleged cross-border NATO helicopter strike that killed three Pakistani troops. From RFE/RL.  More on «Pakistan Blocks NATO Supply Route»
• 1 Oct 2010
  ‘New’ Direct Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations Doomed
  From Ramallah, a Palestinian student tries to explain to readers ‘outside’ how he thinks the negotiations appear 'internally' to Palestinian eyes, Alaa Tartir writes for opendemocracy.  More on «‘New’ Direct Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations Doomed»

September 2010

• 30 Sep 2010
  Russia: Partying Abroad
  Russia's pro-Kremlin United Russia is deepening ties with friendly parties across the former Soviet Union - all countries whose political vector is up for grabs in the next 18 months, Robert Coalson writes for RFE/RL.  More on «Russia: Partying Abroad»
• 30 Sep 2010
  Washington Backing Manas Tender Plan, Shuns Gazprom JV
  It appears that the US is resolved to sticking with a competitive tender plan to cover future fuel supplies at the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan, despite a Kyrgyz provisional government preference to set up a joint venture involving a state-run entity and Russia's Gazprom, Deirdre Tynan writes for EurasiaNet.  More on «Washington Backing Manas Tender Plan, Shuns Gazprom JV»
• 29 Sep 2010
  Serbia's Sandzak Becomes Balkan's Latest Hot Spot
  Tensions between separate Muslim communities in Novi Pazar could fuel further tensions between Muslims and ethnic Serbs in the region, where some Muslims insist that "Sandzak is not Serbia," Maria Arnautovic and Milos Teodorovic write for RFE/RL.  More on «Serbia's Sandzak Becomes Balkan's Latest Hot Spot»
• 29 Sep 2010
  Role for Local Justice in Darfur?
  Some believe traditional ways of resolving disputes should be encouraged to assist with conflict resolution, Tajeldin Adam, Assadig Mustafa, Simon Jennings an Blake Evans-Pritchard write for IWPR.  More on «Role for Local Justice in Darfur?»
• 28 Sep 2010
  Of Fundamentalisms, Secular and Otherwise
  Engaging religious communities is a way forward for promoting democracy, human rights, and religious freedom around the world. “Failure to engage" will leave secular fundamentalists, along with the rest of us, on the outside looking in, Scott Appleby writes for openDemocracy.  More on «Of Fundamentalisms, Secular and Otherwise»
• 28 Sep 2010
  Azerbaijan Gears Up for Elections
  Ahead of parliamentary polls, Azerbaijan’s two largest opposition parties are considering a post-election union. From EurasiaNet.  More on «Azerbaijan Gears Up for Elections»
• 27 Sep 2010
  Pakistan Supreme Court, Government Face Off
  Conspiracy is a frequently uttered word in Islamabad these days, with the Pakistani capital awash in talk of a return to military rule and every political move being interpreted as a power grab, Abubakar Siddique writes for RFE/RL.  More on «Pakistan Supreme Court, Government Face Off »
• 27 Sep 2010
  Green Politics: The Urban Case for Complexity
  International politics, both discipline and practice, is often very wary of nuance and complexity, Michele Acuto writes for Diplomatic Courier.  More on «Green Politics: The Urban Case for Complexity»