Iran and the Bomb: Why the UN Security Council Can’t Get It Done
April 18th, 2010 • No Comments • by Kit Sauder
Russia and China have both backed Iran internationally, in part because Iran “has vociferously defended the Palestinians, but it has stood by as the Russians have slaughtered Chechens and the Chinese have suppressed Muslim Uighurs.” The Security Council Veto has hamstrung the international community on much bigger issues than Iran, and that is going to continue to happen.
Analysis of the International Criminal Court
April 18th, 2010 • No Comments • by Kit Sauder
In the wake of the Second World War following the Nuremburg and Tokyo trials, the international community came to realize that it was necessary for a standing International Criminal Court to exist. This court would act as both a deterrent and a mechanism for punishment if atrocities approaching those of the Second World War were ever committed again. The Cold War prevented this court from being realized until the atrocities that occurred in the 1990’s.
Nauru to Support Abkhazian Independence
The Republic of Nauru, a small 21 square kilometre pacific island nation comprising of approximately 11,000 people has thrown its support behind the independence of the autonomous republic of Abkhazia, officially recognizing the regions independence from Georgia on Tuesday December 15th, 2009. [continued]
Chile to Join the OECD
The Republic of Chile has been invited to join the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as its 31st member-state and as the organizations first member from South America. [continued]
Ireland Passes the Treaty of Lisbon
The Irish Republic has now ratified the Treaty of Lisbon after voting in its second referendum on the matter in under two years. The treaty will not take effect until all 27 EU member nations agree to the terms, however, and both Poland and the Czech Republic have yet to do so. [continued]
NDP to Study EI Benefit Extension
The Canadian Conservative government’s proposed legislation to extend employment insurance by up to 20 weeks for so-called “long-tenured workers” is raising questions as to whether it will be broad enough to gather further NDP support and prevent an impending election. [continued]
