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Global ChallengesWars & ConflictsJuly 30, 2010 | Wiki Leaks Illustrate Pakistani Double-DealingThe documents posted by Wiki Leaks show that Pakistan continues to double deal the West. ++ While accepting aid money, Islamabad persists in “using militant Islamists to further its ideological and strategic goals.” ++ The …More July 29, 2010 | Economic Opportunity Trumps TerrorismClearing insurgents is only the first step in ridding Afghanistan and Pakistan of terrorism. ++ If economic opportunities are not made available, local populations will continue to turn to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. ++ The current congressional …More July 28, 2010 | Germans Express Solidarity with the TroopsFrom the Editorial Team: The Atlantic Initiative has teamed up with Germany’s best-selling daily newspaper BILD to encourage readers to write personal messages of support to German soldiers stationed in Afghanistan in an effort to boost morale. …More Climate ChangeJuly 16, 2010 | Europe Must Choose a Low-Carbon FutureThe European Union should raise its emissions target from a 20 to a 30 percent reduction of the 1990 levels by the year 2020. ++ At the current set target, Europe puts itself at a competitive disadvantage behind China, Japan, and the US in …More June 29, 2010 | Consumers Can Change ClimateA new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research shows that a 80% reduction in the emissions caused by agriculture is possible by the year 2055. ++ Considerably less methane and nitrous oxide would be released into the atmosphere, if …More June 9, 2010 | Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen: A Three-Level Strategy for SuccessDirk Messner et al.: Germany needs to revitalise the multilateral climate process. Policy makers and civil society in Europe must take on a self-confident leading role in global alliances with selected ‘climate pioneer’ countries. Civil society initatives deserve greater support. …More Energy SecurityJuly 16, 2010 | Europe Must Choose a Low-Carbon FutureThe European Union should raise its emissions target from a 20 to a 30 percent reduction of the 1990 levels by the year 2020. ++ At the current set target, Europe puts itself at a competitive disadvantage behind China, Japan, and the US in …More June 30, 2010 | Unconventional Gas: Geopolitical EdgeMatthew Neil Hulbert: Breakthroughs in unconventional gas production across America threaten to turn the gas world on its head. But there is a catch: should this prove to be a false dawn for unconventional production either on cost or ecological grounds, then consumers are riding for a fall. …More June 9, 2010 | Holding Big Oil Accountable OnlineThe oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico “must convince governments everywhere that the economic costs of poor regulation of the oil industry can be staggering.” ++ The “colossal disaster” was the result of U.S. regulators …More TerrorismJuly 5, 2010 | Draining the Terrorist Swamp in YemenAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the terrorist organization’s franchise in Yemen, must be countered with a comprehensive strategy that stresses local development along with diplomacy and defense. ++ Understanding the needs of …More June 18, 2010 | The EU Should Do More to Help Shut Down GuantanamoGregg Dubow: If EU member states take on more detainees, they will not only solidify the EU’s human rights record, but also reduce security threats, while stepping up pressure on the US government to act. Europe’s stature as a beacon of human rights stands to gain as a result. …More May 31, 2010 | British AwakeningFor those about to despair of the British, there is hope: the new British government is recalling those Labor measures that led to “the paradox result” of limiting personal freedoms without “making any headway in the realm of security.” ++ …More ProliferationJuly 28, 2010 | EU Tries to Get Iran to TalkWith new sanctions in place, the European Union is attempting to get Iran back to the table for talks on its nuclear program. ++ “A new diplomatic window of opportunity” is opening at the end of Ramadan, as EU High Representative Catherine Ashton plans …More July 22, 2010 | Missile-defense Cooperation is a Joint PriorityNorth America, Europe, and Russia should work together to create a Euro-Atlantic security system based on trilateral missile-defense cooperation. ++ Political rather than technical obstacles have been the main stumbling blocks. ++ …More May 31, 2010 | The Way to Denuclearize the WorldAlexandra Dobra: The apparent obligation of all States to ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) faces three antagonistic variables; namely the State sovereignty, the global anarchy and the economic prospects. …More Development & AidJuly 28, 2010 | Politics, Globalization, and the Food Crisis DiscourseBernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero: The globalization of food security discourse is a product of discursive processes. By putting together and analyzing the factors influencing the problem, such as politics, international relations, globalization, trade, and even culture, a new perspective can be gained. …More July 20, 2010 | Japanese Society and Politics: Unraveling an Unsolvable PuzzleKevin Calonne: The recent resignation of the Japanese Prime Minister demonstrates how little hope there is for dissolving the iron triangle and its stranglehold on Japanese politics. The Democratic Party of Japan must urgently deal with the overwhelming bureaucracy, if its government is to succeed. …More July 13, 2010 | Africa Needs an Online Index of Aid EffectivenessMemo 24: Greater transparency is crucial to improve foreign aid to Sub-Saharan Africa. An index of aid effectiveness should be put online, featuring details on aid expenditures and the outcomes of programs. Those programs that fail to produce results should get phased out. …More Trade, Economics & FinanceJuly 28, 2010 | Politics, Globalization, and the Food Crisis DiscourseBernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero: The globalization of food security discourse is a product of discursive processes. By putting together and analyzing the factors influencing the problem, such as politics, international relations, globalization, trade, and even culture, a new perspective can be gained. …More July 26, 2010 | Beef Up the Budget of the I.M.F.The International Monetary Fund needs to increase its available resources and adjust its policies to new economic realities. ++ Flexible and precautionary credit lines that guarantee some measure of protection against the aftershocks of a …More July 14, 2010 | EU Finance: France Gets to Tell Germany OffThe finance ministers of the euro zone “sentenced” French Minister Lagarde to pass a verdict on Germany’s economic course. ++ While it is customary that one EU country assess the economic policy of another, this …More TechnologyJuly 6, 2010 | An Icelandic Media Haven in EuropeGregg Dubow: Iceland’s bold and progressive move towards passing a new media protection law could protect reliable sources of valuable information from censorship just as tax havens legally protect various sources of revenue from taxation. …More March 16, 2010 | The Risks of Geo-engineering the PlanetThe solar radiation management (SRM) represents the last great temptation of the industrialized world to continue its energy-intensive lifestyle and to forgo costly and inconvenient mitigation and adaptation. The costs to the rest of the …More March 16, 2010 | Geo-Engineering: Researching on a Global "Sun Block"Faced with the grim reality of global warming, one researcher or the other may have dreamed of coming up with a type of sun block for the planet. This dream may yet come to pass. Canadian scientists are confident that they …More World Economic Forum 2009November 12, 2009 | Asia Should Focus on its Own MarketsAsia faces dramatic economic change in the coming decades. In order to preserve economic growth, Asian markets need to abandon their excessive export orientation and reliance on foreign markets such as the American and European ones. As a result …More October 13, 2009 | The Renminbi Needs to FloatThe key cause of the current financial crisis is a lack of balance in the world economy. ++ Whilst China has built up immense financial reserves, the US has seen its account deficit grow and grow on the back of infinitely increasing interest payments …More October 9, 2009 | Financial Crisis Requires Continued ActionAlthough there is lots of talk of green shoots, the recession is not over and the crisis demands that we finish what we started. ++ Stimulus packages are helping to stabilise our economies, but we are still in danger. ++ “Premature …More - Climate ChangeDecember 8, 2009 | When Climate Change Takes OverAlthough climate activists have been successful at attracting the world’s attention to the receding ice on Mount Kilimanjaro, with an influx of tourists as a direct result, they fail to bring attention to the people of Tanzania. ++ Although scientists …More December 7, 2009 | Politicians in Copenhagen Must Rise to the Challenge“Politicians in Copenhagen can and must agree on the essential elements of a fair and effective deal and, crucially, a firm timetable for turning it into a treaty.” ++ The required transformation will demand that we all rethink …More November 26, 2009 | "Climate of Denial"A series of email-exchanges from Britain’s Climate Research Unit, that were released by a hacker, show how researchers should not respond to global warming sceptics. ++ Although none of them undercuts the scientific consensus on climate change, a call …More - Global EconomyApril 28, 2010 | Germany's Hesitation Made the Greek Crisis Worse“Both Greece’s calculation errors and the diva-like reluctance of the German government to help Athens are nothing more than an invitation to speculators to bet on the demise of the southern European country.”++ When Germany failed …More January 11, 2010 | Designing Financial SustainabilityThe United States and the European Union are establishing a series of new tools for ensuring financial control and preventing new financial crises. The EU is setting up a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) for macroprudential control and a …More December 16, 2009 | Hold On To The ExpatsIn the present financial crisis many expats are dropped by their home company in favor of local hire. ++ Although this presents a significant cost reduction to the head office initially, the mid- to long term effects of dispensing with key personnel are …More Global Green RecoveryMarch 1, 2010 | To Be Green or Not to Be Green? Biofuels in QuestionAccording to a report from the British government, “using fossil fuel in vehicles is better for the environment than so-called green fuels made from crops.” ++ Firstly, because clearing rainforests for biofuel plantations …More February 26, 2010 | Dumped Hummers Are for the BetterThe American hummer is an endangered specie. ++ 9000 of these “gas guzzlers” were sold this year against 71 000 in 2006. ++ Even the Chinese Communist Party is suspected to have rebuffed GM’s offer to buy the sinking brand because of its …More February 10, 2010 | The Global Warming Movement is CoolingThere has been a sharp shift away from the urgency for a climate deal in the lead up to Copenhagen. ++ “Climategate,” the failure to reach a meaningful deal at Copenhagen, and the faulty evidence produced by the IPCC have all …More - Global ZeroJuly 26, 2010 | Hybrid Arms Control Treaty Could be the TicketGreg Randolph Lawson: The fundamental shortcoming of the arms control agreement now before the US Senate is the lack of an effective verification scheme. A hybrid treaty embracing the START I verification regime with the limits on nuclear weapons established by the 2002 SORT Treaty is to be preferred to the current one. …More May 31, 2010 | The Way to Denuclearize the WorldAlexandra Dobra: The apparent obligation of all States to ratify the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) faces three antagonistic variables; namely the State sovereignty, the global anarchy and the economic prospects. …More April 12, 2010 | An End in Itself - Focus on First Steps!Memo 19: A nuclear free world is an idealistic objective, but the aspiration towards it is an end in itself. The pursuit of Global Zero will discourage further nuclear proliferation. Atlantic-Community.org members recommend to focus on primary and intermediate steps towards nuclear abolition and not the ultimate goal of global zero. |
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