Nonviolent Resistance Is the Most Powerful Tactic Against Oppressive Regimes
On the outskirts of a desert town in the Moroccan-occupied territory of Western Sahara, about a dozen young activists are gathered. They are involved in their country?s long struggle for freedom. A group of foreigners?veterans of protracted resistance movements?is conducting a training session in the optimal [...]

The Age
21 January 2008
AMNESTY International has said that Israel’s use during the Gaza offensive of white phosphorus ? banned under international law for use near civilians ? was “clear and undeniable”.
Tension eased in Gaza early yesterday as a fragile ceasefire entered its third day. There were no reports of shooting or rockets for the first [...]

by Chandra Muzaffar
As the protests fizzle out in the wake of the military junta?s violent crackdown, many are wondering whether there is any hope for change in Myanmar. Are the people of Myanmar condemned to eternal suffering? Is their ordeal and anguish some sort of bad karma from which there is no escape?
There is no [...]

By Chandra Muzaffar
Of the various proposals made so far on how one could coax the military junta in Myanmar to heed the voice of the people, the most feasible is perhaps the one that seeks to convene a conference of heads of Asian governments to be held under the auspices of the United Nations. The [...]

By Thom Shanker
The United States maintained its role as the leading supplier of weapons to the developing world in 2006, followed by Russia and Britain, according to a Congressional study to be released Monday. Pakistan,

by Foreign Policy in Focus
Published by Foreign Policy in Focus, the report ?Just Security? proposes an alternative foreign policy framework for the United States, and by extension those countries which fall within its orbit. The report states:
?Current U.S. foreign policy is unjust and breeds insecurity for all. In seeking an alternative, we should not revive [...]