Keith Suter’s Global Insights
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America's Foreign Policy, November 1999
November 17, 2008 | RADIO 2CBA FOCAL POINT COMMENTARY BROADCAST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26 1999 ON RADIO 2CBA FM. American foreign policy is becoming bogged down in domestic politics. The US is becoming too insular and it is forgetting its international responsibilities. The US Congress has blocked a number of innovations. For example, it has blocked the US’s ratification of the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty - despite the pleas from the US’s allies (including Australia) that the treaty be ratified. It is difficult to urge countries like India and Pakistan to restrain their own nuclear ambitions when the US itself is not restraining... Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:41 PM Comment
Protecting the Ocean.
November 17, 2008 | RADIO 2CBA FOCAL POINT COMMENTARY BROADCAST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 2000 ON RADIO 2CBA FM. Many people have been taking advantage of the summer to spend time at the beach. But few people have been thinking about the challenges of protecting the sea. Professor Elisabeth Mann Borgese of Dalhousie University in Canada has written an excellent report to The Club of Rome on the management of the sea. It is called The Oceanic Circle: Governing the Seas as a Global Resource. We are in the midst of the “blue revolution”. The seabed, in particular, is the new frontier. Less than... Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:38 PM Comment
Pakistan's Military Coup 15th October 1999
November 17, 2008 | This week's military coup in Pakistan is a very serious blow for international peace and security on the Sub-Continent. But it may force some old enemies to work together to oppose the military rule of General Pervez Musharraf. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:35 PM Comment
Macau returns to China - Some History...
November 17, 2008 | On December 20 1999, Macau returns to China. This is the end of the European empires in north-east Asia. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:33 PM Comment
Corporate Social Responsibility - Can companies do well by doing good?
November 17, 2008 | Can a company do well by doing good? Or should a company focus only on profit at any cost? Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:31 PM Comment
Car Free Days.
November 17, 2008 | It has been said that fire is a good servant but a hard master. Much the same could be said about cars. They can assist us - but they can also take over our lives. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:29 PM Comment
How Corporations Can Help Charities.
November 17, 2008 | The traditional view of how corporations can help charities is now beginning to change. There is a need to create a better opportunity for partnership between companies and charities. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:26 PM Comment
Reflecting on the battle against alcohol.
November 14, 2008 | "Oh to see ourselves as others see us". It is very important to get a good view of how the rest of the world sees us. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 9:54 PM Comment
Easter in the corridors of power.
November 14, 2008 | Easter is a good time for remembering what happens when religious authorities become too happy walking along the corridors of power. They can easily end up serving Mammon rather than God. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 9:51 PM Comment
The Hinge Of History
November 14, 2008 | We are living in a period of great change. The change is occurring so quickly that we are often taken by surprise. Indeed this is a hinge of history. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 9:48 PM Comment
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