A historic meeting between China and Taiwan is taking place this week. Will it become a turning point in relations between the two countries? Jonathan Manthorpe, in considering the history and political factors, is doubtful. An excerpt of his new column: This
JONATHAN MANTHORPEFebruary 12, 2014 This week’s meeting between officials from the Chinese and Taiwanese governments is historic, but more for its symbolism than any prospect of dramatic outcomes. For Beijing the hope is that after eight years of improving economic ties, the
Thirty two years after 250 Guatemalan men, women and children were massacred, and with the efforts of authorities in at least three countries, Guatemala, the United States and Canada, an American court sentence an former Guatemalan Army commander Monday to 10 years
Artist models fashion mannequins on people with disabilities, for their turn in the spotlight on Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse.
F&O has a veritable treasure trove of new work for your weekend reading: The Cuban Five In 1998 Fidel Castro had his good friend Gabriel García Márquez, the Nobel prize-winning Colombian novelist, carry a top secret message to American President Bill Clinton.
CHRIS WOOD: NATURAL SECURITYPublished February 7, 2014 Images are traveling the internet contrasting the amount of snow that usually dusts the California mountains at this time of year with the amount strikingly not there now. For the first time in its 54-year
Money is flowing into Iran again, but there are signs the reformist movement is being stymied by hardliners, including a dramatic upsurge in executions for “enmity against God” and “threatening national security.” An excerpt of international affairs columnist Jonathan Manthorpe’s new column:
JONATHAN MANTHORPEFebruary 7, 2014 As Iran this week received $550 million from eased sanctions in return for curbing its nuclear program, it is evident that resistance is stiffening among hardliners in Tehran to rapprochement with the international community. At its core, this
British video artist Reuben Sutherland teams with “noise artist” Dan Hayhurst to create remarkable works on vinyl, such as the one in this video. Sutherland and Hayhurst call their visual/music collaboration Sculpture; they specialize in zoetrope-video art. Those prone to migraines or
Who will be Afghanistan’s next elected leader? International affairs columnist Jonathan Manthorpe considers the options – and finds all of the candidates wanting. Excerpt: The world will soon discover whether 13 years of war in Afghanistan at a cost of the lives
