Reasonable accommodation under threat
“Reasonable accommodation” – the idea that the majority has a moral obligation to accommodate the rights of minorities in a …
Category Archives: International Affairs
Human rights & American foreign policy
Last week the United States Department of State released its annual human rights report to Congress outlining the state of …
Let the nose-talkers talk and the busybodies keep busy
Over the last few weeks, Malaysia has attracted the kind of international attention that would make most diplomats cringe. First, …
The IAEA vote: a storm of our own making
Some weeks ago, ambassador Mohd Arshad Hussain, our representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was recalled for “consultations” …
Iran’s nuke plans poser
IRAN has been involved in a high stakes game of deception for several years now over its nuclear programme. It …
Will Obama bow to the inevitable in Afghanistan?
IN THE next few weeks or even days, President Barack Obama will announce whether he is going to up the …
The new boat people represent failure of leadership
AN old saga with new actors. Boat people are again on the move. While the boats have been taking to …
Tsunami politics buffets Asia again
RECENTLY, a tsunami struck Japan that the weathermen did not predict: it was a wave of dissatisfaction and anger that …
Wisma Putra: time for a major overhaul
It’s about time Wisma Putra took stock of the malaise inflicting the ministry in order to forge ahead in safeguarding …
Sri Lanka’s next mission: win the peace
The time is ripe to heal the wounds of war so that Sri Lanka can go on to be a …
Dennis Ignatius 
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