Nikola Krastev

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• March 19, 2010

  Security Council Supports UNAMA

  The UN Security Council has given its support to an extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for another year. A formal vote is expected March 22. Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently asked the council to allow UNAMA to provide logistical and technical support for parliamentary elections in September.

• March 13, 2010

  Empowering Women Benefits All, Clinton Says

  On the final day of a special UN session on women's empowerment, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton summarized achievements since the landmark 1995 World Conference on Women in Beijing and outlined the challenges ahead.

• March 11, 2010

  Number Of New Billionaires Reflects Global Recovery

  "Forbes" magazine's list of the world's billionaires mirrors the global financial recovery. It includes 62 Russians -- nearly twice as many as last year -- most of whom are returning after being knocked off during the economic crisis.

• March 01, 2010

  Postcommunism's Achievements, Disillusionment

  Leading thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic gathered over the weekend at Columbia University in New York to assess the significance of the 1989 revolutions that led to the demise of communist regimes in Eastern and Central Europe -- what has been achieved and what failed.

• February 17, 2010

  CPJ Appeals To UN To Protect Journalists

  More than 70 journalists lost their lives in 2009 while on the job. That's according to the latest annual report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which presented its findings at UN headquarters this week and appealed to Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to defend freedom of expression.

• February 17, 2010

  UN Calls On Iraqis To Vote

  The United Nations Security Council has debated what role it should play in the future in Iraq's fragile political environment. Member countries said that while the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq has been effective -- especially in its work with Iraqi authorities in advance of the March 7 parliamentary elections -- the mission's future is uncertain.

• February 06, 2010

  People Living Longer Lives, But Not Better Ones

  By the year 2050, one in five people will be over the age of 60. But getting older is getting harder; stigma and discrimination against the elderly is commonplace.

• January 30, 2010

  Exposure, But No Screen Time, For Russian Filmmakers

  Four up-and-coming Russian directors who were at this year's Sundance Film Festival talk about their work and the difference between Russian and American filmmakers.

• January 29, 2010

  Salinger Resonated Behind The Iron Curtain, As Well

  When J.D. Salinger's seminal American novel, "The Catcher In The Rye," was translated into Russian during the "Khrushchev thaw," its antihero's tormented soul-searching also reverberated among admirers throughout the Soviet Bloc.

• January 23, 2010

  UN Warns Of Tensions In Kosovo's Northern Territory

  Nearly two years after Kosovo declared independence, the UN's special representative to the region reports that peace in the country’s north remains fragile, and tensions are high between ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians.

• January 17, 2010

  Iran Meeting Concludes Without Clarity

  Six major powers have met in New York to discuss what further action to take against Iran for its failure to curb its nuclear program.

• January 12, 2010

  Report: Democratic Decline Continues Across Former Soviet States

  The U.S.-based human rights watchdog Freedom House says 2009 saw more setbacks than improvements, with 40 countries and territories covered in its latest survey experiencing declines in democratic freedoms, including most of the post-Soviet area.

• January 04, 2010

  When 'Old Europe' Means Really, Really Old

  Long before the ancient civilizations of Egypt or Mesopotamia, the cultures of Eastern and Southeastern Europe had already mastered a level of sophistication and creativity unmatched for centuries. Now, a new exhibit brings some of the finest ancient relics from the region to the United States for the first time.

• December 31, 2009

  Central Asian Students Confront Unlevel Playing Field

  Umed Saidov is determined to secure a better future for himself and his family. Saidov is one of 342 Tajik students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities in 2009. But the financial costs remain high for many Tajiks, who receive no state support. Students from resource-rich Kazakhstan, by contrast, are traveling to the U.S. in droves for an education paid for by Astana.

• December 12, 2009

  Clinton Pledges U.S. Support On Insurgency, Poverty

  Speaking to a newly created Pakistani-American group in New York, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Pakistan to build up its democracy and confront militants in its border area with Afghanistan.

• December 11, 2009

  France Leads Iran Sanctions Push

  The United States, Britain and France have warned Iran that it may face new sanctions over its nuclear program.

• December 04, 2009

  UN Names Stevie Wonder As 'Messenger Of Peace'

  The United Nations has appointed the acclaimed American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder as a Messenger of Peace. Though the designation is largely symbolic, Wonder, who was born blind and has won a record 22 Grammy Awards, pledged to work to improve attitudes toward people with disabilities

• November 24, 2009

  UN Urges Sides In Bosnia To Work Together

  The permanent members of the UN Security Council and the European Union have urged the competing sides in Bosnia and Herzegovina to work toward common solutions so the country can get on the fast track to join Euro-Atlantic structures. Speaking at the UN, Valentin Inzko, the high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, described the current situation as "worrisome and stagnant."

• November 22, 2009

  Twilight For The Aging Space Shuttle

  With just five space shuttle flights remaining, the program that has come to symbolize U.S. space superiority for the last 30 years is coming to an end, with no replacement on the near horizon. The Obama administration is considering whether it should go ahead with efforts to further explore the moon and Mars -- a plan initiated by the previous administration in 2005 -- or scale back and stay closer to Earth.

• November 14, 2009

  What's Coke.com In Arabic?

  Internet users will now be able to see addresses in their native languages. But experts caution there are pitfalls on the road to the truly global Internet.

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