Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Laos, US Legacy, and Unexploded Ordnance

JULY 23, 2014 / PROSPERCSIS For decades, Laos’ economic development and relationship with the United States has been strained by unexploded ordnance (UXO), a legacy of the Vietnam War. Roughly 30 percent of the two million tons of bombs that the United States dropped in Laos during the Vietnam War failed to detonate on impact. To date, only about one percent of affected land has… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

Press Conference: Advocates Call for End of U.S. Support of African Tyrants

IPS' Foreign Policy In Focus joins a diverse U.S. based activist coalition focusing on Africa is calling on U.S. leaders to cease their support and empowerment of brutal dictators across Africa. A diverse U.S. based activist coalition focusing on Africa is calling on U.S. leaders to cease their support and empowerment of brutal dictators across Africa. The Coalition will host… [Read Full Article]

Thursday, July 24th, 2014

MAG - Focus on Vietnam

Two more children die 40 years later I have worked for seven years for MAG in Quang Binh as a Community Liaison Officer, and have heard about so many accidents in the poor villages: two 14-year-old boys, one killed and one badly injured when they set off a submunition in the schoolyard; a man, who is still suffering from the… [Read Full Article]

Monday, July 07th, 2014

U.S.-Cuban Relations on Higher Ed Level Continue to Grow

Something historic happened last January at Miami-Dade College. At a community college that stands as one of the nation’s largest institutions of higher education with approximately 170,000 students spread across seven campuses, 15 foreign exchange students from Cuba arrived at the school for a semester of study. Despite the trade embargo and the lack of formal diplomatic ties between the… [Read Full Article]

Sunday, July 06th, 2014

On Being Gay, And Socialist, In Cuba Today

by JASMINE GARSD June 26, 2014 3:46 PM ET     It was very late at night the last time Isbel Diaz Torres and his boyfriend were stopped by Cuban police. "They asked for our IDs, which is a rare procedure," Diaz recalls. The policeman then dropped the men's IDs on the floor. " 'That's very funny for you, a… [Read Full Article]