France appeared to aver dictator Muammar Gadaffi's denunciation of a "new feudalism" represented by land grabs by third countries in Africa. South Korea has 1.7 million acres for wheat in Sudan; the United Arab Emirates is also a landlord in the Sudan.

The Iranian foreign minister announces a counter-proposal to the draft presented by the IAEA. The U.S. announces the study of "a package of possible steps." The crux seems to be the attitude of China and Russia, strongly interested in economic projects in Iran.

Hope for some movement on human rights and the release of political prisoners fades. Broad issues like the yuan-dollar rate, Afghanistan, Iran are part of an impossible diplomacy. US big business and the Chinese Communist Party are the big winners. The “father of democracy” in China provides an ...

Before leaving for Seoul, the U.S. president met with Wen Jiabao and visited the Great Wall. Hundreds of activists with petitions arrested or deported.

Why didn't Obama raise sensitive human rights issues while visiting China? Maybe because he couldn't afford to do so in the midst of America's decline.

EU diplomats visiting India were prevented from visiting the Kandhamal District where deadly violence claimed the lives of Christians in 2008.

For Urgen Tenzin, the United States and Western powers have a “moral obligation” towards democracy and human rights. He is disappointed by the US president’s visit to Asia. Too concerned about the economic crisis, the US leader did not defend democratic values. Japan has been able to reconcile development and protection of individual liberties.

Representatives from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland visit the region more than a year after it was shaken by anti_Christian violence. Authorities in New Delhi deny the diplomats permission to visit Kandhamal district.

Each permanent member of the Security Council should agree not to exercise its veto power in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian laws and similar acts.