Alexander Lomasney worked for the US State Department’s Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program, as a contractor with Northrop Grumman.
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Burma with Aung San Suu Kyi (Part 3): Back to the Future
Future: BBC’s report says that Aung San Suu Kyi has her aims set on an ethical, transparent, and human-rights friendly democracy and needs good investment from the world into the country. Aung San Suu Kyi, speaking about her country’s broader transformation in her Nobel speech, advocated “cautious optimism… not because I do not have faith Read More…
One on One: Ali Riza Guney
One on One interview with Ali Riza Guney, the Turkish Consul General and the former Head of Turkey’s Middle East Department. Topics: Syria, Turkey’s new foreign policy, Israeli-Turkish relations, Canadian-Turkish relations
Burma with Aung San Suu Kyi (Part 2): Canvassing the Area
The Regional Politics: It is important to note that Burma sits between two aspiring superpowers India and China meaning it has some very complicated choices to make. Until recently China held up the Burmese communists and India threw its support behind the pro-democracy movement led by Aung San Suu Kyi. 1. The Chinese Connection: China Read More…
One on One: Wilson Prichard
One on One interview with Wilson Prichard, an expert on International Aid and Development. Topics: Issues with the current international aid system, Sub-Saharan Africa, steps to elevate current aid crisis, and paradigm shift
Burma with Aung San Suu Kyi (Part 1): Then and Now
Background: From early 19th Century until World War II, Burma was ruled by the British Empire. The British set in motion their conquest of Burma in 1824, and in 1885 gained complete control of the Burma territory annexing it to British India. A faction of Burmese nationalists branded as the “30 Comrades,” led by General Read More…
Libya’s Rocky Road to Democracy
Overshadowed by events in neighbouring Egypt and Syria, it is easy to forget that Libya is undergoing a crucial process of post-conflict reconstruction and democratization.
Japan’s Crisis of Leadership
On 4 June 2012, Japanese Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko shuffled his cabinet for the second time in nine months, appointing new ministers for the Defence and Infrastructure and Transport positions.
Petro Offensive
Following the much-anticipated Baghdad talks on May 23, P5+1 states (The United States, France, China, Russia, Great Britain and Germany) failed to reach substantive agreements with Iran regarding its nuclear program.
Divided We Stand: Crisis in Yemen
It now appears that the new administration under President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi and the country at large hang in the balance amid a divided administration and military that is facing threats on numerous fronts.