Stories from 27 December 2008
Northeast Asia: 2008 Review
The northeast Asia region is becoming more integrated politically, economically and socially. State leaders from China, Japan and South Korea recently signed a Joint Statement for Tripartite Partnership to address the serious challenges in the global economy and the financial markets. Peace talk between North and South Korea continues, while...
Happy New Year Global Voices!
Global Voices has undergone some exciting changes in the past year, and a recap of 2008 by our new Executive Director is in order.
Russia sets list for companies of strategic interest
Robert Amsterdam comments on the Russian governments recently published list of companies of strategic interest.
Ukraine: “A Democratic Question”
Ukrainiana writes about president Yushchenko's answer to the question that got over 85,000 online votes: “A straight question needs a straight answer. Instead, we got a rambling lecture, replete with peripheral thinking.”
Ukraine: Explosion in Yevpatoria
Ukrainiana writes about the explosion in an apartment building in Yevpatoria, Crimea, which has killed at least 27 people.
Is France ready for a black president?
In the age of Obama, is France ready for a Black president? and Eugene Ebode, guest blogging on Alain Mabanckou, write about political diversity in France.
