Washington Post (May 28)
“The unfortunate result should not lessen the significance of what occurred last week: the freest and fairest vote for president in Egyptian history…. An elected Egyptian president, even a bad one, could lead his country, and the region, into a new era — one in which democracy is on the rise”
The Independent (November 28)
“As some 200 leaders assemble today for the climate change conference in Durban, most eyes seem averted from the life-and-death issues up for debate.” Elections and economic volatility have stolen the focus. Climate change remains urgent. “The stakes in Durban are higher than ever as countries wrestle over ways to halt rising temperatures and, specifically, over renewal of the 1997 Kyoto protocol.” Time is running out. Failure to reach a new agreement would be “disastrous.”
Tags: Climate change, Durban, Economy, Elections, Kyoto protocol
