Commentary Mar 8, 2012

Resources fuel tensions in South China Sea

by Michael Richardson

For much of 2010 and 2011, tensions over conflicting claims to disputed islands, maritime territory and energy resources rippled through the South China Sea, embroiling several Southeast Asian states and China in disputes that also involved the interests of outside powers, including Japan and ...

Commentary Feb 27, 2012

U.S. flirts with risky cold war in warm waters

by Ramzy Baroud

On two occasions in my life I found myself living close to the South China Sea. The sea became my escape from life’s pressing responsibilities. There is no escaping the fact that the serene waters are now also grounds for a nascent but real ...

Global-related Dec 14, 2010

Setbacks in Indonesia's antigraft policy

by Donny Syofyan

PADANG, West Sumatra — Transparency International publishes the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) every year. Based on 13 different expert and business surveys, the CPI measures and ranks public sector corruption in 180 nations. The 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that nearly three-quarters of the ...