Against the backdrop of the controversy over Syrian chemical weapons, there apparently has been some progress between the US and Iran on the issue of nuclear weapons. Iranian President Rouhani has made some encouraging moves on the issue, but it has not been clear whether the US has reciprocated on those actions. It now seems that President Obama has chosen to be below the radar, but he has responded favorably to Rouhani. The word “productive” is an especially encouraging word in diplomacy, and it is a good sign that President Rouhani used that word to describe the exchange of letters.
Croatia and Serbia are, in political terms, relatively new nation-states (they emerged after the break-up of the former Yugoslavia in 1991). They are also new entrants into the process of globalization. One negative aspect of the process of globalization is the homogenization of products due to the greater efficiency of large corporations. Sometimes that greater efficiency leads to good consequences. In the area of food, however, the greater efficiency of large corporations like Monsanto and Dupont means that local foods get crowded out by seeds that are specially adapted to corporate, and not taste, values. The loss of these local food products is a very unfortunate outcome.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir wishes to come to the US to attend the opening meetings of the United Nations next week. But President Bashir has been charged with international war crimes and all states are expected to extradite such individuals to face trial at the Hague. The US State Department has not announced whether they will issue a visa to Bashir to visit New York for the session (which would amount to a grant of immunity from extradition). It is a difficult decision for the Us, because, as the host to the UN, the US has promised never to interfere with UN business. We will see what the US finally decides in a few days.
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