http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/scott-mckenzie en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/B50J--ioFcE/deepwater-horizon-nigeria-and-gulf-between &nbsp;The BP Deepwater Horizon disaster has dominated headlines in the United States for almost two years now. In that time, the coverage has shifted from investigating the causes of the explosion, to...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/27/03/2012/deepwater-horizon-nigeria-and-gulf-between">Read more</a> Tue 27 Mar 2012 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/27/03/2012/deepwater-horizon-nigeria-and-gulf-between http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/Ae-Ih13Ap3w/justice-egypt-%E2%80%94-fast-or-slow &nbsp;This article about Egypt has been in a constant state of revision due to the recent developments related to the just completed elections. &nbsp;As I write this, the first round of parliamentary ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/12/2011/justice-egypt-%E2%80%94-fast-or-slow">Read more</a> Mon 5 Dec 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/12/2011/justice-egypt-%E2%80%94-fast-or-slow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/HMBEROsjjrU/gaddafi%E2%80%99s-and-justice-bring-saif-trial-libya &nbsp;Gaddafi is dead and his son Saif al-Islam is on the run. &nbsp;There are lingering questions about the circumstances of Muammar&rsquo;s death, and even more about Saif&rsquo;s future. &nbsp;Both...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/28/10/2011/gaddafi%E2%80%99s-and-justice-bring-saif-trial-libya">Read more</a> Fri 28 Oct 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/28/10/2011/gaddafi%E2%80%99s-and-justice-bring-saif-trial-libya http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/LiAR2XFHj2Q/emerging-economies-needed-somalia &nbsp;By now, I think most readers are aware that there is a devastating famine in Somalia. Again. &nbsp;Each day, a new wave of numbers paints a bleaker picture of conditions inside that country: &nb...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/08/2011/emerging-economies-needed-somalia">Read more</a> Tue 16 Aug 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/08/2011/emerging-economies-needed-somalia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/bOOvK56tAKg/conservative-american-politicians-africa The media often portrays American foreign policy in Africa as having only one viewpoint.&nbsp; This is far from true.&nbsp; Recent accounts illustrate how politicians can have their own agendas &md...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/20/05/2011/conservative-american-politicians-africa">Read more</a> Fri 20 May 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/20/05/2011/conservative-american-politicians-africa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/Ft9edVGPWYw/revolutions-our-news-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-bbc-and-al-jazeera Like many, I have been ingesting news about the democracy movements in the Middle East and North Africa at a tremendous rate. &nbsp;Everyone has news sources that they consider the best, some pick ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/04/2011/revolutions-our-news-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-bbc-and-al-jazeera">Read more</a> Mon 4 Apr 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/04/2011/revolutions-our-news-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-bbc-and-al-jazeera http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/wSE-ZVrfrAc/high-food-prices-cause-and-result &nbsp;

Bread is a classic symbol of revolution. &nbsp;From the French revolution in 1789, to the ousting of Ben Ali in Tunisia in January 2011, it endures as totem of the high costs of food and...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/02/2011/high-food-prices-cause-and-result">Read more</a> Fri 18 Feb 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/02/2011/high-food-prices-cause-and-result http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/cypMaWbxVr4/elders-sudan-and-peace The Elders have asked all parties in Sudan to respect the final outcome and maintain the peace.&nbsp;&nbsp; South Sudan has been waiting for this vote since 2005, when a U.N. brokered peace agreeme...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/21/01/2011/elders-sudan-and-peace">Read more</a> Fri 21 Jan 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/21/01/2011/elders-sudan-and-peace http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/zJSlUlmOSuw/lasting-peace-costa-rica-and-nicaragua-return-icj In a world where so many conflicts are fought over land, and peace deals often emerge only after decades of war, it is refreshing to see countries turn to an international adjudication to solve the...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/03/01/2011/lasting-peace-costa-rica-and-nicaragua-return-icj">Read more</a> Mon 3 Jan 2011 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/03/01/2011/lasting-peace-costa-rica-and-nicaragua-return-icj http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/hGHetrfUauQ/east-african-common-market-shows-signs-progress As part of a global trend in regionalization, many of the countries in East Africa are making bold steps forward in economic integration.&nbsp; Similar to plans in Europe, these countries are setti...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/12/2010/east-african-common-market-shows-signs-progress">Read more</a> Sun 5 Dec 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/12/2010/east-african-common-market-shows-signs-progress http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/90e4Kcvm74A/western-sahara-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-moving-forward Morocco and the Polisario Front are locked in a diplomatic stalemate that leaves the highly disputed Western Sahara in a state of high tension and low level conflict.&nbsp; The Western Sahara remai...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/22/11/2010/western-sahara-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-moving-forward">Read more</a> Mon 22 Nov 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/22/11/2010/western-sahara-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-moving-forward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/mJnKgX1HBng/china-tries-suppress-un-report-bullets Recent reports of Chinese involvement with the conflict in Sudan underscore a wider clash between the rise of a human rights regime verses economic laissez-faire.&nbsp; Accusations have been made t...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/15/11/2010/china-tries-suppress-un-report-bullets">Read more</a> Mon 15 Nov 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/15/11/2010/china-tries-suppress-un-report-bullets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/iUwkZtkO5_s/african-women%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2s-decade-hope-and-violence The African Union recently kicked off the African Women&#39;s Decade.&nbsp; An important event for Africa and the rest of the world to mark, but a recent series of horrendous sexual assaults in the...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/11/2010/african-women%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2s-decade-hope-and-violence">Read more</a> Fri 5 Nov 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/11/2010/african-women%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2s-decade-hope-and-violence http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/vt4udNwhDDc/rule-law-indexes-show-more-winners-and-losers Two studies on the rule of law in Africa have been released recently.&nbsp; In late September, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation released its annual Index of African Governance.&nbsp; It points to positive...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/26/10/2010/rule-law-indexes-show-more-winners-and-losers">Read more</a> Tue 26 Oct 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/26/10/2010/rule-law-indexes-show-more-winners-and-losers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/DH_kY3ujk88/somali-pirate-problem-needs-international-solution-part-2 Last week I discussed that piracy in the waters around Somalia represent a growing threat to ships that use these popular shipping lanes.&nbsp; This impacts the companies that own the boats and the...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/15/10/2010/somali-pirate-problem-needs-international-solution-part-2">Read more</a> Fri 15 Oct 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/15/10/2010/somali-pirate-problem-needs-international-solution-part-2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/BhHMudsVM4E/somali-pirate-problem-needs-international-solution-part-1 Piracy is a problem that many people associate with the high-seas, galleon ships, and men with names like Red Beard.&nbsp; Recently, this menace has made a comeback in the Gulf of Aden near the alm...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/08/10/2010/somali-pirate-problem-needs-international-solution-part-1">Read more</a> Fri 8 Oct 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/08/10/2010/somali-pirate-problem-needs-international-solution-part-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/ORh56ZVKX-k/nigerian-election-politics-highlight-fragile-democracy In case anyone missed it, September 15th was the International Day of Democracy. If you forgot to celebrate, do not feel bad.&nbsp; This new holiday was created on November 8, 2007, and its observa...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/01/10/2010/nigerian-election-politics-highlight-fragile-democracy">Read more</a> Fri 1 Oct 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/01/10/2010/nigerian-election-politics-highlight-fragile-democracy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/ooMOFAyAsg0/kenya-icc-friend-or-foe Kenya: ICC friend or foe?

In the last few weeks, Kenya has had a roller-coaster relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC).&nbsp; It started by failing to arrest Sudanese Preside...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/09/2010/kenya-icc-friend-or-foe">Read more</a> Thu 16 Sep 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/09/2010/kenya-icc-friend-or-foe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/-sZ_Gu75Qpw/oil-spills-nigeria-highlight-lack-legal-accountability In the summer of 2010, one news story dominated headlines in America.&nbsp; The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oilrig and the subsequent leaking oil from the Macondo well had a stranglehold on ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/09/2010/oil-spills-nigeria-highlight-lack-legal-accountability">Read more</a> Sat 4 Sep 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/09/2010/oil-spills-nigeria-highlight-lack-legal-accountability http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/7WY3LOgu5fk/zimbabwe-diamond-sales-highlight-strengths-and-weaknesses-international-law Diamonds are forever, but international law is always changing.&nbsp; Zimbabwe recently tested the flexibility of international agreements by asserting that it would sell stockpiled diamonds on the...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/27/08/2010/zimbabwe-diamond-sales-highlight-strengths-and-weaknesses-international-law">Read more</a> Fri 27 Aug 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/27/08/2010/zimbabwe-diamond-sales-highlight-strengths-and-weaknesses-international-law http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/xvcO8cJ0MyU/somaliland-election-deserves-recognition &nbsp;

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The opposition won the election, and the current President graciously accepted defeat.&nbsp;

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A boring headline for many of us in the West. &nbsp;But, in the bre...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/27/07/2010/somaliland-election-deserves-recognition">Read more</a> Tue 27 Jul 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/27/07/2010/somaliland-election-deserves-recognition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/NyTwCCvyxEs/australia-moves-fight-against-japanese-whaling-icj &nbsp;

Australia has opened a new front in the international dispute about whaling by filing a complaint against Japan at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). &nbsp;My colleague, David Rit...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/09/07/2010/australia-moves-fight-against-japanese-whaling-icj">Read more</a> Fri 9 Jul 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/09/07/2010/australia-moves-fight-against-japanese-whaling-icj http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/JDkPcbEN9NE/afghanistans-natural-resources-bring-potential-risk-and-reward &nbsp;

A recent report reveals that Afghanistan sits atop a treasure trove of minerals. &nbsp;The proper management of this wealth could be the game-changer that many people have desperately be...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/26/06/2010/afghanistans-natural-resources-bring-potential-risk-and-reward">Read more</a> Sat 26 Jun 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/26/06/2010/afghanistans-natural-resources-bring-potential-risk-and-reward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/ltsILMaoepw/justice-bhopal &nbsp;

This week an Indian court ruled that former executives from Union Carbide were guilty of negligence in one of the worst industrial accidents in human history. &nbsp;While proponents for ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/06/2010/justice-bhopal">Read more</a> Sat 12 Jun 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/06/2010/justice-bhopal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/hxO2PRKZsDM/not-everyone-can-be-nobel &nbsp;

Two international achievement awards that will be announced in June could be helpful for encouraging development and good governance. &nbsp;But, their histories are also warnings about t...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/06/2010/not-everyone-can-be-nobel">Read more</a> Fri 4 Jun 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/06/2010/not-everyone-can-be-nobel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/EL-X8xeSZ9E/female-genital-mutilation-eradication-or-appeasement The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 100 and 140 million girls undergo some type of female genital mutilation (FGM). &nbsp;International bodies have labeled FGMs a violation o...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/21/05/2010/female-genital-mutilation-eradication-or-appeasement">Read more</a> Fri 21 May 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/21/05/2010/female-genital-mutilation-eradication-or-appeasement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/w0lKHMcY4zI/hungry-or-not-gmos Feeling hungry? Do you have food in your house or flat? If so, now would be a good time to revisit the issue of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Debate has raged back and forth on this conten...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/15/05/2010/hungry-or-not-gmos">Read more</a> Sat 15 May 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/15/05/2010/hungry-or-not-gmos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/mvFH62wXpF0/un-report-calls-universal-energy-access If you are reading this post, you probably have electricity.&nbsp; This means you are not one of the 1.5 billion people on earth today that do not have access to electricity, and there is a good ch...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/07/05/2010/un-report-calls-universal-energy-access">Read more</a> Fri 7 May 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/07/05/2010/un-report-calls-universal-energy-access http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/YkjX6Gre83M/icj-ruling-leaves-river-and-policy-murky Last week the International Court of Justice (ICJ) effectively sided with Uruguay in the long standing Pulp Mills dispute, settling the legal action but doing little to resolve the anger of Argenti...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/30/04/2010/icj-ruling-leaves-river-and-policy-murky">Read more</a> Fri 30 Apr 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/30/04/2010/icj-ruling-leaves-river-and-policy-murky http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/IOQeYtc4L3E/chevron-wins-round-one-against-ecuador A recent decision by an international arbitration tribunal, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, is a setback for Ecuador and for environmentalists that wish to use the ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/25/04/2010/chevron-wins-round-one-against-ecuador">Read more</a> Sun 25 Apr 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/25/04/2010/chevron-wins-round-one-against-ecuador http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Scott-McKenzie/~3/TyCZ1F9y3MU/world-bank-promotes-climate-status-quo Proponents of clean energy suffered a setback this month after the World Bank approved plans for a major new power plant in South Africa. The $3.75 billion loan will help the government owned energ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/20/04/2010/world-bank-promotes-climate-status-quo">Read more</a> Tue 20 Apr 2010 Scott McKenzie http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/20/04/2010/world-bank-promotes-climate-status-quo