Tinacho's blog

In a well written article, Moises Naim, Editor in chief of Foreign Policy Magazine outlines an alternative to the multilateral approach of dealing with global issues: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/06/18/minilateralism?page=ful.... He introduces the concept of minilateralism.  Read More »

I was once told that Opportunity favors the Prepared. I never got the meaning of this saying when I first heard it. Now more than ever I understand it and I would like to share it with you. It goes without saying things are not going too well in the global economy. Jobs are being lost, cut-backs are rife and it seems like confidence it is at it's lowest ebb.  Read More »

On January 30, 1939 Adolf Hitler made a chilling prediction on the 6th anniversary of his accession to power: “Today I will once more be a prophet: If the international Jewish financiers in and outside Europe should succeed in plunging the nations once more into a world war, then the result will not be the Bolshevization of the earth, and thus the victory of Jewry, but the annihilation of the Je  Read More »

On Wednesday February 11th 2009, a history was made. Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe by President Robert Mugabe. The winds of change were finally materializing in this long suffering country. The gravity of this occasion may not have been obvious around the world, but it was a massive day for all Zimbabweans, including myself.  Read More »

They say it takes a village to raise a child. What can be said of our so called Global village now. I don't know about you but I do not see a village. I see bad neighbors, manipulative relatives, family feuds and neglectful parents. Constantly we here of here of how Globalization has brought us together and the world is a better place because of it. But is this really true?  Read More »

America is the land of the free. A place where your dreams will come true if you put your mind to it. A place where life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable rights. Freedom of expression is a hallmark of this great nation, with individual choice being something people pride themselves in here.  Read More »

Last night I had a dream, this morning I had a vision. Today I turned that vision into an idea and spent the day trying to make that idea reality. Not every dream makes it to the morning, not every vision translates into an idea and not every idea gets acted on, but I still pursue these each passing day, hoping that one day my idea will make a difference!  Read More »

My independent study for this semester was focused on Darfur, here is a summary of my findings:

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