Ten under-reported stories of 2006
Blogged by: Andrew Stroehlein
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Foreign Policy magazine has come up with a top-ten list of under-reported stories over the past year, and indeed, it really is pretty amazing some of these didn't get more coverage. Apart from overlooked scandals involving the bird flu vaccine and the hackability of new electronic passports, I'd just like to highlight the forgotten stories related to conflicts.
At number six on Foreign Policy's list is the secret talks between Iran and Israel. Number four is the growing arms race in Latin America, with Russia as a major player. The magazine put at number one the paradox of the US agreeing a plan to provide India with nuclear technologies at the same time it was imposing sanctions against Indian companies supplying missile parts to Iran.
But my personal favourite is number five: the story of how some US funds for reconstruction in Afghanistan are ending up in the hands of the Taliban. A combination of willing generosity and extortion is redistributing some cash from donor recipients to insurgent thugs. Proud to say this story was revealed by my former colleagues at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting.
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Former journalist Andrew Stroehlein is Media Director of the International Crisis Group, the conflict resolution organisation, where he promotes responsible coverage of current and potential conflicts and helps draw attention to forgotten wars around the world.
