Misplaced Priorities; Ethanol Promotion and its Unintended
Consequences.
When the state of Iowa becomes a priority in the US presidential
election, it is only a matter of time before agriculture dominates the
discussion. Indeed, US presidential candidates Hillary . . .
Building coherence: development, financial systems, and
institutions.(PERSPECTIVES)
In the 1980s and 1990s, a number of developing countries pursued
extensive economic reforms that in many cases succeeded in achieving
economic stability, but rarely resulted in high and sustained . . .
A poisonous ally: growing Russo-British tensions.(EUROPE)
When former KGB agent and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko
died after being poisoned with radioactive polonium in November 2006,
everyone suspected foul play. But the murder turned political . . .
Tipping the scale: gender imbalance in China.(ASIA)
Nearly 30 years after the implementation of China's one-child
policy, the population of the world's largest nation weighs in at
an estimated 1.3 billion people--300 million less than was projected . . .
Failure to protect: international response to Darfur
Genocide.(ENDPAPER)
International failure in responding to genocide in Darfur should be
occasion for the deepest shame. Inaction has already cost hundreds of
thousands of lives and caused untold human suffering--but . . .
Assessing the nuclear threat; Richard L. Russell reviews The
Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor.
While Langewiesche's new work has a great "hook," it
offers little new insight into Pakistan's role in Abdul Qadeer
(A.Q.) Khan's aid and abetment of nuclear weapons proliferation.
Moreover, it is . . .
A dubious recipe; Armand Clesse reviews Day of Empire: How
Hyperpowers Rise.
Amy Chua, Professor of Law at Yale Law School, has written an
ambitious book covering a vast array of empires and other powers. The
work reaches from the Great Persian Empire to Rome and the . . .
Reforming human rights: challenges facing new Human Rights
Council.(AN INTERVIEW WITH BLAISE GODET)(Interview)
BLAISE GODET is the current head of the Permanent Mission of
Switzerland to the United Nations Office in Geneva. He served as vice
president of the UN Human Rights Council from its inception in . . .
The Conservator: saving states from political bankruptcy.(picking
up the pieces: FAILED STATES)
The last several decades have seen a growing awareness of the
phenomenon of failed states and its implications for the international
system. In part, failed states are a product of the great . . .
Fixing failed states: a cure worse than the disease?(picking up
the pieces: FAILED STATES)
The bipartisan Beltway consensus that sponsored the Iraq war is in
the uncomfortable and unfamiliar position of having to justify its most
basic tenets. After the Washington foreign policy . . .
Failing the failed: the Bush administration and failed
states.(picking up the pieces: FAILED STATES)
In December 2006, Ethiopian troops, with the support of the United
States, entered Somalia to oust the Islamic Courts movement that had
taken over the government. Somalia is a tragic example of a . . .
A new approach: the need to focus on failing states.(picking up
the pieces: FAILED STATES)
In the post-9/11 security paradigm, failed states are considered
one of the main threats to international and regional security. However,
there remains much debate over what exactly constitutes a . . .
The slippery road: the imperative for state formation.(picking up
the pieces: FAILED STATES)
In a perfect world, people would live in prosperity and peace,
enjoying everything a perfect market and a perfect state have to offer.
Unfortunately, this is a far cry from today's reality, even in . . .
An internal challenge: partnerships in fixing failed
states.(picking up the pieces: FAILED STATES)
The term "failed state" has only recently entered into
international legal jargon to describe the collapse and dissolution of
states. These processes have become relatively frequent of late and . . .
Addressing collapse: an international responsibility?(picking up
the pieces: FAILED STATES)
In October 1993, US soldiers landed in Mogadishu with a seemingly
straightforward mission: they would abduct the lieutenants of Somali
warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, who had gained power after the . . .
Crystal unclear: the challenges of water politics in the Middle
East.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
Due to its importance, water is a double-edged sword. In addition
to water's life-giving properties, it acts as a major source of
conflict in areas that have a limited supply. Middle Eastern . . .
The dynamic welfare state: how adaptation can save the Swedish
economy.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
The Swedish welfare system thrives in spite, or perhaps because of,
its contradiction of contemporary economic thought. By ignoring the most
basic principles of the deadweight loss of taxation and . . .
Squashing the skull and bones: reforming the international
anti-piracy regime.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
Blackbeard and Bluebeard are names that evoke an era long since
passed. Their successors, however, continue to terrorize the seas today.
Rather than disappearing, piracy has actually become more . . .
An unbreakable link: peace, environment, and
democracy.(PERSPECTIVES)
The reality that sustainable development, democracy, and peace are
indivisible concepts should not be denied. Peace cannot exist without
equitable development, just as development requires . . .
One policy for China: avoiding conflict with the
mainland.(PERSPECTIVES)
The United States' adherence to the "one China"
principle has effectively maintained a stalemate between Taiwan and the
People's Republic of China (PRC). Specifically, the United States
has been . . .
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