The framers' war-making powers.(CORRESPONDENCE)
Professor John Yoo ("Exercising Wartime Powers: The Need for a
Strong Executive," Spring 2006) may be correct that modern practice
gives US presidents substantial say in deciding when to use . . .
Perpetuating conflict.(CORRESPONDENCE)(in Palestine)
In "From Geneva to Gaza: Implementing the Endgame Strategy of
the Geneva Initiative" (Fall 2005), Daniel Levy wrote that the
difference between the Geneva Initiative, of which he was a . . .
A long journey to peace: the dispute in the Republic of
Cyprus.
The Republic of Cyprus joined the European Union as a full member
on May 1, 2004 in the midst of jubilation among the Greek Cypriot
population. The event confirmed the place of the Republic in . . .
The Sinatra Doctrine: Jeremy Jones reviews waging nonviolent
struggle.(Waging Nonviolent Struggle by Gene Sharp)(Book Review)
At the height of the European revolutions of 1989, the Soviet
Foreign Affairs spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov, in an allusion to US
President Ronald Reagan's old friend, enunciated the . . .
Strategic interactions: Edward Bradfield reviews how the weak win
wars.
With the US military currently engaged in armed conflict in Iraq
and Afghanistan, Ivan Arreguin-Toft's How the Weak Win Wars is a
timely contribution to the ongoing debate over US defense strategy . . .
The disarmament debate: the fate of the nuclear non-proliferation
treaty.(Interview)
What is the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy (LCNP) and
what are its major goals for international arms control?
The LCNP is a research and advocacy organization in New York City.
It was . . .
Private authority: non-state actors and global governance.(more
than might? DEFINING POWER)
More than half a century since political scientists Harold Laswell
and Abraham Kaplan advocated power analysis as a framework for political
analysis of all forms, the concept of power has remained . . .
The politics of power: new forces and new challenges.(more than
might? DEFINING POWER)
What are the primary forces that characterize power in today's
world?
What you are asking boils down to distinctions between different
kinds of power. Power comes in a number of packages. You . . .
Measuring power: how to predict future balances.(more than might?
DEFINING POWER)
Power is an elusive concept. As the political scientist Hans
Morgenthau wrote, "The concept of political power poses one of the
most difficult and controversial problems of political . . .
Abuse of power: assessing accountability in world politics.(more
than might? DEFINING POWER)(Column)
We read all the time that some person or organization in power
should be "held accountable." Such demands are made on the UN
Secretary-General, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Board . . .
People power primed: civilian resistance and
democratization.(more than might? DEFINING POWER)
Tisovets, a popular ski resort in the Carpathian Mountains, is a
tiring four-hour drive in a four-wheel-drive from Lviv. The journey was
exceptionally challenging for Ukraine's newly elected . . .
Stalin's joke.(more than might? DEFINING POWER)(Josef Stalin
French Foreign Minister)(Column)
When the French Foreign Minister suggested the USSR might placate
the Pope by tolerating Catholicism, Josef Stalin famously quipped,
"The Pope? How many divisions has he got?" It is an irony . . .
Mending NATO: sustaining the transatlantic relationship.(North
Atlantic Treaty Organization)
In a recent interview with a reporter from Le Monde, Chancellor
Gerhard Schroder pointed out that NATO is "no longer the primary
means for dialogue in the transatlantic relationship." While this
is . . .
The road to recognition: a global perspective on gay
marriage.(WORLD IN REVIEW)(Danish Registered Partnership
Act)(Editorial)
In the previous half century the world witnessed dramatic cultural
upheavals. Factions of the right and left fought many political battles
pitting traditionalism against progressivism, each side . . .
A man on a mission: Chilean President Ricardo Lagos's health
reform plan.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
In a speech delivered at the Government Palace just months after
being elected President of Chile, Ricardo Lagos laid out his vision for
his six years in office. "If we all work together," . . .
Joining the global village: Taiwan's participation in the
international community.(PERSPECTIVES)
Democratic reform in Taiwan, which has been praised as a
"quiet revolution," has transformed Taiwan from an
authoritarian regime into a democracy in which human rights and the rule
of law are . . .
The single greatest threat: the United States and global climate
disruption.(PERSPECTIVES)
Climate change--or better, climate disruption--is the single
greatest threat that societies face today.
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In 1979, the administration of US President Jimmy Carter asked . . .
Toward a new consensus: answering the dangers of
globalization.(PERSPECTIVES)
We live in a world of "overlapping communities of fate."
Everyday life--work, money, beliefs, as well as trade, communications,
finance, and the environment--connects us all with increasing . . .
End of terrorism? ETA and the efforts for peace.(Euskadi Ta
Askatasuna)
A nationalist hard-line party of the Basque region, which consists
of northern Spain and parts of southwestern France, has asserted Basque
independence for the past 40 years. This party, known as . . .
Nixing the news: Iranian Internet censorship.(MIDDLE
EAST)
Illegal suppression of the press in Iran is nothing new, as the
government has been shutting down reformist papers for years. What is
new, however, is the recent extension of the crackdown from . . .
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