Rivals or partners? Globalization and US-China relations.(weapons
of market destruction: ECONOMICS OF SECURITY)
Classic thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith, Alexander Hamilton, and
Karl Marx have recognized that wealth and power go hand in hand. World
politics and international economics are intimately . . .
Securities insecurity: examining the economic weapon.(weapons of
market destruction: ECONOMICS OF SECURITY)
In 1997 the Indonesian economy was devastated by a financial
crisis, sending its currency plummeting and exposing President
Suharto's corrupt and shortsighted policies. The meltdown turned
out to . . .
The good neighbor: why China cooperates.(WORLD IN
REVIEW)(Editorial)
For much of Communist China's existence, ideology and
revolution were cornerstones of the country's domestic and foreign
policies. While aid and support was given to radical groups in . . .
The resource curse revised: conflict and coltan in the
Congo.(WORLD IN REVIEW)(Democratic Republic of the
Congo)(Editorial)
"Going up that river was like traveling back to the earliest
beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big
trees were kings. An empty stream, a great silence, an . . .
A modernization paradox: Saudi Arabia's divided
society.(WORLD IN REVIEW)(Editorial)
There is something profoundly paradoxical about the new Al
Faisaliah shopping center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A sprawling,
three-story compound complete with air-conditioning and wireless
internet, . . .
Democracy and development: consolidating peace in
Africa.(PERSPECTIVES)
In a historical approach to the conflicts in Africa, one can
distinguish certain outstanding sequences. The first sequence,
corresponding to the pre-colonial period, was characterized by the . . .
Credit for the poor: poverty as distant
history.(PERSPECTIVES)(Grameen Bank)
In our data-driven analysis of economic development and poverty, it
is often difficult to remember that poverty was not created by the poor,
but is rather a result of the socioeconomic system we . . .
Development's security: a new perspective on international
security.(PERSPECTIVES)
For the past several decades, the need for international security
has developed alongside the global economic order that characterizes
international relations today. Since the early 1970s, with the . . .
Tentative steps: Ahmadinejad's economic reform.(MIDDLE
EAST)(Editorial)
Iran's economy is on the rise. According to The Economist
Intelligence Unit, real GDP growth for the last year was 4.3 percent,
and indicators show a positive current account balance. There appears . . .
Cults and politics: propagandizing Russia's
youth.(EUROPE)(Editorial)
More than 15 years after the fall of the USSR, Russia is on a
steady slide away from genuine democracy and toward authoritarianism.
Even more troubling is the Russian government's effort to . . .
Banco del Chavez: undermining liberal
capitalism.(AMERICAS)(Editorial)
The Banco del Sur is only the latest gambit in Venezuelan president
Hugo Chavez's mission to pry Latin America away from international
capitalism. The bank would be run by Latin American countries . . .
Lone migrants: China's growing underclass.(ASIA
PACIFIC)(Editorial)
In the 1980s, China's population of rural-to-urban migrants
numbered around 2 million; today, the estimated number of internal
migrants ranges from 150 to 200 million people--over one-tenth . . .
Liberal union: integrating Hong Kong and China.(ASIA
PACIFIC)(Editorial)
Hong Kong's economy may be booming, but it faces an inevitable
challenge to its burgeoning growth. The Sino-British Joint Declaration
guarantees Beijing's noninterference in all governmental . . .
Back on track? Nigeria's hard path toward
reform.(AFRICA)(Editorial)
Nigeria's most recent presidential election demonstrated the
country's fractious political situation and widespread lack of
transparency. Throughout much of its post-independence history, . . .
Yet again: drawing parallels in genocide.(AFRICA)
In 1994, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) quelled the
Hutu-initiated genocide, and in the process, devastated Rwanda, further
exacerbated poverty, and claimed the lives of 800,000 minority . . .
Don't panic.(CORRESPONDENCE)
Dr. Ousmane Kane ("Moderate Revivalists: Islamic Inroads in
Sub-Saharan Africa," Summer 2007) offers a welcome respite from the
hyperventilating analyses of Islam and the terrorist threat . . .
Crisis of leadership.(CORRESPONDENCE)
Botswana is an enduring economic success story set against
Africa's economic graveyard of collapsed economies, failed states,
and dysfunctional governments. Its president, Festus Mogae, is among . . .
Averting catastrophe: combating Iran's nuclear
threat.(ENDPAPER)
As the world awaits Iran's development of nuclear weapons, no
legal doctrine allows any nation to use force against Iran, despite its
support for terrorism and the professed goal of destroying . . .
Dark ages of human rights? Linda A. Malone reviews Inventing
Human Rights.
The leader of the most powerful nation in the world embarks on
military campaigns purportedly to spread the revolution of democracy,
but which instead lead to worldwide accusations of . . .
Winning battles, losing wars? Owen R. Cote, Jr. reviews victory
in war: Foundations of Modern Military Policy.(Book review)
In Victory In War: Foundations of Modern Military Policy, William
Martel attempts to provide a theory (actually, a "pre-theory")
of victory in war with the stated purpose of helping both . . .
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