A rivalry revived: confrontation in the Caucasus.(EUROPE)
Russian president Vladimir Putin recently announced his
country's interest in normalizing relations with former satellite
state Georgia. That statement, coupled with the restoration of
Russia's . . .
The New Right: political winds in South Korea.(ASIA
PACIFIC)
Progressive politicians have dominated South Korean politics for
the past half decade. This environment has fostered a more participatory
democracy, manifested by the strengthened voice of . . .
Over the hill: Canada's demographic
challenge.(AMERICAS)
Canada's population is aging. Demographic findings released by
Statistics Canada project the 65 years and older population to rise from
3.92 million in 2001 to roughly 9.2 million people by 2041, . . .
A worthy ally? Reconsidering US-Libyan relations.(AFRICA)
In June 2006, the United States restored full diplomatic relations
with Libya and removed it from the State Department's list of
terrorism sponsors, ending decades of tense relations and . . .
Righting wrongs: affirmative action in South
Africa.(AFRICA)
South Africa has in recent years passed legislation instituting the
world's most rigorous form of affirmative action. The Broad-Based
Black Economic Empowerment Bill strives for the . . .
The need to protect.(CORRESPONDENCE)
In a letter to the editor of the New York Times in 1968, Arthur
Leff, a Yale law professor, condemned what he saw as a feeble
international response to horrific events during the Nigerian Civil . . .
The wrong problem.(CORRESPONDENCE)
A mantra of the Irish political leader, John Hume, during Northern
Ireland's troubles was that the first step needed was for the
parties to agree on the nature of the problem. This came to mind . . .
Molding the middle class: Kenya's path to greater economic
growth.(ENDPAPER)
An announcement by Kenya's Central Bank indicating that the
country had experienced 5.8 percent economic growth in 2006 was
dismissed by the media and the government opposition as . . .
Beyond nationalities: Rachel E. Chung reviews Multiculturalism in
Asia.(Book review)
What makes multiculturalism in contemporary Asia so intricate and
different from the Western model? And how might Asian engagements with
multiculturalism help inform and expand concepts of . . .
Practical lessons; Thomson Fontaine reviews the Practice of
Economic Management: A Caribbean Perspective.(Book review)
In this compelling selection of 22 essays, Dr. Courtney Blackman,
the founding governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, lays out a clear
and concise description of economic issues affecting the . . .
The truth about empire: how empire benefits world order in the
21st century.(AN INTERVIEW WITH NIALL FERGUSON)(Interview)
NIALL FERGUSON is Professor of History at Harvard University and
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has
written Empire (2003) and Colossus (2004) on the British and . . .
Scots to Chechens: how "ethnic" is ethnic
conflict?(reversing the trend: ETHNIC CONFLICT)
Every autumn in local parks throughout the United States, thousands
of Scots come together to have an ethnic conflict. Kilted chieftains
from all the major clans--the MacGregors and Campbells, the . . .
Exploiting ethnicity: political elites and domestic
conflict.(reversing the trend: ETHNIC CONFLICT)
Self-serving, perceptive elites tend to exploit ethnic conflict for
their own personal benefit. In times of political and social upheaval,
when insecurity prevails, ethnic leaders take advantage of . . .
Ethnic civil wars: securing the post-conflict peace.(reversing
the trend: ETHNIC CONFLICT)
Present discourse on ethnic conflict is grounded in common sense
and advocacy that together form a received wisdom with which everybody
is familiar. The task of analytic and quantitative research . . .
Constitutional design: promoting multi-ethnic
democracy.(reversing the trend: ETHNIC CONFLICT)
The crafting of democracy in a fragile and divided state, often
ripped apart by internal conflict or buffeted by international and
regional storms, is one of the most difficult and important tasks . . .
A security dilemma: ethnic partitioning in Iraq.(reversing the
trend: ETHNIC CONFLICT)
Anyone following events in Iraq could be forgiven for thinking that
we know relatively little about the dynamics of communal civil wars. In
addition, anyone who remembers Bosnia and the rest of the . . .
Toward coexistence: making sense of ethnic conflict.(reversing
the trend: ETHNIC CONFLICT)(Cover story)
In many respects, the 1990s was the decade of ethnic conflict.
Following the decline and fall of the Soviet Union, the world witnessed
a rapid development of civil wars, secessionist movements, and . . .
Innovative age: technology for education in the developing
world.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
With technology's growth over the last few decades, one
obvious application of these advances has been in education. Software,
television, teleconferencing, computers, and the Internet have . . .
At a loss: the exodus from Eastern Europe.(WORLD IN
REVIEW)(Report)
If there is one enduring image from the contentious spring 2005
debate over the ratification of the European Constitution, it is that of
the "Polish plumber." Indicating a seemingly universal fear . . .
A new approach: engaging the Muslim world through public
diplomacy.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
One does not have to be a pollster or a political scientist to
recognize that the current public impression of the United States in the
Muslim world is dismal and unlikely to improve substantially . . .
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