A responsibility to protect: the defining challenge for the
global community.(PERSPECTIVES)
We live in an age that is dependent on a strong sense of global
community. Despite this fact, many of our current problems trace back to
how weak that unifying sense truly is. This theme is most . . .
Power and interdependence: uncertainties of Greek-Turkish
rapprochement.(PERSPECTIVES)
Relations between the Greeks and the Turks often seem to be
characterized by antagonism, suspicion, and historical enmity. The two
neighboring states have frequently been at odds over the Aegean . . .
Casualty of war: health care in Palestine.(MIDDLE EAST)
The Israel-Palestine conflict has raged in the Middle East for many
decades, but the effect of its violence is only one contributor to the
low quality of life in the Palestinian territories. The . . .
Think independent: Qatar's education reforms.(MIDDLE
EAST)
In 1995, Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and his wife
introduced an initiative to reform Qatar's higher education arts
and sciences program by creating the Qatar Foundation. In stark . . .
Veil of isolation: Britain tackles the niqab
debate.(EUROPE)
Relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in Britain have recently
undergone severe strain because of a call to ban the public wearing of
niqabs, or full-face veils. The niqab controversy, . . .
Breaking barriers: fighting Chile's gender
inequality.(AMERICAS)
Michelle Bachelet is spurring a cultural and political revolution
in Chile. As the country's first female president, she has already
fulfilled her campaign promise to create Chile's . . .
A new hope: Thailand's economic prospects.(ASIA
PACIFIC)
Observers around the world looked on with alarm on September 19,
2006, when Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was deposed
by the military in a bloodless coup led by General Sonthi . . .
India's way: crafting Special Economic Zones.(ASIA
PACIFIC)
In June 2005, the Indian government passed an act intended to
significantly increase exports by legalizing the creation of numerous
Special Economic Zones (SEZs). These zones are designed to . . .
Playing marbles: the Gambia's electoral
system.(AFRICA)
During the 2006 presidential elections held on, citizens of the
Republic of The Gambia cast their votes by dropping a marble into a
metal drum representing the candidate of their choice. Compared . . .
Oil honesty.(CORRESPONDENCE)(dependence on oil as a serious
threat)
Matthew Simmons joins the crowd of oil doomsayers in his article
"Shock to the System: The Impending Global Energy Supply Crisis
(Fall 2006)." For these doomsayers to be right, we would have to
run . . .
Plutonium problem.(CORRESPONDENCE)
In assessing Graham Allison's roadmap ("The Will to
Prevent: Global Challenges of Nuclear Proliferation," Fall 2006)
"to predict and prevent global (nuclear) catastrophe,"
let's first get down to . . .
For an East Asian Union: rethinking Asia's Cold War
alliances.(ENDPAPER)
At the conclusion of the Second World War, the United States
established bilateral military alliances in the Asia-Pacific intended to
contain Soviet and Chinese communist expansion in the region. . . .
The immigration debate: Steven M. Ladik reviews Immigration
Phobia and the Security Dilemma.(Book review)
Although US citizens have traditionally viewed the United States as
a nation of immigrants, American history is marked by continuous
distrust for the latest wave of immigrants to its shores. Since . . .
Assessing privatization; Carol Graham reviews Reality Check: The
Distributional Impact of Privatization.("Reality Check: The
Dis
Who benefits from privatization? In Reality Check: The
Distributional Impact of Privatization in Developing Countries, editors
John Nell is and Nancy Birdsall provide a simple and concise . . .
Canada leads: improving international governance.(AN INTERVIEW
WITH PAUL MARTIN)(Interview)
PAUL MARTIN was Prime Minister of Canada from December 2003 to
February 2006. A member of the Liberal party, he has been the Member of
Parliament from LaSalle-Emard in Montreal since 1988 and . . .
Shock to the system: the impending global energy supply
crisis.(to predict and prevent: GLOBAL CATASTROPHE)
For decades our conception of a serious global economic threat has
been limited to wars or financial disasters. The possibility of energy
issues morphing into economic disruptions faded as the . . .
The next battlefield: the reality of virtual threats.(to predict
and prevent: GLOBAL CATASTROPHE)
In today's increasingly interconnected world, a person with a
laptop computer can sit at a coffee shop in London and trade stocks
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, transfer funds from a . . .
The will to prevent: global challenges of nuclear
proliferation.(to predict and prevent: GLOBAL CATASTROPHE)
Imagine that on September 11, 2006, the fifth anniversary of the
September 11 attacks, terrorists successfully executed a nuclear
terrorist attack in New York City. On a normal working day, more . . .
Coping with disaster: a challenge for international
institutions.(to predict and prevent: GLOBAL CATASTROPHE)
Uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change will increasingly
characterize humanitarian threats in the foreseeable future. These
threats may range from the prospect of the 320-meter asteroid . . .
Risk and reaction: dealing with interdependencies.(to predict and
prevent: GLOBAL CATASTROPHE)
With the increasing concentration of people and businesses in
high-risk areas and the increasing interdependencies within the world,
catastrophes are more likely than ever. Consider the disasters . . .
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