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Archive for December, 2008
Ian Williams: Untangling the Oil for Food Knot
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Books, Iraq, UN | Comments
Michael Soussan's Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy (Nation Books, 2008) is a compelling, fascinating, and humorous account of his years working with the UN's Oil for ...Continue reading . . .
Jonathan Power: Nuclear Matchsticks on the Indian Sub-continent
Monday, December 22nd, 2008 Posted in India, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan | Comments
However tense the relationship between India and Pakistan becomes, the government of Manmohan Singh is highly unlikely to initiate or participate in a nuclear war with Pakistan. That would go ...Continue reading . . .
Leon Hadar: Obama the Mideast Peace-Maker?
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in Barack Obama, Israel, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments
Since the publication of my retrospective article on Israel in the fall 25th anniversary issue of World Policy Journal, a few colleagues have wondered if I considered revising my somewhat ...Continue reading . . .
Belinda Cooper: Barack Obama, the Berlin Wall, and the Elusive Quest for Unity
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Barack Obama, Berlin, Germany | Comments
Since Barack Obama’s victory on November 4, I’ve been musing about the parallels between this amazing moment and another world-altering event I was privileged to witness in November almost two ...Continue reading . . .
Shaun Randol: The Rise of China’s Human Flesh Search Engine
Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in China, Citizenship, Democracy, human rights | Comments
One of the many reasons Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympic Games was that, it was hoped, a massive influx of international visitors—journalists in tow—would help push the central government ...Continue reading . . .
Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler: Continuity We Can Believe In
Friday, December 12th, 2008 Posted in Iraq, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments
When Barack Obama announced his Foreign Policy and National Security team, the best news was that journalists like Robert Dreyfuss, Leslie Savan, and Robert Kuttner weren’t impressed. Hoping for ...Continue reading . . .
Jonathan Power: The Triangle Of Madness
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Diplomacy, India, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Terrorism | Comments
“Those whom the gods destroy they first make mad.” - Euripides There is a madness about the triangular relationship between India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. They all have resented and often hated each ...Continue reading . . .
Sumit Ganguly and Paul Kapur: Mumbai’s Perilous Implications
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in India, Pakistan, Terrorism | Comments
Security officials and cleanup crews are now combing through the carnage in Mumbai, following last week’s terrorist attacks in the city. As the citizens of this vast metropolis seek to ...Continue reading . . .