WSSD Both Attacks and Abets “Global Apartheid”
Officials of the United Nations and the host South African government looking hard in the mirror this weekend will have to judge the World Summit on Sustainable Development a failure.
Afghanistan Quagmire
Afghanistan is beginning to look like a quagmire rather than a victory, with echoes of the confusion and uncertainty and persistent bloodshedding of Vietnam.
Bush’s United Nations Speech Unconvincing
Despite vastly improved reconnaissance technology in the subsequent forty years, President George W. Bush, in his long-anticipated speech before the United Nations, was unable to present any clear proof that Iraq currently has weapons of mass destruction
A New Multilateral Spirit in Washington?
Do UNESCO membership and a shift in attitude toward Iran signal a change of heart for the U.S. government?
Contagion Effect Taking Hold in Latin America
Despite the IMF’s reformist rhetoric about “bailing in” foreign investors and distributing adjustment costs more equitably, there is nothing novel about the new IMF standby credit. It is once again about bailing out banks and bondholders.
Powell Punts in South Asia
Powell’s failure to obtain any assurances of further concessions by either side cannot therefore said to be a disappointment.
U.S.-Russian Lessons for South Asia
The current South Asian crisis seems to have ebbed, but the underlying dynamic remains.
Australia’s Unseemly Grovel to a Worrying Ally
We should be urging changes to a Bush foreign policy that has diminished the importance of peacemaking and international human rights.
Sustainable Farming: Faulty Lessons From America
It is time India realizes that it has to develop its own low-cost farming strategies, suited to the needs of the country.
Nuclear Brinkmanship Is Not Deterrence
So much for nuclear weapons as a deterrent against war
Blaming the Victim in Argentina
The new IMF prescription of fiscal austerity and no capital controls makes little economic sense.
The Return of Betancourt: Hostage-taking in Focus
After five months of waiting, Colombians received news last week that former presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, was indeed alive.
Treaty for the Rights of Women Deserves Full U.S. Support
As a treaty that establishes a badly needed human rights standard for the treatment of women and girls, CEDAW deserves strong U.S. backing.
Congo War: Is the End in Sight?
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed an agreement on July 30, promising to put an end to the war that has raged in Congo since 1998. However, it is too soon to rejoice.
Arming India Isn’t Route to Peace
As tensions between India and Pakistan began building late last year, high-level delegations from the United States and Britain flew in and out of New Delhi and Karachi