The Atlantic blue fin tuna risks extinction thanks to overfishing and poor global governance, according ocean expert Alex David Rogers. To add insult to injury, recent proposals to ban all international trade in the fish are being rejected by Japan, the largest consumer. Japan’s decision could...
南亚专家阿什利•J•泰利斯（Ashley J. Tellis）认为，巴基斯坦的恐怖主义煽动政策，仍然是与印度保持和平以及促进阿富汗稳定的主要拦路虎。自建国以来，巴基斯坦的策略便是在印度国内煽动叛乱，但总是失败居多。然而，上世纪80年代圣战者们（jihadis）在阿富汗成功抵御了强大的前苏联军队，让伊斯兰堡萌生了在整个印度雇佣恐怖分子的念头。巴基斯坦三军情报局（Inter-Services Intelligence）是巴基斯坦的间谍机构。这柄大伞下有着众多机构，其中名叫虔诚军（Lashkar-e-Taiba，LeT）的恐怖组织是最成功的：它是2008年孟买袭击的幕后策划者。在巴基斯坦的注视下，...
Pakistan’s policy of fomenting terrorism remains a major roadblock to peace with India and stability in Afghanistan, according to South Asia expert Ashley J. Tellis. Since its formation, Pakistan has employed a strategy of inciting insurrection in India. But that has failed many times over. However...
As the US and NATO forces prepare for their gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan, a struggle for influence by Afghanistan’s neighbors has been intensifying and its impact may be felt in an increased terrorist threat from Pakistan-backed groups. In the first of a two-part series on the Afghanistan...
防核扩散专家伦纳德•斯佩克特（Leonard S. Spector）指出，随着有关伊朗技术水平及它和与朝鲜交易的消息爆光，伊朗似乎已加大力度生产核武器。伊朗已经能够将铀提炼浓缩到19.75%的水平，这是向生产武器级铀迈出的重要一步。伊朗想要将手中的全部铀浓缩至这一水平，超过了对医学同位素的可能需求，表明了它建造核武器的欲望和必要手段。而且，最近显示，朝鲜已经通过叙利亚和土耳其将被称为“黄饼”（yellowcake）的铀浓缩物运送到伊朗，进一步证明了伊朗的企图威胁着目前的防核扩散体系。世界对这些最新信息的回应还不多，但美国正试图通过联合国安全理事会对伊朗实施新一轮的制裁。这样的制裁如果特别严厉...
Iran appears to have stepped up its efforts to produce a nuclear weapon amid new information about its level of technological expertise and its dealings with North Korea, according to nonproliferation expert Leonard S. Spector. Iran has been able to enrich uranium to the 19.75 percent level, a...
Australia and India are spending more time mending relations between the two nations than reaching a consensus on major international issues, according to journalist Sadanand Dhume. In part II of the two-part series, Dhume notes that despite Australia being the most popular Western country in...
Despite being a nation built by immigrants, Australia faces fresh challenges in dealing with new arrivals, particularly from India. The recent spate of violent attacks on Indian immigrants has brought a spotlight on the changing nature of migration from Asian neighbors and its impact on Australian...
The financial crisis in Greece is not only reverberating around Europe but is creating a difficult set of circumstances for the US, necessitating closer American involvement, according to journalist Bruce Stokes. The US has long supported European unity but the crisis is distracting Europeans from...
The unfolding tragedy in Greece again demonstrates the interdependence of our integrated world – affecting countries near and far. In part I of this two part series, author Jonathan Fenby shows how Greece’s sorry state of affairs has thrown the European project into question. Indeed, Greece’s...
NATO’s top civilian leader, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen envisions an expanded, global role for NATO. Today, threats to NATO’s founding members, let alone the world, tend to be global in nature and frequently from non-state actors. Hence, overcoming such threats requires a globally...
The US, China, EU, Russia, India, and Brazil are emerging as the key players whose relationships will define the future of global relations, according to author Dilip Hiro. While the era of unrivalled American supremacy is over, a new pattern of relations is emerging. Rather than being fixed...
