Internet Fans Flames of Chinese Nationalism

Beijing faces dilemma as anti-Japanese campaign in cyberspace hits the streets
Paul Mooney
April 4, 2005

Kyrgyz Ruler Is Toppled, but Can the Center Hold?

A resource-poor country amidst oil-rich autocracies has a challenge to sustain its newly won democracy
Paula R. Newberg
March 28, 2005

Prisoner's Release Does Not Herald a Xinjiang Spring

Chinese focus on Uyghur ethnic aspirations, rather than Islam, could stabilize the troubled region
Dru C. Gladney
March 30, 2005

Asia Battles over War History

The bitter legacy of the past looms over Tokyo's plans for the future
David McNeill
April 11, 2005

Abbas: Time to Walk the Walk

Actions, not words, will determine the success of the Palestinian leadership in securing peace with Israel
Barry Rubin
March 4, 2005

A Drug-Free Afghanistan Not So Easy

Western eradication drive means increased poverty and political tension for the Afghans
Paula R. Newberg
March 7, 2005

Take Mexico Instead

An Egyptian scholar's tongue-in-cheek observations on America's colonial ambitions.
Abdel-Moneim Said
July 21, 2003

Why the Security Council Failed

A changing world, not Iraq, made the UN irrelevant.
Michael J. Glennon
May 1, 2003

Women’s Fate

Despite the many challenges, women try and get involved in rebuilding Iraqi society.
Rasha Saad
June 19, 2003

Harvesting Poverty

Two hundred years later, a British blockade on French ports is still obstructing the sugar trade with the developing world.
August 11, 2003

Imperial Perspectives

Distorted imperial perspectives prolong suffering and induce extreme forms of resistance.
Edward Said
July 25, 2003