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The War on What?

Thomas Friedman May 8, 2002
With the end of the Cold War, the United States shifted its policy of supporting any regime that would repel communism to supporting the expansion of democracy. This policy change helped overthrow the Indonesian military dictator, Suharto, and strengthen a budding democratic system. New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, writes that Indonesians now are worried that the newest US policy shift...

The Satellite Subversives

Michael Lewis February 24, 2002
Iranians may watch now TV station that bypasses government-controlled media regulations. Farsi-speakers living outside Iran, especially those living in the US and Western Europe, could not tune in to a Farsi-only channel until the Iranian-American Zia Atabay established one in 2000. The voices of artists and intellectuals living in exile are now heard all over the world, especially in Iran. The...

Globalization Lessons from History

Harold James January 29, 2002
History professor Harold James argues that the political challenges globalization presents today are similar to the challenges at the turn of the twentieth century. These problems drive a wedge between the normal left/right division. As James notes, “a triple division, between anti-globalisation conservatives, pro-globalisation liberals and redistributionist leftists” occurs. With the...

China’s Leader Urges Opening Communist Party to Capitalists

Craig S. Smith July 2, 2001
China’s President, Jiang Zemin, declared that private business owners should be allowed to join the Communist Party of China. “China's leaders have recognized the importance of private businesses in absorbing the state sector's excess workers and in improving the economy's global competitiveness as the country prepares to enter the World Trade Organization.” The incorporation of...