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Nuclear Board Said to Rebuff Bush Over Iran

David E. Sanger November 20, 2003
The Bush Administration was rebuffed this week when the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, issued a resolution that condemned Iran’s covert development of a nuclear program but stopped short of recommending Security Council action against the country. US officials had pushed for a formal censure, but European countries on the agency’s board argued that UN...

'We must build a global social system' – Bill Clinton

November 19, 2003
Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal Online, interviewed former US President William J. Clinton on October 31, 2003. The full text of the interview is presented here.

Surprise Word on Nuclear Gains by North Korea and Iran

David E. Sanger November 12, 2003
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued reports stating that North Korea and Iran are both further along in the development of nuclear weapons than what was previously known or expected. Iran's program particularly has surprised experts, as its efforts to enrich uranium and to separate plutonium have been well-hidden for 18 years. The general consensus remains that North...

What Does America Mean by Democracy in Iraq?

Salamander Davoudi November 7, 2003
The Financial Times review on Arab press commentary for the past week highlights some of the most hotly debated issues on security in the Middle East. An article in Al-Hayat says that the United States should not draft a constitution for Iraq, but rather that such a job should be done by an elected Iraqi legislative body; moving west, another of its editorials argues that "Israel has...

Transcript of 'Global Challenges'

William J. Clinton October 31, 2003
The following is a full transcript of the public address, "Global Challenges," given by former US President William J. Clinton at Yale University on October 31, 2003.

Safe Landing

Mostafa Al-Labbad October 31, 2003
Iran's decision to allow UN inspectors un-announced entry to its nuclear facilities was a shrewd diplomatic move, says this article in Egypt's Al-Ahram Weekly. By first threatening to disengage from international discussions altogether, then slowly taking steps to permit more monitoring of its program, the author says, Tehran was demonstrating to the Bush administration in Washington...

North Korea Pursuing More Practical Line

Seo Hyun-jin October 28, 2003
North Korea's government has become more and more practical in its dealings with the US, says this Korea Herald article. "Pyongyang has become more practical under the Kim Jong-il regime," said one South Korean scholar. "It recognizes the nuclear deadlock would only worsen its economy and work against other pending matters." Earlier this year Pyongyang insisted that it...