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Koizumi Landslide: The China Factor

Yoichi Funabashi September 15, 2005
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won a huge mandate in last Sunday's elections, but for reasons that differ from many commentators' suggestions. By calling the elections following the rejection of his post-office privatization bill, Koizumi artfully framed the debate as between the pro-reform Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and his anti-reform opponents. But while domestic...

Hail to the Chief

Hamish McDonald September 13, 2005
As Chinese President Hu Jintao prepares to visit New York for this week's UN summit, there appears to be anxiety in Washington over China's rapid rise. "Many US commentators are comparing China's rise to that of Japan early last century, the last time an Asian power seriously entered the big-power ranks," writes Hamish McDonald. With billions of dollars' worth of...

Iran Nuclear Dispute Could Split World Community

Dilip Hiro September 13, 2005
Once isolated as a member of the infamous "Axis of Evil," Iran now has a growing number of friends in the higher councils of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Author of a new book on Iran, Dilip Hiro argues that the protracted negotiations surrounding the country's nuclear program amount to more than a duel between Iran and the West. Iran's steadfastness in...

Le dossier nucleaire iranien pourrait provoquer une profonde rupture au sein de la Communaute internationale

Dilip Hiro September 13, 2005

Bush's Missed UN Opportunity

Sebastian Mallaby September 12, 2005
As Sebastian Mallaby notes, the current global climate requires competent international institutions to help usher in the change. In the past, world policy deals could be hashed out by a small, Western-oriented group of diplomats – but no longer. Today, the rise of newer economic powers such as China, India, and Brazil has United Nations leaders scrambling to decide exactly how to slice the...

Indo-US nuclear Deal Is a Bold Step Forward

Ashley J. Tellis September 12, 2005
By signing a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India in July, US President George W. Bush brought 30 years of tough American nuclear policy towards India to a close. Washington assured New Delhi access to civilian nuclear technology, while India pledged to submit its facilities to tighter international security standards and scrutiny. The deal suggests that the Bush administration is...

Faulty Promises

George Perkovich September 9, 2005
The controversial civil nuclear cooperation deal signed by Indian and US leaders in July has sounded alarms around the world. George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, reviews the fallout of the pact, critically assessing the ramifications of revised Indo-US nuclear relations. In a policy brief, he argues that the strategic premises underlying...