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Walking on Eggshells in Tehran

George Perkovich November 22, 2004
Iran's nuclear ambitions have once again returned to the headlines. Just days after the Mideast nation entered an agreement with the European trio – France, Germany, and the UK – US officials made allegations about Iran's continued weapons development. As those accusations remain unsubstantiated, writes nonproliferation expert George Perkovich, the focus of international attention...

UN Remains Critical In Post-War Iraq

Shashi Tharoor November 19, 2004
The United Nations is seen by many as having suffered collateral damage from the Iraq War. Opinion polls have shown the extent of the loss of faith in the UN, both from countries that supported and opposed the war in Iraq. But as UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications, Shashi Tharoor states, the talk about the irrelevance of the UN is dead wrong. Indeed, from the beginning, Tharoor...

Nuclear Disclosures on Iran Unverified

Dafna Linzer November 19, 2004
Just days after Iran and the so-called E3 – the UK, France, and Germany – entered an agreement effectively saving Iran from UN sanctions, questions have arisen as to whether the Mideast country may be developing nuclear warhead technology. US Secretary of State Colin Powell this week referred to recent intelligence that may implicate Iran. However, the validity of the source is still being...

US Election and the World – Part IV

Zubeida Jaffer November 15, 2004
In the aftermath of the greatly anticipated US elections, observers worldwide are assessing the consequences of George W. Bush's reelection. Concluding its multi-part series, YaleGlobal gauges the African reaction to the landmark political event. Political analyst and journalist Zubeida Jaffer reports that most Africans are disappointed by the Republican triumph, but remain willing to...

US Election and the World – Part III

Arnold Zeitlin November 12, 2004
In the aftermath of the greatly anticipated US elections, observers worldwide are assessing the consequences of George W. Bush's re-election. In a multi-part series, YaleGlobal checks in with different regions, gauging the reaction to the landmark political event. To the extent one can ever generalize about a vast region of the world, a veteran observer of Asia, Arnold Zeitlin finds a large...

US Election and the World – Part II

Rami G. Khouri November 10, 2004
In the aftermath of the greatly anticipated US elections, observers worldwide are assessing the consequences of George W. Bush's re-election. In a multi-part series, YaleGlobal checks in with different regions, gauging the reaction to the landmark political event. Rami Khouri, executive editor of Lebanon's Daily Star, writes that the immediate reaction in the Middle East has been one of...

Australia Must Play the Peacemaker on Taiwan

Hugh White November 10, 2004
The current relationship between the United States and China is the strongest in 50 years, writes Professor Hugh White in The Sydney Morning Herald. Yet Taiwan remains a potentially potent flashpoint for conflict between the two superpowers. The United States is grateful to China for its support in the war on terror and for its regional leadership in organizing the six-party talks with North...