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Thailand's Risk Level for Expatriates Raised

Marisa Chimprabha November 13, 2003
Due to political and security concerns, Thailand has joined Burma, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia as a "medium risk" destination for Israeli and Western tourists. In recent years, the country has attracted more tourists and business people from the West and Israel than any other country in the region. Unfortunately, these tourists may become easy targets for terror groups like the...

Antiglobalism's Jewish Problem

Mark Strauss November 12, 2003
Anti-Semitism is again on the rise, says Mark Strauss, a senior editor for Foreign Policy. Globalization is being pinned on the Jews – the traditional 'villain' of capitalism – and thus the Jewish people are being blamed for all perceived negative effects of increased market integration, Strauss writes. In the Middle East especially, where economies are stagnant everywhere but Israel,...

Security and Prosperity in the 21st Century

William J. Clinton November 10, 2003
Former US President Bill Clinton believes that an interdependent world is unsustainable because of its instability. To solve this latent instability Clinton proposes three goals. First, the world needs to create a global community with shared responsibilities, benefits, and values. Second, to implement this global community, nations must share the burden of international security and build...

Elaborer une communauté mondiale

William J. Clinton November 10, 2003

A Bloodied Kingdom

November 10, 2003
Saudi Arabia has come under attack from both Al Qaeda and the US: one accuses it of being too liberal and subject to Western influences, while the other is demanding faster liberal-democratic reform and wants less promotion of strict Islamic teachings. These demands may come to a head in the aftermath of the November 9th terrorist bombing that killed only Muslims – including children – and...

Another American Casualty: Credibility

Zbigniew Brzezinski November 9, 2003
After using faulty intelligence to justify war, the US has isolated itself and lost the world’s trust, argues Zbigniew Brzezinsky, national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter. This isolation is enhanced by the US government’s “paranoic” view of the world, in which nations who oppose elements of US foreign policy are seen as enemies. The US “cannot have a relationship if we only dictate...

President Bush Discusses Freedom in Iraq and Middle East

George W. Bush November 6, 2003
President Bush challenged Middle Eastern countries – allies and enemies alike – to embrace democracy and recognize the fall of Saddam Hussein as "a watershed event in the global democratic revolution." In a speech given in honor of the 20th anniversary of the National Endowment for Democracy, Bush aligned his administration's intentions in Iraq with efforts to establish democracy...