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US Drops Censure of China on Human Rights

Edward Alden April 11, 2003
The US has decided not to offer a resolution condemning human rights violations in China for the first time in ten years. Two weeks earlier the annual State Department report said China’s record remained poor throughout the year, though it suggested a marginal improvement in some areas. One China expert claims that US is rewarding China for taking a backseat role in opposing the war in Iraq,...

N Korea Quits Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Andrew Ward April 10, 2003
North Korea withdrew from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty on April 10, as it had announced it would three months earlier. The US wanted the UN Security Council to condemn the act, but was blocked by China and Russia who argued such condemnation would only increase tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea had let it be known that it would consider any condemnation as a “prelude to war.”...

Arab Media Confront the ‘New Rules of the Game’

Jefferson Morley April 9, 2003
As US soldiers become a regular presence in Baghdad, Arab emotions are higher than ever. This Washington Post staff reporter surveys current images and opinions expressed in various Arab media outlets. While the reaction is varied – from surprise at the quick downfall of Baghdad to worries about Iraq’s future after the war to comparing Bush to Hitler – it is united in is skepticism of US actions...

North Korea Curbs Brinksmanship During Iraq War

Doug Struck April 8, 2003
Since the Iraq War began, North Korea has been waiting its turn, expecting to become either a target or a dialogue partner for the US. Notably, Pyongyang hasn't made any moves to further develop nuclear weapons, in what one observer describes as "an unspoken pact" to keep the peace while the US focuses on Iraq. "The bottom line is they want to have talks with the U.S. That...

North Korea Says Its Arms Will Deter U.S. Attack

Howard W. French April 7, 2003
After having been virtually silent since the US-led invasion of Iraq began, North Korea's government is once again proclaiming the right to protect itself against any US aggression. "The Iraqi war shows that to allow disarming through inspection does not help avert a war but rather sparks it," say the latest statement from Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry. "This suggests...

A Sinister Past Comes to Light at an Iraqi Post

Jim Dwyer April 6, 2003
Photos found in a military headquarters tell of Saddam’s regime of torture.

Yale Discusses the Implications of the Iraq War

April 4, 2003
Whether one is for or against the war in Iraq, one cannot underestimate the immense significance of the event to world affairs.. Hosted by the interdisciplinary program in Ethics, Politics and Economics at Yale University, six professors reflected on the war in Iraq, its buildup, and its aftermath. All felt that this would be a watershed event in world order and in the ways in which war is...