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Border Inspectors to Look for Radioactive Materials

Philip Shenon March 1, 2003
The new U.S. Department of Homeland Security will have what many see as an overwhelming task: to “prevent terrorist attacks in the United States,” according to the department’s mission. As one of its first major projects, the department will try to ensure that every traveler entering the U.S. will be screened for radioactive materials. Border inspectors with the Immigration and Naturalization...

Military Aims for Global Reach, but the Budget Remains Tight

Aaron Kirchfeld February 28, 2003
As one of NATO's most skeptical members in regard to war, Germany has traditionally maintainted a small military budget. However, in anticipation of a U.S.-led war in Iraq and with Germany’s international peacekeeping missions in mind, Peter Struck, the German defense minister wants an overhaul of the army.. German troops currently rely on NATO forces to remain mobile, which can leave them...

Pushing Saddam Against the Wall

Joe Clark February 27, 2003
While there is no clear consensus for invading Iraq, the international community agrees that Iraq must not be given any alternative to eliminating its banned weapons. Joe Clark, Canada’s 16th Prime Minister, and Alton Frye, Presidential Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, argue that although France and the US are currently at odds about an invasion of Iraq, they can still work...

N. Korea Flexes Military Muscle

Seo Hyun-jin February 27, 2003
North Korea's recent missile launch must be interpreted with care. Although Pyongyang gave forewarning of the launch to Japan, and similar missile launches have occurred during winter military drills, analysts believe that North Korea is sending a different message this time. This message has two possible interpretations. One is to notify the US of North Korea's military capabilities....

The Finest Superpower in the World

Gerard Baker February 26, 2003
On the question of Iraq, France and its supporters are vying to fundamentally change the post-Cold War international order, says political commentator Gerard Baker. After examining the recent foreign policy records of those who are challenging American unipolarity – specifically France, Germany, and Russia – we can conclude, he argues, that American action has been more successful than the other...

The U.S. and the End of WMD Regimes

Shireen M. Mazari February 26, 2003
Few in the world dispute the call that Iraq cease and destroy its nuclear, biological and chemical warfare programs. Nevertheless, many countries are developing nuclear capabilities while remaining parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), including Iran and Japan. The United States, now the leading advocate of non-proliferation, has adopted inconsistent stances in regard to the nuclear...

An Antiwar Demonstration That Does Not Take to the Streets

John Tierney February 26, 2003
On February 15th, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in New York City and around the globe to protest the possible war on Iraq. Eleven days later, hundreds of thousands of Americans again protested the Bush Administration’s Iraq policy, this time by flooding the White House and Senate with phone calls, faxes, and e-mails. Given the daunting logistics involved in planning street...