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Kerry Donors Include 'Benedict Arnolds'

Jim VandeHei February 26, 2004
US Presidential hopeful John Kerry receives donations from companies and individuals that utilize off-shore tax havens and operations, the Washington Post has found. These are exactly the same group that Kerry labeled as 'Benedict Arnolds', referring to a traitor in the American Revolutionary War. With the growing number of firms that have moved operations overseas or have set up tax-...

If We Go, Let's Stay Until Job Is Done

Joseph L. Galloway February 25, 2004
With US nation-building efforts underway in Afghanistan and Iraq, can Washington afford to sink money, time, and human resources into yet another foreign country? For the sake of over 7 million Haitians, says this Miami Herald commentary, once the political will is mustered, the answer should be 'Yes'. Despite having attempted three times in the 20th century to build a stable Haiti,...

The Fallout of Pakistani Revelations on North Korea

Phillip C. Saunders February 23, 2004
North Korean nuclear programs have long been a puzzle for the international intelligence community to solve. No one is quite sure when they started, how they started, or how far along towards producing weapons-grade uranium and plutonium they are. The recent revelation by Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan that he sold technology to the North Koreans could begin to unravel the mystery. Talks this...

Edwards Notes Differences on Issue of World Trade

Katherine Q. Seelye February 20, 2004
As the race for the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination narrows down to just two candidates – Senators John Edwards and John Kerry – a significant change in strategy is underway. Both candidates, clearly capitalizing on public sentiment stemming from the loss of US jobs to overseas competition, are attacking international trade agreements and generally siding with US labor leaders...

Argentina Stuck on the Periphery of a Globalized World

Jean-Pierre Lehmann February 20, 2004
Although once renowned for its prosperity and rich culture, Argentina has seen its fortunes decline as it suffered authoritarian rulers throughout the 20th century. Democratic strides in the 1980s and 1990s did not bring success, either - the "liberal" leaders of those two decades implemented free-market policies that many blame for Argentina's current economic woes. Yet...

Countering Suspicions

Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger February 20, 2004
When Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder met in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss the future of the European Union (EU), there was a suspicion that these three countries were trying to create a future EU directorate. Other EU countries, including future member states, fear being dominated by a Franco-German power alliance. However, in this article in the F.A.Z Weekly, the author argues...

China's Taiwan Dilemma

Michael Yahuda February 18, 2004
China's leadership believes strongly in the goal of a unified country - and for Beijing that means preventing Taiwan from declaring independence. For many Chinese, uniting with Taiwan is a matter of national pride. China scholar Michael Yahuda argues that pushing the issue politically or militarily would stimulate hostility abroad and cause an economic downturn at home, possibly leading to...