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巴基斯坦、塔利班和全球安全—第二部分

May 12, 2009
美国及奥巴马总统本人都在忙于处理由塔利班叛乱分子在巴基斯坦造成的日益恶化的局势，这一进展令人高兴。但是，美国驻印度前任大使罗伯特•D.布莱克威尔（Robert D. Blackwill）认为，美方的参与还远远不够。诚然，美国需要帮助确保巴基斯坦核武器的安全，并且阻止阿富汗变为恐怖分子的安全港。然而，就未来而言，更为基本的问题是美国需要同印度就如何在局势恶化的情形下对待巴基斯坦这一问题进行密切对话。现在需要两国进行更有深度的、也许还带点敏感的对话。这不只是因为一旦塔利班控制了巴基斯坦，美印两国会受到最大的影响，而且也是因为迄今为止这两个国家似乎都不愿意提出一个应急计划。当然，...

Preemptive Strikes

February 6, 2003
The rhetoric of the Bush administration about American might and rights may have greatly changed the balance of the international system. In an interview with the BBC, North Korea's Foreign Ministry deputy director, Ri Pyong-gap, says that if more US troops move into Northeast Asia, Pyongyang...

Putin’s European Fifth Column

February 27, 2015
Putin rejects EU or NATO membership for neighboring states for Russia. “Indeed, the existence of a European model continues to guide and encourage those pursuing transparent, democratic governance in many post-communist countries,” explain three professors with the University of California at...

Hussein Was Target of Bombing

March 20, 2003
Worldwide anti-war protests could soon become moot, if Saddam Hussein was indeed taken out on the first strikes on Baghdad. According to the Washington Post, US intelligence officials believe that Saddam Hussein was still inside a compound struck by bombs yesterday. Whether he was injured or...

US Tariff Plan Raises Concern at WTO

December 3, 2002
The US proposal to phase out tariffs on industrial goods is meeting with opposition from some members of the World Trade Organization. Many agree with a South Asian trade envoy who criticized the plan’s 'glaring absence of special flexibilities for developing countries with different levels...

‘Outsourcing’ Asylum Seekers The Italian Way

July 27, 2009
Italian authorities have cracked down on illegal immigration by patrolling the waters between Italy and Libya. If immigrants were allowed to reach Italian soil, they would be entitled to apply for asylum, a lengthy process that usually results in most applicants ultimately remaining in Italy,...

Companies in Emerging Markets Show Clout in Global Deal Game

February 17, 2006
Some critics of globalization think of market liberalization as “neo-colonialism.” Western companies, they claim, reap profits from exploiting cheap labor of the developing world. Yet recent corporate maneuvers suggest that globalization is a far more complex process. Since 2002, companies from...

No More Fanaticism as Usual

November 27, 2002
Globalization of the media allows us to hear and see almost instantly news from around the world, creating a space for global perspectives on important issues that affect people everywhere. Recounting recent events in Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, and the Netherlands involving religious violence and...
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