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Bomb by Bomb, Japan Sheds Military Restraints

August 4, 2007
Step by step, Japan is abandoning its constitutional policy of maintaining no offensive military capabilities. From a soaring army budget to buying state-of-the-art equipment, Japan prepares a military build-up for a world anticipating threats from North Korea, China or terrorists. Participation in...

US, North Korea Far Apart as Negotiators Meet in Beijing

August 27, 2003
As six-way talks begin in Beijing on August 27, all participants – excepting North Korea – agree on one thing: the Korean peninsula must remain nuclear free. Aside from this fundamental point, however, all participants remain divided about the appropriate course of action. North Korea continues...

A Win-Win Partnership

March 17, 2006
The US and India can only benefit from a new spirit of cooperation and interdependence. But for the emerging partnership to flourish, both nations should understand their differences and common goals, writes Henry A. Kissinger, US secretary of state during the Nixon administration. The US embraces...

Why Do Terrorists Blow Themselves Up?

Riaz Hassan
October 24, 2010

The IPCC: The Science Is In on Climate Change

Rajendra K. Pachauri
April 18, 2008

US Wary of What's Next for Egypt

January 31, 2011
Observing the mounting opposition to Egypt’s government, under Hosni Mubarak since 1981, allies including the US and Israel ponder what democratic changes might mean for them. Fair elections could deliver a moderate democratic system or an Islamist one, speculates a team of writers from Politico....

Now Is the Time to Think Big in the Middle East

August 9, 2006
Israel’s dual conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah amount to a war by proxy, according to German author Joschka Fischer, who suggests that the two groups coordinated attacks to provoke an extreme response from Israel. Backing the attacks are Syria and Iran, which seek greater control throughout the...

Critical of U.S. Policies, Africans Are Giving Bush Chilly Reception

July 10, 2003
African commentators refuse to tip-toe around the tough topics. Though US President Bush and South African President Mbeki carefully avoided contentious issues at their meeting, newspapers refused to muffle criticism of America's foreign policies and continued to express doubt about the...
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