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Among Arabs, Embarrassment Over the Surrender of a Figure Who Once Defied the West

December 15, 2003
Across the Arab world, reaction to the capture of Saddam Hussein ranged from joy to frustration, according to this New York Times article. That Saddam was captured with no resistance – despite having weapons at his side – shocked and embarrassed many who had for decades looked to him as a leader...

Stumbling Blocks Threaten Kyoto, Copenhagen

October 16, 2009
It is no secret that global community must act swiftly and decisively to curb carbon emissions and thus halt climate change. Originally, the Kyoto Protocol was one attempt to solve such problems, its many critics notwithstanding. Now the US and a small group of developed nations want to dismantle...

Europe Looks East - Part II

Shada Islam
February 1, 2008

Foreign Fighters Add to Resistance in Iraq, U.S. Says

June 22, 2003
During the recent Iraq war, there were reports of foreign fighters sneaking into the country to aid Saddam Hussein’s forces. Now, as the U.S. army struggles to control post-war chaos, American commanders say foreigners are still being recruited by Hussein loyalists. A lack of American presence in...

Iraqi Civil War Shrinks US Options

December 4, 2006
Any plan for an organized exit of US troops from Iraq depends on the government having some semblance of control over the streets and oil fields. With a sharp rise in sectarian violence, the US military trains Iraqi factions to fight one another in civil war – a tremendous waste of time and...

Globalization Draws Green Activist Attention

September 9, 2008
As companies or individuals expand and accrue more power, they attract scrutiny from activists. Members of Greenpeace purchased shares in Indian companies like Tata Steel or Vedanta Resources to speak out at annual meetings about environmental problems, including port development that could...

Arms Control and the Axis of Evil

Sandy Berger
February 18, 2002

Enter, Pursued by a Bear

September 27, 2007
Russia has long known how to play upon the European Union's identity as a unified political entity and as a motley crew of countries with individual interests. When collective resolve seems weak, Russia is ready to talk to the Union, but when it seems strong, Russia talks to member states one...
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