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Don’t Forget Those Other 27,000 Nukes

June 20, 2006
Hans Blix is fully acquainted with both the successes and drawbacks of the current international system for policing nuclear technology. While the former chief UN weapons inspector recognizes that the instruments of nonproliferation – the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and international inspection...

Moment of Truth as UN Chief Confronts Fiercest Rival

December 16, 2004
The past month has been difficult, at best, for the United Nations and its Secretary-General Kofi Annan. As Annan prepares to announce a reform package for the organization, this is a crucial moment for both the organization and its leader. In what may be a true test of grit, Annan will fight...

EU Seeks Sanctions Against US

January 15, 2004
Just days after US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick called on other countries to renew global trade negotiations, the US is under fire for failing to comply with the trade rules it helped establish. Last year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) declared that the 'Byrd Amendment' put...

Obama Europe Trip

May 23, 2011
The US and partners in Europe face many challenges – growing unrest in North Africa, winding down war in Afghanistan as well as leadership of the International Monetary Fund – all to be discussed during the G8 meeting and Barack Obama’s weeklong visit to the continent. Elections are scheduled in...

Zimbabwe's Cholera Victims Find Salvation in South Africa

December 9, 2008
Cholera is typically transmitted through water or food contaminated by fecal matter, reports the World Health Organization. A corrupt government in Zimbabwe has made sanitation a low priority, and perhaps the biggest tragedy for its people is that a disease so easily treatable goes neglected....

A Week of Reckoning; A New Enemy Gains on the U.S.

July 30, 2006
Both the US and Israel have fought armies of nation-states as well as terrorist organizations. But Hezbollah blends the advanced army of a state with the invisibility of a guerilla force. Given this combination, defeating Hezbollah with conventional tactics will prove difficult. As a network, the...

印度的选举表明公平全球化能够取得成功

May 21, 2009
印度国民大会党在近期选举中的大获全胜不仅对印度国民意义非凡，对全世界的公民来说也是意义深远。作者萨达纳德•杜海姆（Sadanand Dhume）认为，这一现象表明民主和发展可以携手并进。这个被认为在金融危机中仍将获得5%经济增长的国家，是发展中国家的一个典范。印度在实现这一增长速度的同时，能够成为世界上最大的民主国家，拥有世界最多选民人数，并享有充分的多元主义。这一切证明了民主制度并不只是一种西方现象。但其意义并不仅仅是一种观念的胜利。国大党的胜利表明，印度国民赞同那种兼顾精英和平民之利益的公平全球化的中间路线。请注意，国大党的主要竞争对手从左右两翼夹击该党。在右翼方面是印度人民党（...

Why Europe and the US Disagree on Stimulus

March 24, 2009
In a world of so many imbalances – some nations slotted as spenders, others as savers, some with more social welfare than others – a BusinessWeek article suggests that global coordination, or rather an overall blanket solution, may not work for the ongoing global crisis, particularly when it comes...
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