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Obama's Winning Formula for Syria

July 14, 2011
With brutal force and intimidation visible the world over, Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has lost his countrymen’s support. The international community responds with condemnation and sanctions. Al-Assad can resign, lead in establishing democratic rights or live life as a pariah. Regardless, Al-...

We Either Lead, Or We Get Left

July 18, 2008
The G8 meetings may soon be in flux as new countries enter the talks or some are excluded. There are many possible options for future G8 meetings. Certain countries can be dropped to make room for others. Another possibility is that membership will be expanded to include the Outreach 5 countries-...

Less Toxic Relations Between Japan and China

February 8, 2008
Any incident can trigger old animosities between China and Japan, wartime opponents early in the previous century. The latest incident is 10 Japanese people falling ill after eating pesticide-tainted gyoza, or dumplings, made in China. Despite such controversies, both Japanese and Chinese leaders...

无视人权，东南亚诸国面临分道扬镳之险

August 4, 2009
东盟作为一个促进地区经济发展和贸易的成功联盟，其地位在很大程度上未曾受过质疑。然而，该联盟在作为一个由现代民主国家组成的论坛 ，追求诸如人权之类的更为宏大的目标方面，该联盟表现不佳。事实上，印尼编者梅蒂亚塔玛•苏由蒂宁格拉特（Meidyatama Suryodiningrat）指出，涉及一些成员国的人权问题会减弱该联盟的相关性。差不多40年前，东盟创立，当时目的在于促进经济发展和稳定，因相当数量的成员国为专制国家，故尊重人权一直并非加盟的要件。实际上，对某些在侵犯人权方面劣迹斑斑的成员国，东盟一直是轻描淡写一带而过。缅甸即是一例，各成员国对它的指责无关痛痒，...

North Korea Agrees to Return to Nuclear Talks

November 1, 2006
After a lengthy meeting in Beijing with Chinese and US officials, North Korea agreed to return to Six-Party Talks. The announcement could ease tensions in the Asia Pacific region after North Korea tested a nuclear device in early October. North Korea has sent mixed messages to the international...

Asia’s Clouded Horizon – Part I

Marvin Ott
October 2, 2010

Obama's Pressure on Mubarak Could Cost US Regional Influence

February 8, 2011
It’s no secret that the US values democracy, free speech and representative government – and that the regimes ruling Arab nations in the Middle East resist those values. “The Obama administration has so far followed a bifurcated approach of supporting both the popular uprisings sweeping across the...

Weapons Don’t Fight Pandemics: Deutsche Welle

April 27, 2020
Security comes in many forms and some nations invest in broader preparation than others, as demonstrated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writing for Deutsche Welle, Miodrag Soric argues that countries that focused on arms purchases rather than disaster preparedness struggle with the pandemic. “Tanks,...
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