International Politics

Magazine articles on international politics, treaties, trade, and the United Nations.

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The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 Brian Gorman	Are Tobacco's Days Numbered? Even with all the cards stacked against them, tobacco stocks remain by some measures attractive investments. Nevertheless, the global regulatory environment may be getting just too hot to handle.
Geotimes December 2004 Laura Stafford	Vying for the North Pole Eight countries are vying for rights to the North Pole. They all want a piece of the icy Arctic region's untold amounts of oil, natural gas and other offshore resources.
Parameters Winter 2004/2005 Doron Almog	Cumulative Deterrence and the War on Terrorism A cumulative deterrence strategy designed for the war on terrorism would build on victories achieved over the short, medium, and long terms that gradually wear down the enemy.
National Defense December 2004 Robert H. Williams	NATO Struggling to Define Its Role in War on Terrorism Within the treaty organization, they noted, there is considerable disagreement over the definition of terrorism and obvious disapproval of the United States' "SWAT team" approach to combating this threat.
Parameters November 2004 Philip Seib	The News Media and the "Clash of Civilizations" "For the first time in history, global politics is both multipolar and multicivilizational." As the balance of power among civilizations shifts, the relative influence of the West is declining.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Could Trade Imbalances Topple The Greenback? Pressure from currency markets makes fixing the trade gap a delicate task for the U.S.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Stan Crock	Iran's Nukes: The Crisis Is Far From Over In the end the world may have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran -- and the regional proliferation that could ensue. That's a sober prospect for the Bush Administration.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Ian Rowley	The Japan That Can Say: "See You In Court" To protect valuable intellectual property, high-tech Japanese companies are uncharacteristically filing lawsuits. Critics of the legal deluge charge that Japan is just trying to erect protectionist import barriers.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004	India's PM Reaches Out To Kashmir Prime Minister Singh announced a $5.3 billion, multiyear package of development aid to Kashmir, the violence-torn territory claimed by both Bombay and Islamabad, and offered unconditional talks with separatist rebels.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2004 John Keller	An Appeal for New Emphasis on Antisubmarine Warfare With the growing submarine threat from often undetermined adversaries, let's hope a renewed emphasis on antisubmarine warfare (ASW) technology isn't too little, too late.
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