International Politics

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ifeminists February 9, 2007 Lawrence Henry	Anatomy of a Hoax Public hysteria creates political impulse in our ruling classes. That is worth remembering, as the UN releases the report of the International Panel on Climate Change.
Fast Company February 1, 2007 David Axe	Digging Out The idea of putting people to work in Iraq was largely neglected after the invasion. Now, as debate mounts over troop withdrawals, one British army captain's VC strategy might help fill the void.
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Yu-Tzu Chiu	Carlyle Group's Taiwan Gambit A semiconductor acquisition by a U.S. investment group tests Taiwan's China policies.
ifeminists January 31, 2007 Carey Roberts	Twilight Zone Politics at the UN At the United Nations, the mantras of "gender equality" and "female empowerment" have crowded out notions of what ordinary persons used to call "fairness" and "truth."
Smithsonian February 2007 Virginia Morell	Ahead in the Clouds The no-nonsense atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon helped patch the ozone hole. Now, as a leader of a major United Nations report -- out this month -- she's going after global warming.
Parameters Winter 2006/2007 Martin J. Muckian	Structural Vulnerabilities of Networked Insurgencies: Adapting to the New Adversary The ongoing conflict in Iraq has sparked a renewed interest in the study of counterinsurgency, leading many to comb the wars of the twentieth century for lessons that can be applied to today. Much of this recent analysis has focused on the knowledge gained from fighting Marxist revolutionaries.
Parameters Winter 2006/2007 Gary Felicetti	The Limits of Training in Iraqi Force Development The National Strategy for Victory in Iraq and much of the public debate surrounding it leaves the impression that additional training will go a long way toward solving the security problem and bringing our troops home.
Parameters Winter 2006/2007 Tariq Gilani	US-Pakistan Relations: The Way Forward An improved US-Pakistani relationship will solidify Pakistan as a reliable regional partner and strengthen the overall conduct of the global war on terrorism, further stabilizing a region that at one time was fraught with danger.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Willie D. Jones	You Tell Us: Marine Electronic Highway To head off terrorist threats in the Strait of Malacca, its border countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore propose a marine electronic highway. The real problem is politics.
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2007 Peter G. Teichman	Of Movies and Drugs The stage is set for Vietnam's accession to the WTO. This momentous achievement signals a developing country's readiness to open its markets and engage in fair trade across the economic spectrum, including the closely protected pharmaceutical industry.
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