Roadmap To Nowhere
The new U.S. “road map” for peace in the Middle East presented by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William J. Burns is no more than a placebo for consumption by both Palestinians and the world community
The Economic Costs of a War with Iraq
With the budget surplus gone, these costs would inevitably create deeper deficits and likely put out of reach initiatives like Medicare drug coverage and new funding for education and environmental protection.
Trading Liberty for Security after September 11
What we have done since September 11 is not to make the hard choice of choosing which of our liberties we are willing to forego, but rather to sacrifice their libertiesthose of immigrants, and especially of Arab and Muslim immigrantsfor the purported security of the rest of us.
The Arrogance of Power
Former Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee J. William Fulbright’s observations and warnings appear deeply relevant to the United States under George W. Bush, particularly in the wake of the publication last week of the administration’s sweeping National Security Strategy of the United States of America and its request that Congress authorize a war resolution arguably as broad and as unilateral as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution approved in the early stages of the Vietnam War.
The Prisoner as Message
The United States’ recent stance on the case of Saadeddin Ibrahim is the first time since the signing of the Camp David Accords 25 years ago that America has made its aid for Egypt conditional upon a human rights issue.
No Thank You, Mr. President
The U.S. is not doing us any favors–it is endangering us for its own aggressive interests as a financial and military superpower.
WSSD Both Attacks and Abets “Global Apartheid”
Officials of the United Nations and the host South African government looking hard in the mirror this weekend will have to judge the World Summit on Sustainable Development a failure.
Afghanistan Quagmire
Afghanistan is beginning to look like a quagmire rather than a victory, with echoes of the confusion and uncertainty and persistent bloodshedding of Vietnam.
Bush’s United Nations Speech Unconvincing
Despite vastly improved reconnaissance technology in the subsequent forty years, President George W. Bush, in his long-anticipated speech before the United Nations, was unable to present any clear proof that Iraq currently has weapons of mass destruction
A New Multilateral Spirit in Washington?
Do UNESCO membership and a shift in attitude toward Iran signal a change of heart for the U.S. government?
The Economic Impact of Going to War with Iraq
If we start this war with Iraq, we will be endangering our economic health.
Contagion Effect Taking Hold in Latin America
Despite the IMF’s reformist rhetoric about “bailing in” foreign investors and distributing adjustment costs more equitably, there is nothing novel about the new IMF standby credit. It is once again about bailing out banks and bondholders.
Powell Punts in South Asia
Powell’s failure to obtain any assurances of further concessions by either side cannot therefore said to be a disappointment.
U.S.-Russian Lessons for South Asia
The current South Asian crisis seems to have ebbed, but the underlying dynamic remains.
Australia’s Unseemly Grovel to a Worrying Ally
We should be urging changes to a Bush foreign policy that has diminished the importance of peacemaking and international human rights.