Foreign Policy in Focus

Israel would be doing itself a monumental favor by ending the occupation on its own terms, rather than withdrawing due to additional international pressure.

A creative discourse of care and concern must emerge from the international community. Ordinary Afghans, those who have lived through twenty years of war and have remained relevant to current realities, must have an opportunity to determine their future.

The mirage of positive movement in the deadly gridlock between Israelis and Palestinians continued today, uninterrupted by reality.

What is needed is a shot of adrenaline, and not a warmed-over initiative with no substance and no chance of success.

With the new conflict in Iraq, the stakes for the future U.S. role in the world could not be higher.

In the vaguely defined international coalition in the “war against terrorism” India and Pakistan occupy perhaps the most uncomfortable positions.

The radical Islamist message falls on fertile ground.

In the aftermath of the September 11 tragedies, arms production and sales worldwide will likely continue their upward trajectory–encouraged by national policies and supported by multilateral economic institutions.

The costs of fixing America’s nuclear vulnerabilities may be high, but the price of doing too little may prove far greater.

To reach its public diplomacy goals, the U.S. will need to master the tools of intercultural and public communication.

Some new policies resemble extremism more than the values our country was founded upon.

Afghanistan’s complex and violent tribal and ethnic politics has swallowed up great powers before. It remains to be seen whether the United States will become the next victim.

Investment Rules After Doha: A Time to Sow?

The reverberations from the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 enmeshed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a major legitimacy crisis over its recently assumed mission to promote free capital mobility around the globe.

Just when it looked the Central Asian countries were facing the growing joint political hegemony of Russia and China in the region, the events of September 11 opened the door to an increased and indefinite-term U.S. military presence.

Since September 11, the United Nations has gained a rare prominence in Washington’s calculations.

Operation Enduring Freedom

Instead of taking the opportunity for dialogue, rich countries have offered little or nothing to address the concerns of African and other developing countries.

If nothing is done to take international action to strengthen the ban on germ weapons, the future may hold far more damaging attacks with newer and deadlier agents, genetically engineered to be unidentifiable and untreatable.

The creation of the G-20 totally ignored the serious and continued efforts of the developing countries, speaking collectively through their Group of 24 (G-24), to collaborate with the G-7 and other industrial countries in the creation of a more effective