Was Bin Laden Killed Because U.S. Feared He Might Be Found Innocent in Court?
The point-blank shooting of Osama bin Laden raises questions.
Bin Laden May Be Dead But His Grievances Live On
The grievances expressed in bin Laden’s manifestoes can still replenish the ranks of jihadis.
Bin Laden: If Ever We Wanted to Bring ‘Em Back Alive
Let the nuclear hellstorm begin.
Osama bin Laden’s Secret Strategy
Bin Laden’s secret strategy is to prod the United States into bankruptcy.
China: A Giant at the Crossroads
China’s foreign policy has been hit hard by recent developments, including new U.S. influence on their western border.
Japan: A New Security Posture Raising Concerns
China and North Korea in particular have expressed strong concern with the “dangerous trend” in Japan’s emerging activist security posture.
World Social Forum Retrospective
As plans begin to be laid for the World Social Forums next round, many are asking if it will become a serious political platform or merely a street party.
Extending the War on Terrorism to Colombia: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come
The roots of Colombia’s conflict are deep and complicated, and will require a creative mix of strategies to solve it.
Porto Alegre: A Competing Vision
Porto Alegre, Brazil As the sixth and final full day of the World Social Forum dawns here on southern tip of Brazil, delegates prepare for a now-familiar routine of dawn to dusk forums, side meetings over meals, and impromptu protests in the foyer of th
Challenges for Peace Movement in Time of War
The tragic events of September 11 have created unprecedented challenges for the peace movement, anti-interventionist forces, and other progressive activists.
Get Out of the Territories
Does this reawakening of Israel’s peace camp (Peace Now’s was the second such protest in a week) mean that the Israeli consensus behind Ariel Sharon is cracking?
Reviewing the Korea-U.S. Summit: What Lies Beneath
Is Bush really interested in North Korea dialogue? I think not…
Industrial Unrest in China: A Labor Movement in the Making?
A brief analysis of current labor unrest in China and look beyond the figures to what is actually happening on the ground.
Food Supremacy: America’s Other War
As the American and allied military forces continue to operate in Afghanistan, the world is increasingly getting dragged into yet another war–the war for food supremacy.
Redressing Evil: Advice from South Korea
U.S. President George W. Bush’s upcoming trip to South Korea in mid-February is an opportunity for the Bush administration to demonstrate its new vision by explicitly support the “sunshine policy” of South Korea’s President Kim Dae-Jung–a policy that has