POLITICS-U.S.: ”Logic” of Occupation Points to Growing Trouble

Growing calls by prominent members of Washington's handpicked Governing Council in Iraq for the United States to more quickly transfer real power from U.S. occupation authorities are adding to the embarrassment of the Bush administration.

IRAQ: Hard to Leave, Harder to Occupy

Once again Israeli and international media are reporting that the U.S. army is looking at the example of the West Bank and the Gaza strip to learn from the Israelis how to run its occupation of Iraq.

IRAQ: Hard to Leave, Harder to Occupy

Once again Israeli and international media are reporting that the U.S. army is looking at the example of the West Bank and the Gaza strip to learn from the Israelis how to run its occupation of Iraq.

POLITICS-U.S.: An Administration in Disarray

While Hurricane Isabel granted President George W. Bush a brief respite this week from the constant stream of bad news coming out of the Middle East, its ravages on Washington and the mid-Atlantic states might pale in comparison to the gathering political storm over his war in Iraq.

POLITICS-U.S.: General’s Presidential Bid Boosts Anti-War Forces

Retired General Wesley Clark's entry into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination will almost certainly strengthen anti-war forces determined to unseat President George W. Bush in 2004.

PAKISTAN: Alliance of Gov’t, Religious Parties Boosts Conservatism

The amity between the military-backed government and right-wingers, and their near agreement to end the persistent political deadlock, may involve a quid pro quo that may strengthen religious conservatism in Pakistan.

WTO-CANCUN: ‘Mixed Feelings’ About The Debacle

Activists from non-governmental organisations and media representatives from around the world celebrated the collapse of the world trade talks Sunday, but senior diplomats and trade officials expressed "mixed feelings".

POLITICS-U.S.: The Hawks Fall Out

Faced with the rising costs and complications of occupying Iraq, the hard-line coalition around U.S. President George W. Bush that led the drive to war with Iraq appears to be suffering serious internal strains.

POLITICS-U.S.: ‘Oil War’ Questions Surround Cheney Energy Group

As the Bush administration begins to tacitly acknowledge its overreach in Iraq, a conservative judicial watchdog group is pursuing Vice President Dick Cheney, with the Middle Eastern nation figuring prominently in its allegations of wrongdoing.

/SEPTEMBER 11/ U.S.: Both Sides in Terror War Bloodied, But Unbowed

Two years after President George W. Bush vowed to take the war to the terrorists who carried out the Sep. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the fight between the two main antagonists seems to be a draw.

POLITICS-U.S.: Both Sides in Terror War Bloodied, But Unbowed

Two years after President George W. Bush vowed to take the war to the terrorists who carried out the Sep. 11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon, the fight between the two main antagonists seems to be a draw.

WTO-CANCUN: Developing Countries Unite on Agriculture

Developing countries are no longer prepared to succumb to pressures from the economically powerful industrialised nations.

POLITICS-BURMA: Coming Weeks Watched for Signs of Some Change

The coming weeks will show if new, though modest, signs of possible moves toward some reform by the Burmese military government will indeed come to fruition.

SOCIETY: Same-Sex Marriage Divides Canadians

Canada's parliament will resume next week under the shadow of an issue that was not even on the radar screen in the national election of 2000: same-sex marriage.

SOCIETY: Same-Sex Marriage Divides Canadians

Canada's parliament will resume next Monday under the shadow of an issue that was not even on the radar screen in the national election of 2000: same-sex marriage.

POLITICS-U.S.: Unilateralists Plunge Back to Earth

It was always only a matter of time, but who would have predicted that the steep unilateralist trajectory on which neo-conservative and right-wing hawks set U.S. foreign policy two years ago would lose momentum so quickly after Washington's stunning military victory in Iraq in early April?

POLITICS-U.S.: UN to the Rescue?

Now that U.S. President George W. Bush has decided to ask the United Nations Security Council to rescue Washington's occupation of Iraq, the question here is, 'what will be the price'?

KENYA – POLITICS: Serious Jostling For Vice Presidency Yet To Emerge

Kenya's political theatre has been thrown into disarray, following the death of Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa on August 23.

POLITICS-BURMA: Suu Kyi’s Defiance Puts ASEAN in a Corner

By going on a hunger strike, Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may have pushed South-east Asian governments into an embarrassing corner, from where they will have to reveal where they stand on her act of moral courage.

POLITICS: China Gives Burma Support, but Also Urges Change

Burma is beginning to find itself more isolated now than it has ever been since the generals seized power 15 years ago. Even Rangoon's closest ally, Beijing, has warned Burma's military rulers that economic and political change is essential if the two countries are to continue to develop together.

RELIGION-SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Pan-Islamic State More Fantasy than Fact

Among the many theories that are gradually crumbling in the ongoing 'war against terrorism' is one that came to life almost a year ago - that South-east Asia needs to fear a campaign by Muslim extremists to carve out a pan-Islamic state in the region.