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POLITICS-US: New US Ambassador to UN Faces Increasing Isolation
Bill Richardson's last speech as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations before the announcement of his new posting as Energy Secretary typified Washington's dilemma: He stood alone, defending U.S. interests in words few diplomats wanted to hear.IRAQ-UN: Security Council Puts Pressure on Weapons Inspectors
Richard Butler, chairman of the U.N's special team of weapons inspectors, returns to Baghdad this week under heavy pressure to negotiate further checks of Iraq's arsenal of missiles.RIGHTS: Would a Global Criminal Court Have Mattered for Cambodia?
When the world's media reported the death in April of the much-reviled Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, there was no shortage of hand-wringing around the globe.POLITICS: Post-Suharto Era Prompts Aust. Policy Re-think
Australia is re-thinking its support of total Indonesian control over its 17,000 islands and 300 ethnic groups following the resignation of Indonesia's longtime strongman, President Suharto.POLITICS-INDIA: Utter Confusion Amidst Nuclear Adventurism
Two weeks after India shocked the world by gatecrashing into its nuclear club, confusion reigns over its strategic doctrine and policy while cracks became visible in the early "consensus" favouring nuclearisation.POLITICS-BURMA: Lessons in Revolution for Indonesia
Indonesia's pro-democracy movement, which forced the resignation of President Suharto, has evoked an acute sense of deja vu in military-ruled Burma.DEVELOPMENT-ASIA: Once-Proud Region Wallows in Insecurity
Not too long ago, a self-confident Asia stood gazing expectantly at the dawn of the so-called Pacific Century, its international standing built on relative peace and healthy economic growth.RIGHTS: Brackets Surround Proposed ICC Statute
Even by past standards of international treaties, the draft statute for the proposed International Criminal Court (ICC) is vague and runs to a hefty 166 pages in English, with hundreds of key passages undecided.INDONESIA-FINANCE: Power for Few, Debt for All
Indonesia has broken down - its cities, political system, and economy rocked by the worst violence since President Suharto took power in 1965 - but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains unmoved.POLITICS-U.S.: Suddenly Defied Everywhere, US Hegemony Looks Hollow
Pax Americana - the hegemony enjoyed by Washington after the Cold War - is suddenly under siege.RWANDA-UN: Chilly Relations Between Kigali And The UN
After a week which saw UN Secretary- General Kofi Annan roundly humiliated by the Rwandan government, there seems little likelihood of a prompt rapprochement between the United Nations and the authorities here.POLITICS-UN: Annan’s Qualified Apology for Inaction in Rwanda
A qualified apology to the people of Rwanda by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, for the failure of the world body to prevent the 1994 Rwandan genocide, comes at a time when the United Nations is under fire again because of the the limitations of its peacekeeping efforts.POLITICS-SENEGAL: Where the Ruling Party Never Loses a Vote
The campaign for legislative elections in one of Africa's oldest and most stable multiparty democracies kicked off Sunday but the result of the May 24 vote is a foregone conclusion.MIDDLE EAST: Chances Slim for Revival of Peace Process
On the eve of high level negotiations between Israeli, Palestinian, U.S. and British leaders, there appears only a slim chance of an end to the year-long stalemate in the Middle east peace process.POLITICS: U.S. Marks First Centry as Global Power
The United States Saturday quietly marks the 100th anniversary of the day the U.S. Congress declared war on Spain - a moment when this nation attained global power status and began, what Time-Life publisher Henry Luce later hailed as, "The American Century."JAPAN: Adrift, Tokyo Tumbles from Asia’s Leadership Perch
Japan's standing as a world leader is being eroded by an increasingly unpopular government, a spreading sense of economic gloom and overseas criticism of its failure to show leadership in Asia's toughest crisis in decades.RIGHTS-AFRICA: Will the Whole Truth Ever be Known?//repeat//
As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission approaches its end, South Africa appears to have more questions than answers about the full history of apartheid atrocities.RIGHTS AFRICA: Will the Whole Truth Ever be Known?
As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission approaches its end, South Africa appears to have more questions than answers about the full history of apartheid atrocities.RIGHTS-CHINA: Pragmatism Tempers Signs of New Political Spring
The weekend release of China's prominent dissident Wang Dan is buoying hopes that a new political spring is blooming in this ancient city.RIGHTS-CHINA: Pragmatism Tempers Signs of New Political Spring
The weekend release of China's prominent dissident Wang Dan is buoying hopes that a new political spring is blooming in this ancient city.DEVELOPMENT: Social Problems Perist in Peru
The social ghosts of unemployment and extreme poverty persist in Peru, despite eight years of enforced economic structural adjustment and optimistic predictions of increased economic growth.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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