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LATAM: The Samper Case and the US Elections
The US withdrawal of Colombian President Ernesto Samper's entry visa was taken as one more sign that political diplomacy here bows to the action of transnationals./DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 07/ HEALTH: Vaccine Researchers Ponder Ethical, Funding Issues
An AIDS vaccine is hailed as the method that would cut across the kind of cultural, social and religious barriers that restrict the use of condoms, but a number of ethical and funding issues still need to be addressed.DIPLOMACY: U.S Confronts New Realities in Muslim World
The United States has no choice but to rethink its policies regarding the Muslim world following recent developments in the Middle East and in Turkey where a new Islamic government has been installed in power.HEALTH-AIDS: Vaccine Researchers Ponder Ethical, Funding Issues
An AIDS vaccine is hailed as the method that would cut across the kind of cultural, social and religious barriers that restrict the use of condoms, but a number of ethical and funding issues still need to be addressed.RUSSIA: The Morning After The Celebration Night Before
Boris Yeltsin's presidential campaign triumph was clear, but plenty of people have been pointing out that their willingness to give him their vote does not imply automatic support for all he has done in the past -- or all he may do in the future.DISARMAMENT: Nuclear States Have Alternatives to Testing
Despite last week's failure to agree a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in Geneva, negotiating chairman Jaap Ramaker of the Netherlands believes the treaty will be ready to sign at the United Nations in New York this September.VIETNAM: Economic Doors Open, Political Lid Shut
Vietnam is no longer at war. But going by the rhetoric at the landmark Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam this week, one would think it still is.UNITED NATIONS: Boutros-Ghali – The New U.S.-China Flashpoint
Beijing and Washington are headed for another showdown -- this time the political battle lines are being drawn over the re-election bid of U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.UNITED STATES-POLITICS: USA vs The World
President Bill Clinton enjoys a huge lead in the polls for the U.S. elections - still more than four months away - but right-wing Republicans seem to be calling the tune when it comes to foreign policy.BURMA: Suu Kyi and the Aquino Parallel; Or is There Really?
Could Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi possibly become another Corazon Aquino, galvanising pro-democracy protests into a popular revolt to oust an iron-fisted dictatorship as occurred in the Philippines in 1986?MIDDLE EAST: Peace Process More Fragile
President Bill Clinton played host last week to Jordan's King Hussein - the first of a string of Middle East leaders expected to visit White House in the next few months - in an effort to shore up the US-sponsored peace process.UGANDA-MEDIA: Signs of a Swing in Government/Press Relations
When President Yoweri Museveni appointed John Nagenda as his advisor on media and public relations he could hardly have anticipated the heated response the move would generate amongst journalists.NIGERIA-POLITICS: A Troubled Land
Bomb explosions, political assassinations, and the hounding of the regime's critics have punctuated Nigeria's countdown to the third anniversary of a presidential election aborted by the military.INDIA-DIPLOMACY: Decision Time in New Delhi on CTBT, Security
Even before it has time to settle in, India's incoming United Front coalition government will be confronted with crucial security, foreign policy and nuclear issues needing immediate attention.CHINA-CRIME: ‘Strike Hard’ is a Cure, But Prevention is Key
In China, barely a week goes by without news of yet more executions of criminals, a sign that 'Operation Strike Hard' -- the government's law and order campaign announced in April -- is well under way.CHINA-CRIME: ‘Strike Hard’ is a Cure, But Prevention is Key //REPEAT//
In China, barely a week goes by without news of yet more executions of criminals, a sign that 'Operation Strike Hard' -- the government's law and order campaign announced in April -- is well under way.BURMA-POLITICS: Democrats and Junta on a Collision Course
For several months now, Burma's pro- democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been testing the limits of patience of the military junta by holding weekly public gatherings outside her Rangoon home.CHINA-U.S./TAIWAN: Beijing Not Budging on Trade or Reunification
China remains unrelenting in its stand on two key foreign policy issues: trade with the United States and the future of Taiwan.LATIN AMERICA: The Open Wound of the Disappeared
Whether coincidental or not, the issue of the 'disappeared' is once again spreading dissent through the political classes and even the military in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in recent months.CHINA-TAIWAN: Internal Rumbling in Beijing Ahead of Lee’s Big Day
It is but a few days before the inauguration of Taiwan's first democratically elected president and Beijing is keeping its cool -- perhaps to downplay the significance of the event or maybe it is a calm before the storm.CHINA-ECONOMY: Is Austerity Drive Reaching the End of the Road?
An austerity drive launched by the Chinese authorities in mid-1993 to cool an overheating economy, may be coming to an end, say Hong Kong analysts. Beijing however insists it is keeping a firm grip on money supply.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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