International Journal on World Peace articles from June 2007

International Journal on World Peace archives from June 2007

America's role in the Pacific Rim Era.(FROM THE EDITOR)
June 1, 2007... The first essays in this issue address the role of the United States in what is becoming called the Pacific Rim Era. The industrial rise of India and China follows the success of the "four Asian tigers" (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and...

American policy and China's rise in the Asia-Pacific Rim.
June 1, 2007... The United States, with its tremendous power, has a profound influence on the international system and many of its component parts. Yet, in protecting U.S. national security, idealist claims are not substitutes for realistic and honest...

America in the Pacific Rim Era.
June 1, 2007... The United States has, over the years, played a very crucial and important role in providing international peace and stability. However, there are new challenges like the emerging Chinese economy and its expansion to the Asia-Pacific region....

Pakistan: Islam, radicalism and the army.
June 1, 2007... This paper looks at Pakistan's sources of insecurity by examining the role played by the army, and the difficulties Pakistani leaders find to establish a participatory, pluralist and decentralized political framework incorporating linguistic,...

Why Europe cannot ignore Turkey.
June 1, 2007... Turkey's long road to EU membership is again strained. Turkey has, however, undertaken radical reforms over the past 50 years and has made consistent, albeit sometimes interrupted, progress towards greater legal and political symmetry with...

The enemies of democracy.
June 1, 2007... In recent years, one of the most frequently cited reasons for unleashing military force upon the world has been the importance of democratization. The inhabitants of the lands attacked in interventions rationalized (in part) by the need to...

The European Union peace and Reconciliation fund impact on Northern Ireland.
June 1, 2007... The 1998 Good Friday Agreement ended the political violence in Northern Ireland, yet uncertainties remain about the post conflict phase of the fragile social structures that emerged. International donor agencies have provided economic...

Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... GLOBAL FINANCIAL WARRIORS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE IN THE POST-9/11 WORLD John B. Taylor, New York: W.W. Norton, 2007 324 pages, hardcover, $26.95 As the title suggests, Global Financial Warriors provides an...

Race Against Time (CBC Massey Lectures Series).(Book review)
June 1, 2007... RACE AGAINST TIME (CBC MASSEY LECTURES SERIES) Stephen Lewis Toronto, Anansi Canada, 2005 216 pages, paper, $25.50 In Race Against Time, Stephen Lewis enlightens the world on the AIDS epidemic, which is the first threat of the...

India-Pakistan Negotiations: is Past Still Prologue?(Book review)
June 1, 2007... INDIA-PAKSTAN NEGOTIATIONS: IS PAST STILL PROLOGUE? Dennis Kux Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2006 87 pages, paper, $12.50 A new breeze is blowing in India-Pakistan relations. Would this lead to full...