Foreign Policy in Focus articles from December 2001

Foreign Policy in Focus archives from December 2001

U.S. should act to open the board meetings of the IFIs.(international financial institutions )(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... Key Points * The international financial institutions face a crisis of legitimacy, not only in the countries where they operate but also in the countries that provide their resources. * A key aspect of the perceived lack of legitimacy...

Problems with current U.S. policy.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... Key Problems * Treasury officials determine U.S. policies at the IFIs without effective congressional or public oversight. * Congress passed legislation requiring the U.S. to oppose user fees on primary health care and education at the...

Toward a new foreign policy.
December 3, 2001... Key Recommendations * Congress should condition U.S. appropriations to the IFIs on open board meetings and administration compliance with congressional mandates to oppose harmful IFI policies. * Congress should pass legislation...

U.S.-Russia nuclear reductions--.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... After the attacks of September 11 and the post-attack rash of anthrax mailings, renewed attention is being paid to the risks posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD) falling into the hands of additional states and nonstate actors. The vast...

Problems with current U.S. policy.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... It is clear, by any accounting, that the U.S. and Russia have made tremendous progress in reducing their nuclear arsenals. As noted earlier, however, these impressive reductions in the area of deployed weapons leave both countries in possession...

Toward a new foreign policy.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... The U.S. and Russia are on schedule to implement the terms of the START I treaty by the implementation deadline of December 31,2001. The terms of START I, however, leave both countries with 6,000 accountable deployed weapons and a multitude of...