Harvard International Review articles from June 2007

Harvard International Review archives from June 2007

A new conflict.(CORRESPONDENCE)
June 22, 2007... Professor Maier's article ("Dark Power: Globalization, Inequality, and Conflict," Spring 2007) argues that other forces in the international system--what Maier labels "dark power"--will increasingly restrict the power of the state, leaving it...

Question of balance.(CORRESPONDENCE)
June 22, 2007... Professor Wohlforth's article, ("Unipolar Stabilty: The Rules of Power Analysis," Spring 2007), is a thoughtful attempt to counter the suggestion that the "unipolar moment" identified by Charles Krauthammer has come to an end. This is an...

On the air: Rwanda's media challenges.(AFRICA)
June 22, 2007... Rwanda's stringent media policies stand in stark contrast to the recent improvements in Africa's freedom of press. The issue of a free press in Rwanda is particularly complicated by its role in the 1994 genocide, in which close to one million...

Coca conflict: Brazil's impending war on drugs.(AMERICAS)
June 22, 2007... With the reelection of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in September 2006, inequities appeared to be fading and the quality of life of the average Brazilian seemed to be improving. Lula promised to advance the economy, already the ninth...

Rogue state: Maine's foray into US foreign policy.(AMERICAS)
June 22, 2007... US foreign policy has traditionally been the purview of the federal government, but recent actions by states have stealthily challenged this assumption. Over the last decade, US governors have increasingly conducted their own foreign trade...

Pacific power: a new Japan-Australia alliance.(ASIA PACIFIC)
June 22, 2007... Upon announcing his country's security pact with Japan in March 2007, Australian Prime Minster John Howard proclaimed, "Japan and Australia have a common destiny in this part of the world." This new agreement between two major democracies,...

The next plague: HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe.(EUROPE)
June 22, 2007... Stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS requires not only scientific awareness but also public awareness. More so than any other disease, HIV spreads because of misconception and lack of information; for instance, it is often dismissed as a threat to...

Invisible children: Romania's orphan tragedy.(EUROPE)
June 22, 2007... Prior to its entry into the European Union in January 2007, Romania selectively reformed its political and economic institutions and policies in order to meet EU standards and regulations. While agricultural and foreign policies were altered...

Fading mirage: illusory reform in Saudi Arabia.(MIDDLE EAST)
June 22, 2007... In the eyes of many Westerners, the idea of reform in Saudi Arabia is a contradiction. The Al Saud dynasty has long held a monopoly of political, religious, and social power over its citizens. The government currently bans all opposition...

Reinventing integration: Muslims in the West.(PERSPECTIVES)
June 22, 2007... As the sixth year of the US-led war on terror rages on, it would appear that few constructs are more self-evident than the one dividing Islam and the West. Muslim minorities in the West are often scrutinized through this paradoxical prism. On...

Toward a golden age: reflections on global health and social justice.(PERSPECTIVES)
June 22, 2007... We are living in a time of unprecedented opportunity in global health. The past decade has seen bold health-related commitments from political leaders, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the 2005 pledge by heads of state and...

A new realism: crafting a US foreign policy for a new century.(PERSPECTIVES)
June 22, 2007... US foreign policymakers face novel challenges in the 21st century. Jihadists and environmental crises have replaced armies and missiles as the greatest threats, and globalization has eroded the significance of national borders. Many problems...

Learning from within: the end of Somalia's regional conflicts.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
June 22, 2007... The horn of Africa has been a historically prosperous locale. When Muslim traders penetrated the tribal region that is now Somalia around 1000 C.E., bringing religion, wealth, and infrastructure, they brought what seemed to be the final pieces...

Child slavery: India's self-perpetuating dilemma.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
June 22, 2007... In the early hours of the morning, long before dawn has risen, eleven-year-old Yeramma quietly wakes amidst the heavy machinery of the silk factory. For the next twelve hours, she will toil in silence with two or three other children in the...

Changing the system: the necessity of Russian pension reforms.(WORLD IN REVIEW)
June 22, 2007... Over the past decade Russia's economy has been buoyed by renewal and newfound prosperity. Since the financial meltdown of 1998, the country has achieved positive economic progress. Driven by higher oil prices, Russian exports totaled US$317...

Africa redefined: a call for internal initiative.(for better or worse? COURTING AFRICA)
June 22, 2007... Located only blocks away from St. James's palace in London's West End, the neoclassical mansion of Lancaster House was perhaps an unlikely venue for the final act of a century-long era of colonial rule and occupation. However, beginning on...

Africa in transition: facing the challenges of globalization.(for better or worse? COURTING AFRICA)
June 22, 2007... On March 6, 1957 Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country to achieve independence from European colonial rule. Over the next 23 years, most of the other sub-Saharan colonies followed suit. Expectations on the continent and around the world...

An opportunistic ally: China's increasing involvement in Africa.(for better or worse? COURTING AFRICA)
June 22, 2007... Chinese officials, think tank researchers, and representatives of state-owned companies frequently refer to a "win-win" outcome when discussing Chinese-African relations. Most of my interlocutors during visits to Beijing and Shanghai this year...

A renewed interest: US-Africa engagement.(for better or worse? COURTING AFRICA)
June 22, 2007... In a post-9/11 world, the United States has come to recognize that it has strategic interests in parts of the world that it long viewed as marginal at best. Africa is one such area. As a result, there has been an unprecedented focus on African...

Moderate revivalists: Islamic inroads in sub-Saharan Africa.(for better or worse? COURTING AFRICA)
June 22, 2007... There are approximately three hundred million African Muslims in the world, which comprises roughly one-third of the African continent's population. But despite this fairly large Muslim population and Islam's historical presence in Africa,...

A crisis of image: achieving Africa's potential.(for better or worse? COURTING AFRICA)
June 22, 2007... There has recently been a revival of interest in Africa's economic potential on the part of international players. Indeed there have been many insinuations that the prevailing post-Cold War assessment of the continent as a place fit for little...

Building peace: the United Nations' role in the post-conflict state.(AN INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE E. MOOSE)(US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs )(Interview)
June 22, 2007... GEORGE E. MOOSE is adjunct professor in International Practice at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He has served as US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and US Permanent Representative...

Winning battles, losing wars? Owen R. Cote, Jr. reviews victory in war: Foundations of Modern Military Policy.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... In Victory In War: Foundations of Modern Military Policy, William Martel attempts to provide a theory (actually, a "pre-theory") of victory in war with the stated purpose of helping both political leaders and academics better understand how...

Dark ages of human rights? Linda A. Malone reviews Inventing Human Rights.
June 22, 2007... The leader of the most powerful nation in the world embarks on military campaigns purportedly to spread the revolution of democracy, but which instead lead to worldwide accusations of imperialistic aggression. Strongly supportive of religious...

Averting catastrophe: combating Iran's nuclear threat.(ENDPAPER)
June 22, 2007... As the world awaits Iran's development of nuclear weapons, no legal doctrine allows any nation to use force against Iran, despite its support for terrorism and the professed goal of destroying Israel. The question for the international...