Reflections on a Summit By Chung-in Moon |
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The Inter-Korean Summit: One Good Turn Deserves Another Accessing the Nuclear Tests in North Korea |
Excelling in the Shadows: Singapore's Unsung Hero Polarizing Views: Islam, Language of Awe: The Rise
of India and China The Environmental Cost of Asia's Growth |
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Chung-in Moon and David Plott |
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Dear Reader, |
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Food Fight: Why the Current Crisis Threatens |
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Past food crises have been largely event driven. The current crisis is starkly different. It is the result of global trends that pose long-term challenges to food supplies. |
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Manufacturing a Food Crisis: Lessons for the World Bank, IMF, and WTO |
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Much of the suffering in poor parts of the world caused by rising food prices is man-made. Neoliberal agricultural policies have left them at the mercy of global markets. |
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The Anatomy of a Rice Crisis |
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Geography, a burgeoning population and a corrupt and inattentive government in the Philippines have defined the country’s vulnerability to rice shortages. |
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| Markets and Famine in North Korea |
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North Korea is no stranger to food shortages. With global agricultural prices soaring, the country is set to experience yet another famine. |
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| The Debate: Who Should Control the Proliferation Security Initiative? |
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Put the Proliferation Security Initiative Under the UN |
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PSI has chalked up a mixed record, and lacks the kind of widespread support it needs. It’s time to move beyond an arrangement dominated by the US and entrust PSI to the UN. |
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Can PSI be Perfect in an Imperfect World? |
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Putting the Proliferation Security Initiative under UN auspices would expose it to political complications in a world of compromised multilateralism. |
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Efforts for a Nuclear-Free North Korea Are Bearing Fruit |
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It would be folly now to listen to critics who believe the US should take a tougher approach to North Korea. Diplomacy is starting to yield results. Don’t blow it. |
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Negotiation with North Korea: Clinton vs Bush |
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President Clinton and President Bush had very different approaches to dealing with North Korea. Comparing them puts into stark relief the failures of the Bush administration. |
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Russia Beyond the Looking Glass |
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The recent ascent of Dimtry Medvedev to the Russian presidency has triggered the usual Western wishful thinking about new Russian leaders.Why was Medvedev chosen? |
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| Shifting Ground:
The Political Impact of China's Earthquake By Hugo Restall |
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For millennia the Chinese have viewed earthquakes and other natural disasters as portents of a dynasty about to crumble. The latest earthquake,though, provoked a surprising reaction. |
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Taiwan's Political Balancing Act |
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After years of tension between China and Taiwan, the election f Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan’s new president in March was a turning point in cross-Strait relations. |
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Refining the Future: Oil and Gas in Indonesia |
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Indonesia is at a crossroad. Its vast energy resources are being depleted. Unless it develops additional oil and gas reserves, it could lose the backbone of its economic development. |
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| Book Review | |||||
Excelling in the Shadows: Singapore's Unsung Hero |
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Goh Keng Swee is the quintessential unsung hero. That is what makes Tan Siok Sun’s compelling biography such a welcome addition to the history of modern Singapore. |
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