Recently added articles from Harvard International Review:

Letter from the editors.

Mar 22, 2008; Jaskiw, Michael ... Peering forward from 1979, even the most prescient thinker could not have foreseen the events that have unfolded in the last 30 years. In a world characterized by constant action, the temptation is to impatiently press forward so as not to be left behind. Yet this issue, which marks our ...

Just another forum?(CORRESPONDENCE)

Mar 22, 2008; Martin, Joseph Paul ... Ambassador Blaise Godet ("Reforming Human Rights," Winter 2008) defends the early steps of the Human Rights Council (HRC) as it tries to avoid the criticisms that resulted in the demise to the Human Rights Commission. However, there are still many potential issues that need to be ...

New environmentalism.(CORRESPONDENCE)

Mar 22, 2008; Dove, Michael R. ... The awards of Nobel Peace Prizes to Al Gore (2007) and Wangari Maathai (2004) were initially greeted with the question: What does the environment have to do with peace (or war)? Maathai answers this question ("An Unbreakable Link: Peace, Environment, and Democracy," Winter 2008) with a new ...

Wavering amigos: the politics of American integration.(AMERICAS)

Mar 22, 2008; Diep, Kelly ... When the "Three Amigos"--more formally known as US President George Bush, Mexican President Vicente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin--met in Waco, Texas in 2005, they aimed to expand integration beyond 1994's landmark NAFTA. But such optimism met with hostility from ...

Tipping the scale: gender imbalance in China.(ASIA)

Mar 22, 2008; Chang, Mina ... Nearly 30 years after the implementation of China's one-child policy, the population of the world's largest nation weighs in at an estimated 1.3 billion people--300 million less than was projected in the 1970s. Government officials attribute this decrease to the success of the country's ...

A poisonous ally: growing Russo-British tensions.(EUROPE)

Mar 22, 2008; Shah, Reema ... When former KGB agent and Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko died after being poisoned with radioactive polonium in November 2006, everyone suspected foul play. But the murder turned political when British investigators found substantial evidence that Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB ...

At a dangerous crossroads; A global approach to Iranian nuclear ambitions.(PERSPECTIVES)

Mar 22, 2008; Hagel, Chuck ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over the last few years, the United States has lost considerable influence and trust in the Middle East and other regions, undermining the expectations and power of US leadership in the eyes of the world. Today, Iraq remains mired in political discord ...

The road ahead: progress and challenges in Iraq.(PERSPECTIVES)

Mar 22, 2008; O'Hanlon, Michael ... In recent months, top officials in the US government have been calling attention to the reported progress in Iraq. According to current data, positive trends do in fact exist. This is not meant to congratulate the Bush administration--whatever success the surge is having now makes one ...

Building coherence: development, financial systems, and institutions.(PERSPECTIVES)

Mar 22, 2008 ... In the 1980s and 1990s, a number of developing countries pursued extensive economic reforms that in many cases succeeded in achieving economic stability, but rarely resulted in high and sustained economic growth. Only since the turn of the millennium have most developing countries, ...

A muted controversy: freedom of speech in Turkey.

Mar 22, 2008; Fulton, Lauren ... In the past decade, Turkey has consistently imprisoned more journalists than any other country. Although Turkey's repression of free speech ought to be internationally newsworthy given its status as a democratic nation, the issue has been overshadowed by the country's more sensational ...

Misplaced Priorities; Ethanol Promotion and its Unintended Consequences.

Mar 22, 2008; Bhat, K1ran ... When the state of Iowa becomes a priority in the US presidential election, it is only a matter of time before agriculture dominates the discussion. Indeed, US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama all brought out their metaphorical overalls to sing praises ...

Rethinking Economic Reform: The Controversial Outcomes Of Structural Adjustment.

Mar 22, 2008; Lofchie, Michael F. ... The co-authors of Human Rights and Structural Adjustment, M. Rodwan Abouharb and David Cingranelli, present a simple and straightforward argument: the economic reform programs initiated by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in the 1980s, which tended to be lumped together under ...