Harvard International Review back issues from January 2003:
A splintered mirror: the world reflects on the United States. (Editor's Note).
Jan 01, 2003 ... Concerns over the future role of the United States dominate international discourse and policy. This issue's symposium critically assesses the nature and impact of these rival perspectives on the United States. Joseph Nye, the dean of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and ...
Divine inspiration: Islamism in secular Turkey. (Global Notebook).
Jan 01, 2003; ... Since its founding, Turkey has been the Islamic world's most prominent experiment in secular government. When Kemal Ataturk founded the modern Turkish state in the early 20th century, his goal was to create a country fundamentally Western in outlook, both politically and ...
Legal battles: Nigeria's shari'a controversy. (Global Notebook).(Islamic law)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Human rights organizations and the international media have focused on the plight of Nigerian women since shari'a (Islamic law) came into force in the northern, predominately Muslim, states of Nigeria. The stories of Safiya Hussaini and others affected by the new laws have ...
Pleading the fifth: adapting NATO's Article V. (Global Notebook).(North Atlantic Treaty Organization's charter)
Jan 01, 2003; ... With the establishment of Eastern Europe's communist political structure, the countries of Western Europe formed NATO as a vehicle of collective security against the Soviet bloc. NATO's primary mission was spelled out in Article V of its charter, which provides for collective ...
Mugabe's malaise: stifling Africa's development. (Global Notebook).(Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, New Partnership for African Development)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Even as the Iraq weapons inspection dilemma occupied UN attention, one fledgling organization was able to obtain enough floor time to gain a full endorsement from the UN General Assembly. Reaffirming the UN commitment to the 1991 Harare Declaration, which created a forum for ...
Trial by fire: the International Criminal Court pushes ahead. (Global Notebook).(American resistance to permanent war crimes tribunal)
Jan 01, 2003; ... On September 3, 2002, the Assembly of States Parties, the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC), convened its inaugural meeting. Although the ICC will not be completely operational until the second quarter of 2003, this initial gathering marked an achievement ...
Blurred borders: Armenia vs. Azerbaijan. (Global Notebook).
Jan 01, 2003; ... In a remote province tucked in the Caucasus mountains, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh have been caught in political limbo for over a decade. The region is part of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan but is ruled by Armenia, whose forces took control in 1993. Since then, ...
Heir Jordan: one state's story of economic transformation. (Perspectives).
Jan 01, 2003; ... Jordan today stands at the threshold of realizing the dynamic opportunities presented by economic openness and global integration. If we are successful in seizing the prospects currently open to our country, our experience will serve as evidence that countries can continue to leapfrog ...
Ill-considered experiments: the Environmental Consensus and the developing world. (Perspectives).(economic aspects of environmental policies)
Jan 01, 2003; ... For a brief period between the end of the Cold War and September 11, 2001, an opportunity arose to consider global concerns beyond East-West politics and nudear threats. The connection between states' failed environmental policies and the devastation wreaked on the health and stability of ...
In search of peace: the fate and legacy of the Good Friday Agreement. (Perspectives).(Northern Ireland)
Jan 01, 2003; ... In 1920 and 1921, after centuries of British rule, including 120 years when the entire island was governed as part of the United Kingdom, 26 of the 32 Irish counties gained independence. The other six counties remained in political union with Britain as Northern Ireland. However, while the ...
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: understanding centrist Islam. (World in Review).
Jan 01, 2003; ... The West's traditional suspicion of anything that could be called an Islamist movement has increased in light of recent events. In the rush to distinguish friend from foe in the Islamic world, US favor has gravitated toward the stable, secular, and overtly "friendly" regimes of the region, ...
Dismissing the draft: Germany debates its military future. (World in Review).
Jan 01, 2003; ... Through four decades of the Cold War, West Germany preferred to keep a low profile on the world political stage. The country's focus on self-defense was congruent with the security interests of the Western alliance, and military involvement abroad was hardly on the political agenda. A ...
Lethal strains: challenges in the pursuit of biological security. (World in Review).
Jan 01, 2003; ... In October 5, 2001, a weaponized form of anthrax claimed its first public casualty in the United States. In the following weeks, at least 17 people succumbed to anthrax infection. Although anthrax caused few deaths compared to the terrorist attacks of September 11, its effects included ...
The power of persuasion: dual components of US leadership. (Perspectives on the United States).(Joseph Nye)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Joseph Nye, Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy and Dean of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government since 1995, has had extensive experience in international affairs policy as an undersecretary of state, chairman of the National Security Council Group on Nonproliferation, ...
Benign neglect: cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. (Perspectives on the United States).(Latin America related article: Incursion)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Governments around the world base foreign policy strategies on their interpretations of US attitudes. They look for both consistencies and changes in the speeches, press conferences, and remarks of senior US officials. The course of international events depends on these attitudes, and the ...
Aligning for the future: assertive unilateralism or concert of powers? (Perspectives on the United States).(United States foreign policy)
Jan 01, 2003; ... US foreign policy is in the midst of an unprecedented, but incomplete, diplomatic revolution. This transformation began in earnest after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and has resulted in new levels of cooperation in a worldwide war against terrorism. Yet it has also initiated a risky ...
The transatlantic rift: US leadership after September 11. (Perspectives on the United States).(European, American views on global security)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Forged in the aftermath of World War II, the transatlantic partnership between Europe and the United States has proven successful and resilient over the past half-century. The international environment changed radically with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, but its impact has only ...
Finding common ground: competing US and European interests. (Perspectives on the United States).
Jan 01, 2003; ... Robert Kagan argues that the United States and Europe embrace completely different attitudes toward the use of military power. Europe, he tells us, is a self-contained world of international law and cooperation among states whose security is sustained through treaty and mediation. The ...
Indispensable power: hegemonic tendencies in a globalized world. (Perspectives on the United States).(unilateralism)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Contemporary international politics continues to be characterized by a widening rift between the United States and the rest of the world, even Europe. This division is a direct result of Washington's inability, despite its overwhelming military might, to achieve its desired outcomes ...
ASEAN fusion: Southeast Asia's future role in world affairs. (Interview).(former Secretary-General of Association of Southeast Asian Nations,Rodolfo Severino)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Rodolfo Severino was Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 1998 to 2002. His career in international organizations began in 1964 when he served as Information Assistant to the UN Information Center in Manila. From 1967 to 1974, he served in the ...
Dirty laundering: financing Latin America's drug trade. (Review Essays).(Drugs and Money: Laundering Latin America's Cocaine Dollars)(Book Review)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Drugs and Money: Laundering Latin America's Cocaine Dollars. By Robert E. Grosse. (Praeger, 2001) Gone are the days when drug traffickers could walk into a bank with a suitcase full of cash and deposit it with no questions asked. Tough money laundering laws have been in place in ...
Back to business: democracy and markets in East Asia. (Review Essays).(Political Business in East Asia)(Book Review)
Jan 01, 2003; ... Political Business in East Asia. By Edmund Terrence Gomez. (Routledge, 2002) Until the Asian economic crisis, questions of cronyism, corruption, and the politics of business were regarded by most neoliberal economists as mere sideshows in a game that would be decided by market ...
Eyes on the Prize: Alfred Nobel's legacy today. (End Paper).(Nobel Prize)
Jan 01, 2003; ... The Nobel Prize became an integral part of world culture in the 20th century. Since then, the Prize has appeared in the media on an almost daily basis, primarily in references to Nobel laureates. While it has triggered much attention and controversy, the role the Prize plays in recognizing ...