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Alice Amsden Hype or Help?
(An article in the Series-- International Labor Standards: Protectionism or Simple Decency?)
Amsden argues that labor standards linking Southern wages to Southern productivity may be better at protecting Northern wages than improving living standards in the South. "International Labor Standards" forum includes: Alice Amsden, 20.6 Richard Rothstein, 20.6
Alexei Arbatov Russian Security or NATO Expansion?
(An article in the Series-- Cooperative Security: The Military Problem)
Ivo Banac,
Rabia Ali,
Lawrence Lifschultz
The Last Days of Bosnia?
(Lead article in the Forum-- Last Days of Bosnia)
Ivo Banac, once described as "the political conscience of modern Croatia," talks with Rabia Ali and Lawrence Lifschultz about the Balkan war, the craven role of the West, and the importance of preserving Bosnia's integrity.
Svetlana BoymA Strange Hybrid
A close look at post-Soviet commercial advertising reveals that market norms never really took hold -- even among capitalists.
Noam Chomsky Humanitarian Intervention
(An article in the Series-- On Intervention)
Is military intervention a legitimate or an effective instrument of foreign policy? In light of Bosnia, Haiti, and Somalia, we invited new reflections on this old issue.
Carl Conetta,
Charles Knight,
Robert Leavitt
Free Reign for the Sole Superpower?
(An article in the Series-- On Intervention)
Richard Falk Intervention and Resistance
(An article in the Series-- On Intervention)
Allan ForbesAtrocities
World War II ended the tradition of civilian immunity. We've been living with the consequences ever since.
Randall Forsberg Introduction
(Lead article in the Forum-- After the Cold War: The North/South Divide)
Randall Forsberg Wasting Billions
(An article in the Series-- Cooperative Security: The Military Problem)
The end of the Cold War has generated deep uncertainty about the future shape of the international system. The authors examine how a cooperative approach can help ensure peace and security for the next generation.
Randall ForsbergForce without Reason
Jonathan FoxThe Roots of Chiapas
Democracy in Mexico is arriving in an old fashioned way -- through popular rebellion.
Thomas Harrison Response
(An article in the Series-- On Intervention)
Christopher Hitchens Never Trust Imperialists
(An article in the Series-- On Intervention)
Joanne Landy,
Thomas Harrison,
Jennifer Scarlott
On Haiti: An Open Letter To President Clinton
Michael MontgomerySpreading the Nationalist Virus
The nationalism that killed Yugoslavia was manufactured to win a struggle for power.
Diane F. Orentlicher Should We Risk Lives to Save Lives?
(An article in the Series-- On Intervention)
Gerard PielA Matter of Life and Death
What can be done now to head off a disastrous world population explosion?
Richard Rothstein The Case for Labor Standards
(An article in the Series-- International Labor Standards: Protectionism or Simple Decency?)
Focusing on Bangladesh, Rothstein argues that appropriate standards would help protect children from exploitation, improve wages, and restore some confidence in the capacity of states to regulate markets for the human good.
Scott ShermanAn Easy Thing; Four Hands; Leonardo's Bicycle; Life Itself; No Happy Ending; The Shadow of the Shadow; Some Clouds
Taibo's novels reveal the raw sewage of Mexican politics -- and a labyrinth of solidarity hidden beneath it.
Jack SpenceWhere's the Left in El Salvador and Nicaragua?
Fifteen years after the victory of the Nicaraguan Revolution, the left is in trouble at the ballot box in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Susan C. Strong The Business of Peace
(An article in the Series-- Cooperative Security: The Military Problem)
Thomas G. Weiss Response
(An article in the Series-- On Intervention)