Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Chimerica: Obama visits Beijing, Kerry Brown

Any visit by a United States president to the People's Republic of China is a big event. This is certainly true of Barack Obama's forthcoming trip, part of a week-long, four-nation tour (including Japan, Singapore, and South Korea) on 12-19...

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Irving Kristol: recollections, Norman Birnbaum

It is puzzling that obituary notices of Irving Kristol obviously intended to be positive designate him the "Godfather" of neo-conservatism.

Likening this group of thinkers and writers to a gang of Mafiosi may or may not be accurate;...

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A powerful women's agency: will the UN deliver?, Charlotte Bunch

After three years of debate, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on September 14th that will lead to the creation of a stronger unified women's rights and gender equality entity led by an Under Secretary General. It will combine...

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