Winter_Spring03

Iraq and the War on Terror

Shashi Tharoor

September 11, 2002: Understanding and Defeating Terrorism, One Year Later

To tackle the problem of terrorism, the international community requires greater cooperation, an understanding of global inequalities, and a three-pronged strategy says the UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Shashi Tharoor in a speech commemorating the one-year anniversary of 9/11.

Ahmad Chalabi

Is There Life After Saddam? An Interview with the Iraqi National Congress Chairman  

A potential leader of post-Saddam Iraq, Ahmad Chalabi looks back in U.S. foreign policy successes and failures in the Persian Gulf region and projects into the near future as to what is yet to come.

Hurst Hannum

Bellum Americanum

Since the late 1990s, U.S. foreign policy has been characterized by bending of international law, self-serving domestic interests, and the lack of clearly defined objectives. Driven by the same agenda, the U.S. may be headed towards yet another ill-advised war.

S. Iqbal Riza

The UN and the Future of Multilateralism: An Interview with Chef de Cabinet to the UN Secretary-General

What is the potential UN role vis-a-vis Iraq? Are the current international ant-terror efforts being effective? What did happen in Rwanda? Answers are provided by one of the top UN officials.

William A. Rugh

Perceptions in the Arab World and Debates in Washington: Analyzing U.S. Mideast Policy After September 11

U.S. policy towards the Middle East took a dramatic turn after the attacks of 9/11. Former American ambassador to Yemen and UAE looks at two ensuing debates: one in the Arab world and another in Washington.

Matthew Levitt

Stemming the Flow of Terrorist Financing: Practical and Conceptual Challenges 

The goal of counterterrorism must include cracking down not only on operational cells of terrorist organization, but also on their logistical and financial networks.

Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy

Suzanne Nossel

Battle Hymn of the Democrats 

In order for the Democrats to rebound from the 2002 midterm elections disaster and survive in 2004, they need a forceful foreign policy platform more in tune with America's true interests and values.

Thanos Veremis

Elements of American Foreign Policy: Reflections of a Present Day Traveler

An European perspective on the instrumental roles of Lockean liberalism, an evangelical missionary spirit, and pragmatism in the shaping of today's U.S. foreign policy.

Alan K. Henrikson

Henry Kissinger, Geopolitics, and Globalization

What effect is globalization having on U.S. foreign policy? Is foreign policy needed, or even possible, in an age of globalization? An analysis of Henry Kissinger's answers based on his recent book Does America Need a Foreign Policy?

James Holmes

Police Power: Theodore Roosevelt, American Diplomacy, and World Order

TR's "international police power" justified U.S. intervention in the affairs of the American states suffering from governmental impotence and chronic wrongdoing. Yet, what gave the Roosevelt Corollary its legitimacy were the accompanying strategic prudence, tact, and respect of state sovereignty.

Yugoslavia Revisited

Carlos L. Yordan

Resolving the Bosnian Conflict: European Solutions

Although the Dayton Peace Accords were spearheaded by the United States, the Europeans have taken the lead in implementing the provisions of the treaty.

Aleksandar Jokic

DOS: The Second Year

Leading the way in the post=Milosevic era, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia escapes clear definitions. Most significantly, the DOS's political agenda has been ineffective, and the promise of reform in Serbia remains unfulfilled.

Issues and Policy

Ellen L. Lutz, Eileen F. Babbitt, and Hurst Hannum

Human Rights and Conflict Resolution from the Practitioners' Perspectives

The Directors of The Fletcher School's Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution explore areas of contrast and convergence in the approaches and goals of human rights activists and conflict resolution practitioners.

Mary Frances Lowe

Toward a Globally Harmonized System: Negotiating to Promote Public Health, Environmental Protection, and International Trade

An EPA official discusses the lessons of a complex, ambitious, and technical negotiation process that led to international voluntary agreements on a Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

Reviews

The Tragedy of the Middle East

By Barry Rubin
Reviewed by Sanam F. Vakil

Shashi Tharoor, F76

"The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs is a prime example of the School’s long-standing commitment to convening thought-leaders to bring to light the world’s most vital issues. During our time as students at Fletcher, my friends and I felt it was necessary to provide a showcase for the important scholarship occurring at the School and beyond on a daily basis. The creation of the journal made this possible. I’m pleased to know that more than 30 years later, the Forum remains an essential read for professionals in the international affairs arena.”

- Shashi Tharoor, F76, former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, award-winning author, businessman, and current member of Indian Parliament.