Winter 2001 Vol 25:1
Articles
The acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic State of Afghanistan offers his government’s Views on the prospects for peace in Afghanistan, while calling for a comprehensive U.S. policy. (View)
The Taliban Representative to the U.N. addresses the dynamics of the ongoing Afghan civil war and the challenges confronting the Taliban government. (View)
Ambassador Tomsen, former special envoy to the Mujahideen, urges a reformulation of U.S. policy toward Afghanistan to confront the challenges the civil war poses to international peace and stability, and highlights Pakistan’s role in the conflict. (View)
Ambassador Bosworth reflects on the recent rapprochement between North and South Korea, and its implications for future U.S.-Korea relations.
Ambassador Yang outlines South Korea’s Sunshine Policy towards North Korea, arguing that it has been largely responsible for bringing about the current rapprochement between the two Koreas. He also discusses the future of U.S.-Korean relations.
Cukor and McKnight discuss how increased access and more affordable connectivity to advanced information and communication technologies, especially wireless and Internet services, are making on-line information increasingly available to development professionals and citizens of developing countries.
Grosse and Yanes argue that improved technologies will decrease the cost of oil extraction, thus increasing supply, while the development of alternate energy sources will reduce the demand for oil. The interaction of these two forces will lead to a much lower oil price in the near future.
Tesoro and Tootson emphasize the vital importance of performance measurement systems in today’s globalized world and offer guidelines for establishing such mechanisms.
Mitchell cautions that policymakers in the U.S. and Japan are using deceptive and calculated rhetoric and claims to sell a dangerous missile defense system to the Japanese and American publics.
Vivas examines the rise to power of populist Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, and warns that his political style may be a harbinger of things to come in the Andean region.
Ugalde describes the evolution of Mexican presidential power and examines the changes likely to take place under new president Vicente Fox.
Park compares the transition from dictatorship to democracy in Chile and South Korea and their divergent approaches to retroactive justice.
Commentary on Global Hot Spots
Prce, Defense Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, argues that the Dayton Peace Agreement is a third attempt to centralize and de-nationalize Bosnia and Herzegovina and, like the two previous efforts, is bound to fail. The agreement can only by salvaged if it takes into account the state’s multi-ethnic reality.
Yaphe discusses the complex challenges facing the new U.S. president in the Middle East, with a focus on Iran, Iraq, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Marias argues that the current moves toward rapprochement between Greece and Turkey as the result of a laudable plea to focus on issues of ‘low politics’ before addressing more controversial topics like Cyprus.