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COMMENTARY

Mar 17, 2003

Politicians fail to fill predecessors' shoes

By Kenzo Uchida

With tension building over Iraq as the United States steps up military preparations, North Korea's nuclear saber-rattling threatens stability in Northeast Asia. War fears are clouding economic prospects worldwide.

COMMENTARY / World

Mar 16, 2003

U.S. risks danger of 'global overstretch'

By Eric Teo Chu Cheow

SINGAPORE -- Although U.S. President George W. Bush appears determined to rid Iraq of President Saddam Hussein, the world is deeply divided. On one hand, Hussein has been ruthless, even with his own people, and may have hidden weapons of mass destruction and sponsored al-Qaeda terrorists. On the other...

COMMENTARY / World

Mar 16, 2003

Post-1945 order may have run its course

By Jonathan Fenby

LONDON -- It is unlikely that the split over whether to go to war with Iraq will do Iraqi President Saddam Hussein much good, as U.S. President George W. Bush appears intent on unleashing hostilities however widespread the opposition to conflict. But it will certainly do the new world order which was...

COMMENTARY

Mar 15, 2003

What drives the warmongers?

By Gregory Clark

At last count we had been given six different reasons for invading Iraq, some of them false and the rest contradictory. The current favorite -- seeking to change an obnoxious regime -- might carry weight if it was not contrary to international law and if in the past both the United States and Britain...

COMMENTARY

Mar 15, 2003

U.S., ROK narrow the gap

By Ralph Cossa

HONOLULU -- Debates are raging among the security policy communities in the U.S. and South Korea over North Korean motives and intentions and how best to deal with Pyongyang. There seems to be only one point upon which all agree: no solution to the current standoff is practical unless Washington and...

COMMENTARY / World

Mar 15, 2003

Panama's combat lessons apply to Iraq

By James Reed and Michael O'Hanlon

WASHINGTON -- Unless Iraq's military capitulates quickly, the most difficult phase of a war to overthrow President Saddam Hussein will likely be the battle for Baghdad. American military triumphs since 1990 have taken place in the open desert of Arabia, the airspace over the Balkans and the barren plains...

COMMENTARY / World

Mar 14, 2003

Deprived, ignored and scorned, North Korea driven into a corner

By David Wall

CAMBRIDGE, England -- For several years now North Korea has been carrying out a process of economic reform and opening up. Sound familiar? That is what the Chinese did 25 years ago when they, too, realized that their economic system was out-of-date and unable to meet the aspirations of its people.

COMMENTARY

Mar 14, 2003

9/11 gave life to U.S. imperial ambitions

By Brahma Chellaney

NEW DELHI -- As U.S. President George W. Bush readies a war on Iraq without any direct provocation, the United States faces international opprobrium and isolation. Rarely before has the U.S. risked its future international role and image on a huge strategic gamble untied to the protection of its vital...

COMMENTARY / World

Mar 14, 2003

How the U.S. piqued Pyongyang

By David Wall

CAMBRIDGE, England -- If it weren't for the fact that the lives of several million people are at stake it could be fun watching the game of diplomatic poker being played by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and U.S. President George W. Bush. Those lives are at stake, however, as is the future stability...

COMMENTARY / World

Mar 12, 2003

U.S. bears costs as U.N. is challenged

By Ramesh Thakur

As the issue of Iraq comes to a head, the United Nations faces a grave challenge. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council are deeply divided; many governments -- British, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish -- are at odds with their own people; and the divisions have hardened since U.S. President...

COMMENTARY / World

Mar 12, 2003

Preparing news reporters for surviving a nightmare

By Chris Cramer

As the world stands on the brink of what could be the most dangerous war ever, there is one question facing those of us in the news media: How far should a journalist go to get the story? With rogue groups in parts of the world appearing to regard journalists as legitimate targets, the inherently unsafe...

COMMENTARY

Mar 11, 2003

Japan's nation-building role

By Keizo Nabeshima

Amid escalating tension over the Iraqi situation, the international community, including Japan, has again pledged contributions toward reconstructing war-torn Afghanistan. The pledges came at the Tokyo Conference on Consolidation of Peace on Feb. 22, attended by officials from 34 countries, including...

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