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Chinese officials focus on trade The president of China and other high-ranking Chinese officials began a tour of Latin America in Brazil intending to enhance trade for the booming nation of 1.3 billion people. (The Miami Herald, 11/1... Read More...

Adapting to Contemporary Interpretations of Islam Is Islamic law compatible with democracy and human rights? One of Iran’s best-known reformist clerics has an answer to this question – an answer that challenges Islamic orthodoxy. Journalist Bahman Ni... Read More...

A Man and His People Uri Avnery writes about Yasser Arafat. (Palestine Chronicle, 11/10/2004) Read More...

Ethnic Rivalries Still Bitter in Balkans Kosovo, Bosnia sharply divided; Macedonians fear vote may spark violence. By Daniel Williams. (Washington Post, 11/6/2004) Read More...

Fear and Fury in Russia Although Russia is dominated by an atmosphere of fear, liberal media outlets continue to survive, says the author. By Masha Lipman. (Washington Post, 11/3/2004) Read More...

A View of the Language of Ethnic Minorities in Science and Higher Education in Macedonia The origin of citizens in European societies is heterogeneous from ethnical, linguistic, confessional, or a racial aspect. By Maria Milosevska (IA-Forum, 11/08/2004) Read More... 0 Comments |

Buying Time in Tehran Discusses Iranian economy. By Afshin Molavi. (Iranian Voice, 11/1/2004) Read More...

Decentralization, or Euro-Discrimination? Generally, minorities in the United States often take pride with the fact they are all equal under the law, regardless of their historical or ethnic background. This means that discrimination in the ... Read More... 0 Comments |

Lack of democracy breeds terror An open letter from leading pro-democracy Iranian intellectuals to American intellectuals on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. (9/28/2004) Read More...

World Bank: Disengagement Alone Won't Help PA Economy Discusses what Israel needs to do in order to ensure their own safety as well as help the Palestinian economy. By Ora Coren (Haaertz.com, 11/3/04) Read More...

Finding a Better Growth Model According to the author, China's economic structure is unbalanced, as indicated by a large investment to consumption ratio. Although the investment-led development model kick-started China's economic ... Read More...

The Iran Problem Awaiting Bush or Kerry While Tehran's unprecedented "endorsement" of President Bush raised some eyebrows this week, Iran hasn’t been much of an issue in the Presidential campaign. But as international efforts to confront th... Read More...

Exchange Rate Regime, Speculation And Price Stability In Iraq Nominally, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) is following a flexible-exchange-rate regime. The main reason usually advanced for flexibility is the possible, and usually probable, fluctuation in the oil r... Read More...

US Trouser Quota Against WTO Principles Discusses China's feelings after learning about the United States' new textile quotas. China warns of its repercussions. By Dai Yan (ChinaDaily.com, 10/31/04) Read More...

China Opposes to US Imports Limits on Cotton Trousers, Official Discusses the recent US decision to limit the amount of cotton trousers from China available in the US. Chinese officials state that this is the first step of the US plan to sabotage their trade relat... Read More...

IA-Forum Roundtable Interview: Christopher Preble Christopher Preble (Cato Institute) talks to IA-Forum in the second of our roundtable interview series on Iraq. By Jens Laurson and Dimitri Neos. (IA-Forum, 10/20/2004) Read More... 0 Comments |

Thaw Chilly Relationship with Japan The author blames Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his administration for the long-standing "politically cold and economically warm" relationship between Japan and China. By Fang Zhou. (C... Read More...

We are nobody's pawns Iraqis need international solidarity, not support for violence. By Abdullah Muhsin. (Guardian, 10/23/2004) Read More...

IA-Forum Iraq Roundtable Interview: Dr. John Tierney Dr. John J. Tierney, Jr. (Faculty Chairman, Institute of World Politics) talks to IA-Forum in the first of our roundtable interview series on Iraq. By Jens Laurson and Dimitri Neos. (IA-Forum, 10/2... Read More... 0 Comments |

China's Growth Blesses the World Article discusses the reasons behind China's recent economic growth. Includes the discussion of foreign direct investment, governmental controls, and the available workforce. Also analyzes the impact ... Read More...

Novatek: A Gas Giant You've Never Heard Of Novatek: An emerging Russian gas company seeks to sell shares to a French firm. Its rapid growth challenges the hegemony of Gazprom, the world's biggest gas producer. World wide gas prices may subse... Read More...

IA-Forum Interview: Ambassador Marc Ginsberg Marc Ginsberg, former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, chair of the Alliance for American Leadership, and Foreign Affairs Analyst for Fox News Channel talks to IA-Forum about U.S. Foreign Policy and Iraq. ... Read More... 0 Comments |

Election at all costs may cost democracy While a perfect election in Iraq is impossible, a deeply flawed one could stunt the growth of genuine representative government. By John Barry Kotch. (Japan Times, 10/17/2004) Read More...

Putin's Double Standards According to Russian president Vladimir Putin, criticism of his tough responses to terrorist attacks reflects Western "double standards." But in fact Russia is a beneficiary of such double standards. ... Read More...

Three Important Tasks of Chirac's Visit to China The author believes the two countries exhibit complementary economic strengths and advantages, commenting that Chirac has a "deep China complex" that would help promote Sino-French relations. By Pan ... Read More...

Russia's Soviet Nostalgia Poses Security Threat Can the Kremlin shrug off its nostalgia for the Soviet past? And with it, recognize the right of neighboring states to their borders? The security of Eurasia and Russia itself depends upon it. By Ari... Read More...

Inside the Mind of Al Qaeda Osama bin Laden's feelings, like his whereabouts, remain a mystery. But if he were to suddenly surface tomorrow to deliver a State of the Jihad speech, it might sound something like this:"Fellow membe... Read More...

Challenge to Election Results is Subsiding ing Afghanistan Update on Afghan elections. By Daan van der Schriek. (EurasiaNet, 10/12/2004) Read More...

Girl, 10, shot as she sat in her class, say Palestinians A 10-year-old girl is critically ill after being hit by a bullet while attending school in Gaza, Palestinian security and hospital sources said. (CNN, 10/12/2004) Read More...

Returning Nuclear Fuel to Russia" IAEA said. Libya intend to return back Enriched nuclear fuel to Russia pastly provided by Soviet Union. (Aljazeera.com, 3/9/04) Read More...

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