The UN: Bush’s Newest Ally? The UN: Bush’s Newest Ally?
It's proven useful of late in Afghanistan, but Annan shouldn't expect miracles.
Dec 13, 2001 / Feature / John G. Ruggie
Bush’s Globalized NATO Bush’s Globalized NATO
As envisioned by the Administration, it's unilateralism with a multilateral face.
Dec 7, 2001 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger
Wanted: Global Politics Wanted: Global Politics
New types of violence are on the rise, and the only exit route is political.
Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / Mary Kaldor
Mugging the ICC Mugging the ICC
While the United States has spent the past few weeks imploring other countries to cooperate with our war on terrorism, behind the scenes it's apparently retaining an isolationist ...
Oct 18, 2001 / Daphne Eviatar
Court Time for Henry Court Time for Henry
Although it may appear that the aftershocks of September 11 have somewhat deposed the discourse of human rights and international law and replaced it with that of law and order, th...
Oct 18, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Reflections on Durban Reflections on Durban
The United States cannot dodge its responsibility by withdrawing from the World Conference Against Racism.
Sep 17, 2001 / Dennis Brutus and Ben Cashdan
The AIDS Fund Fight The AIDS Fund Fight
Behind closed doors at the UN and in Western capitals, government and corporate officials are arguing over the size and governance of a fund that is going to be the primary interna...
Jun 21, 2001 / Feature / Robert Weissman
More Corporate Welfare More Corporate Welfare
Who says this is a do-nothing Congress? Sure, it can't agree on expanding the childcare tax credit or approve an increase in the minimum wage. Yet, as Congress prepares to adjour...
Oct 19, 2000 / Rep. Peter DeFazio
Europe: Is There a Fourth Way? Europe: Is There a Fourth Way?
If Western Europe is to be independent it must defend its welfare state.
Oct 19, 2000 / Feature / Daniel Singer
On the Events in Serbia On the Events in Serbia
It took them thirteen years to ditch
Old Slobodan Milosevic.
Now people see a new day dawn,
But notice that he's still not gone.
Oct 12, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin