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Barack Obama, Iran, and the nuclear danger

The tensions over Iran's nuclear programme resemble the prelude to the Iraq war of 2003. But the new conditions of international politics could yet be turned to advantage in finding a solution.

Pressing issues for UN peacekeeping operations

The resignation of the UN commander in chief in Congo this year is indicative of the rising number of problematic UN peacekeeping missions. For peacemaking in complex environments to have a chance of succeeding, members of the UN Security Council will need to transcend their own national security and economic interests.

Democracy-promotion: doctrine vs dialogue

George W Bush made democracy-support a central theme of his presidency. Barack Obama, by contrast, has downplayed it. Yet the latter's approach may achieve more effective results.

Torture: America's policy, Europe's shame

The degrading treatment meted out to prisoners of the United States-led "war on terror" over seven years has yet to be subject to proper legal scrutiny and accountability. But the responsibility is Europe's too, say Jan Egeland & Mariano Aguirre.

Barack Obama and Afghanistan: a closer look

The United States’s shift of strategy towards “AfPak” needs to go further by taking account of regional concerns and local agencies.

Haiti: unravelling the knot

Haiti's interlocking crises - from food-security to social violence, inequality to judicial corruption - make it one of the most challenging arenas in the world for establishing the right mix of international and domestic policies. Mariano Aguirre & Amélie Gauthier draw lessons from a research trip to suggest where the priorities should lie.

Afghanistan and the Pakistan crisis

Scarce attention to poverty alleviation and blind reliance on military might has brought the western forces in Afghanistan to a standstill. Putting Pakistan into the equation is a key to any solution in Afghanistan.

A region of dangers

We can expect the traditional US policy of support for Israeli repression to continue also in 2008, with predictable results: more repression generates more deadly radicalism. The similar pattern can be seen also in Pakistan.

Annapolis: how to avoid failure

Mercenaries and the new configuration of world violence

Shooting Messengers

A New Cold War or Dangerous Multipolarity?

Re-founding the state in Bolivia

Middle East Diplomacy: Between war and negotiation

Justicia incompleta, sentencia inútil

Power and paradox in the United Nations

La moderada radicalidad de los No Alineados

Bolivia: the challenges to state reform

After the Gaza Withdrawal

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