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Essays - From Poster Child to Basket Case - Coasting on low inflation and solid growth rates, Argentina was a favorite of emerging-market investors in the 1990s. But the glory days ended in 1999 after the economy of neighboring Brazil took a nosedive. Argentina's policymakers have since failed to revive the prosperity the nation once enjoyed. The result is a cautionary tale of how even the best-intentioned market reforms can miss their mark./
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Pastor, Manuel
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Essays - Getting Debt Relief Right - Many argue that forgiving international debts will help relieve poverty in the world's poorest countries. But an enormous amount of money is already given to aid the poor, with little of it reaching those in need. Widespread corruption, weak political institutions, and a lack of accountability all hinder the provision of important social services in developing countries. The international community must figure out a way to ensure the proper use of debt-relief dollars -- Before the problems plaguing many of the world's poorest countries grow any worse./
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Thomas, M A
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2001
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Essays - Indonesia Unraveling? - The devolution of power in post-Suharto Indonesia has empowered corrupt local authorities and brought long-simmering religious and ethnic tensions to the fore. The country lacks a credible executive and impartial military to quell the violence. In fact, the authorities may be exacerbating the tensions instead of helping resolve them./
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Rohde, David
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2001
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Essays - Iran in the Balance - Anxious to turn back a string of recent victories by President Mohammad Khatami and his reformist allies, Iran's conservatives have embarked on a campaign of bloody repression. As the two camps battle for control of the Islamic Republic, the proper moves from Washington just might tip the balance. Modest engagement can help Iran's moderates help themselves./
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Talwar, Puneet
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2001
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Essays - Japan, the Reluctant Reformer - For years the Japanese have weathered their countrys ongoing recession with apparent stoicism. In fact, however, Japan's citizens have learned to find private solutions to their countrys many ills, just as Japanese corporations have moved more and more of their operations overseas. But this trend has only driven Japan into deeper economic straits. If the country's charismatic new leader cannot push through fundamental reforms, capital flight and emigration could be the public's next moves./
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Schoppa, Leonard J
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2001
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Essays - Middle East Peace Through Partition - After all the recent bloodshed in the Middle East, many have pronounced the Oslo peace process dead. But Oslo's core principle -- That peace requires an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza -- Remains as sound as ever. Friendly cooperation between the two sides appears a long way off; even final-status talks may be premature. But in the interim, there is one step Israel can and must take: Withdrawal from the territories, whether the Palestinians are ready or not./
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Makovsky, David
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2001
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Essays - Out-of-Control Immigration - With the U.S. economy soaring, few care that immigration to the United States is at its highest absolute levels. But what happens when the economy falls back to earth? High-tech immigrant workers are already competing with Americans for jobs, while unskilled immigrant laborers are becoming a permanent underclass. High immigration is creating imbalances in education, income distribution, employment, and welfare demands -- As well as tensions between immigrants and citizens and among the federal, state, and local governments. An economic slump will mean crisis. Congress and the White House need to cut back now/
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Goldsborough, James
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2000
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Essays - Pakistan's Jihad Culture - Pakistani militant groups are killing civilians and engaging in terrorism in Indian-held Kashmir under the guise of holy war. The government in Islamabad supports these militants and their religious schools as cheap ways to fight India and educate Pakistan's youth. But this policy is creating a culture of violence that exacerbates internal sectarianism and destabilizes the region. Without change, this monster threatens to devour Pakistani society./
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Stern, Jessica
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2000
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Essays - Plaintiff's Diplomacy - The ever more litigious nature of American society is starting to affect an unexpected area: Foreign policy. Increasing numbers of individuals, both American and foreign, are now using U.S. courts to defend their rights under international law in ways impossible just a few years ago. The plaintiffs range from Holocaust survivors to terrorist victims to the inhabitants of tropical rain forests; the defendants include multinational corporations, foreign officials, and even governments. On the one hand, the trend is bringing to justice many long thought unaccountable. On the other, it is making the tricky process of American diplomacy harder than ever/
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Slaughter, Anne-Marie
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2000
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Essays - Redesigning Foreign Aid - The traditional goals of U.S. foreign aid -- Promoting U.S. security and fostering development in poor countries -- Are no longer as pressing after the Cold War. Washington must revamp its approach to aid and address new, urgent priorities: Shoring up peacekeeping efforts in such places as the Middle East and the Balkans; easing the transition to globalization; tackling transnational environmental crises and diseases; and improving the quality of life for the world's neediest. This new diplomacy will not only transform U.S. aid but bolster its relevance to American interests and values in a rapidly changing world/
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Lancaster, Carol
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2000
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Essays - Restoring the Forests - After thousands of years of agriculture and logging, the world is losing its trees at a rate faster than it can afford. Fortunately, a Great Restoration of the forests is already under way. More-efficient farmers and foresters are helping matters, as are the growth of recycling and other advances. But more work remains to be done. The world needs a comprehensive solution to expand the effort around the globe. Herewith, the plan./
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Victor, David G
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2000
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Essays - Russia's Unformed Foreign Policy - Although Russia has projected itself more forcefully on the world stage since the beginning of the Putin era, its foreign policy still lacks any sort of grand strategic vision. Russian leaders continue to squabble over issues from NATO expansion to the world economy. But they are particularly concerned about Russia's identity, especially with regard to the post-Soviet states. If the Bush administration fails to devise a coherent policy of its own toward its former rival, it may face serious problems down the road./
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Legvold, Robert
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2001
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Essays - The Attack on Human Rights - The excessive individualism in Western human rights doctrine has been criticized by the Islamic world, East Asia, and some within the West itself But human rights advocates need not apologize; human rights are popular and necessary worldwide precisely because they protect individuals against group authority./
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Ignatieff, Michael
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2001
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Essays - The Confirmation Clog - The process of nominating and confirming executive appointments is slow, burdensome, and intrusive. This failed system impedes good governance, frustrates nominees, and hampers recruitment. The next president must rationalize and streamline the appointment process -- Starting now./
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Ornstein, Norman
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2000
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Essays - The Corporate Ethics Crusade - Nongovernmental organizations, activist shareholders, and "socially responsible" investment funds have launched a corporate ethics crusade that has pushed executives to consider more than just the bottom line. Goaded by media interest, however, NGOs prefer to shout solutions rather than engage in objective research. Worse, the symbiotic relationship they are forging with firms could backfire and harm the world's poor./
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Kapstein, Ethan B
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2001
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Essays - The Folly of Arms Control - Ten years after the end of the Cold War, nuclear danger is rising. Despite the end of the struggle in whose name the great nuclear arsenals were built, Washington now seeks to stop proliferation while holding on to its own arsenal indefinitely. But as nuclear restrictions falter -- Battered by India's and Pakistan's tests, Iraq's defiance, North Korea's missiles, and the U.S. missile-defense plan -- The absence of a middle ground becomes stark. Holding on to nuclear arms is not a deterrent but a "proliferant" that goads others to join the club. Arms control has become a way of avoiding a fateful choice: A world of uncontrolled proliferation or a world with no nuclear weapons at all/
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Schell, Jonathan
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2000
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Essays - The Future of the American Pacifier - The traditional goal of America's foreign policy has been to prevent the rise of a peer competitor. Washington sends troops abroad only when a potential hegemon arises that others cannot contain. Europe and Northeast Asia are quiet now, so the United States will likely withdraw its forces over the next decade or so, throwing those regions back into familiar great-power rivalry. Over time, however, China could become the most powerful rival the United States has ever faced -- And Washington's policies since the end of the Cold War have been speeding Beijing's rise rather than slowing it./
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Mearsheimer, John J
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2001
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Essays - The Greening of the WTO - The WTO is often portrayed as a dangerous threat to the environment. But this reputation is largely undeserved, because the trade body has in fact developed principles that accommodate both trade and environmental concerns. There are several steps it can take, however, to make sure the green trend continues./
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Weinstein, Michael M
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2001
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Essays - The Minister and the Terrorist - Germans always knew that their foreign minister, Joschka Fischer, had been a leftist activist in the 1960s and 1970s. More controversial were recent disclosures that he had once assaulted a police officer and may have had links to terrorists. Fischer's evolution is the tale of a generation that changed Germany -- And then itself./
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Markovits, Andrei S
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2001
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Essays - The Mirage of Mexican Guest Workers - U.S. and Mexican policymakers are rushing to resolve long-standing immigration problems. Guest worker programs are on the table, but the negotiators show a troublesome myopia about the programs' implications. The supposed economic benefits of such programs may prove illusory, and the "guests" may in fact come to stay./
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Martin, Philip L
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2001
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