The World Today Middle East: Tense Times Whatever happened to the Middle East peace process — no peace and very little process. As George W. Bush steps into the White House the language of confrontation echoes loudly and insistently around the region. So could Bush the younger look to his father’s approach for inspiration? Unfortunately much has changed in the intervening years — almost all of it for the worse.
The World Today European Security in the George Bush Era: Through American eyes Perhaps in security matters most of all, the US President can lead his country and sometimes the rest of the world. How will foreign and security policy play in the George W Bush administration, and what does it mean for Europe?
The World Today Balance of Power: Whatever Happened to the Balance of Power? In his inaugural address, President Bush spoke of ‘shaping a balance of power that favours freedom.’ What have the end of the Cold War, environmental issues, international crime and humanitarian interventions done for the balance of power? Is it a concept worth bothering with and do we need to worry about new centres of power?
The World Today Books – Human Rights on the Internet: To Know is Not Enough Human Rights on the Internet, by Halperin, Hicks and Hoskins. Published by Palgrave
The World Today Books – Humanitarian Interventions: To Intervene or Not To Intervene Saving Strangers by Nicholas Wheeler. Published by Oxford University Press
The World Today Energy Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula: Low on Power The Korean Peninsula is witnessing a new era of co-existence after its long period of confrontation following the Korean War. But rapid political developments conceal serious economic problems in the North resulting from catastrophic cuts in energy production. Providing power is straining resources in the South but international energy cooperation offers North Korea the chance to develop, increase revenue and gain political clout.
The World Today Germany's Far Right: Odin's Legion on the March Germany is worried about the growth of the extreme right and its access to weapons. But while the Constitutional Court is deciding whether the National Democratic Party is a threat to democracy, mainstream parties also need to respond to issues of unemployment, immigration and what it means to be German.
