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This summer saw two major milestones, though both were largely symbolic. On June 28, the U.S.-led coalition transferred limited sovereignty to a government of Iraqis, ending the reign of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and placing control of the country??at least officially—in the hands of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. Unfortunately, the transfer of power has not made the rocky road to peace in Iraq any smoother. Earlier this month, a second, far grimmer milestone: the number of U.S. casualties in Iraq crept past the sobering 1,000 mark...
...barely arrived in the United States when Russian President Vladimir V. Putin announced a sweeping series of reforms aimed at centralizing his grip on the country??s ruling apparatus. The Russian people, like Americans after 9/11, will also have to cope with a dual tragedy—a loss of life accompanied by a loss of liberty. By now, Americans should know all about the sort of measures Putin put on the table—the kind that won’t likely do much to help the war on terror, but will do a great job handing...
...covered this was “theft—yes/no.” Simply put, several hours of modeling a number of oil fields, their refineries, transport assets and the like came down to one question: Is the government going to screw us at the first available opportunity? This country??s attractiveness to investors hinged on the greed of its government. Judging from this example, those firms that do get their money’s worth in Central Asia will be the lucky few. And they are likely to be Chinese, since it is seldom wise even...
...veteran of the war of independence against Portugal, Chissano said his proudest accomplishments were bringing peace to Mozambique and helping the country??s economy transition from Marxism to capitalism...
Chissano said he took great pride in his country??s economic development...