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...communication between Britain and Iran have stalled, MacGregor's cultural diplomacy is opening up another avenue for dialogue. The British Museum, especially since MacGregor took the helm in 2002, has used traveling exhibitions and curatorial exchanges to successfully engage museums from China to North Korea to Sudan. "The more difficult the political relations are, the more important it is to try to understand the history of the country with whom we're having difficult conversations," he says. (See pictures of 250 years of the British Museum...
...worked really hard over exam period, even though it’s difficult with everyone obviously concentrating on our studies, but we all committed to get down to the rink as much as possible,” she said. “Also, the break gave some of our injured players a chance for some much needed rest...
...discovery in 1999 and the beginning of his trial this past week leave much to be desired in terms of legal procedure, it is comforting that the tribunal prosecuting Duch in Phnom Penh has been organized with the support of the United Nations. Though it might be difficult to determine proper punishment for a man who killed and ordered the deaths of so many fellow citizens, we are glad to see that the death penalty will not be an option. Fortunately, in the system that will try Duch and other former Khmer Rouge officials, criminals will be brought to justice...
...apply the law. For example, the African Union, the Group of 77, and the Arab League all oppose the impending indictment of Sudan’s president. But a country like Libya, whose president heads the African Union, cannot object to the impending ICC indictment without diminishing the already difficult case of the Palestinian Authority, one to which it is more sympathetic. And Russia, which voted for Security Council Resolution 1593, cannot now ignore the arrest warrant simply because it disputes the results of the investigation it authorized. Once the ICC’s pre-trial chamber issues the indictment...
...journal Democracy. "In the end, the regime showed a relative tolerance toward one of its fierce opponents. It is a sign that maybe the regime is willing to compromise. Before, the regime [used to shut] the door for any compromise. Political openness is a must, and it is very difficult to turn back...