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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will be a permanent court to replace the ad hoc tribunals established by the Security Council. The U.S. was one of seven nations that voted against the creation of an ICC, a move that alienated us from almost all of our allies and grouped us...
Schooled in feminist theory, I felt a certain, unaccountable responsibility to maneuver my copy of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" into a prominent position - blocking out, if at all possible, my collection's less savory offerings (dog-eared copies of Vogue, well-loved Maeve Binchy novels, the odd Tom Clancy spy thriller...
Still, even if the leaders on both sides - hawk- vs.-dove differences in both capitals notwithstanding - need to bring the matter to a close, their room for maneuver may also be limited by domestic political concerns. China's closed authoritarian system is nonetheless complex, with a number of rival power...
President Bush's discomfort is exacerbated by the sense that Washington has few immediate options at its disposal for pressuring the Chinese - and it's palpably clear that visible forms of pressure are more likely to make them dig in their heels. But he may be helped by the fact...
Recent history and the events since the U.S. plane landed in China suggest, the standoff, and its repercussions, won't be quickly resolved. The plane crash is quickly shaping up as the most serious international challenge to have confronted President Bush precisely because it comes on the eve of his...