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...must continue to take up this cause, so that the next time Larry King asks about these issues, Ahmadinejad will not look puzzled and reply,“What do you mean by human rights problems...
...economic devastation, and global instability. Building a new national missile defense system would not only bankrupt the United States, but would also make the entire nation less safe. Instead, the United States should continue its current policy of engagement with Beijing – but this does not mean that it needs to appease China on every issue of importance.In contrast to the predictions of the Wolfowitz clique, East Asia has actually become one of the more politically stable regions of the world. The past three decades have seen the United States and China move closer and closer to consensus...
Both U.S. presidential candidates agree that Iran must be stopped from acquiring nuclear-weapons capability, and their preferred option for doing so is diplomacy - by which they mean sanctions. Even though John McCain is more inclined to keep a military option "on the table," the U.S. military establishment has made clear that attacking Iran is the proverbial "bridge too far", whose consequences would pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. interests. The problem is that the current diplomatic effort is going nowhere...
...theater before explaining that their tense relationship was a matter of compounded frustrations over a long period of time. “It really comes down to little things that tend to escalate,” Pecci says. “There’s not enough space. I mean, we do our best, but that sort of carries over into this feud. I think Diane, having been here, understands and is the best person for the job to alleviate that tension and to improve the student faculty and professional relationship for everyone’s well-being...
...revamped agency's annual budget of more than $10 billion puts it in the same league as the Asian Development Bank and the U.S. Agency for International Development. With the sagging economy, which many - including Prime Minister Taro Aso - say is already in recession, the reorganization doesn't necessarily mean more money, just a more efficent way at dispensing it. JICA expects the change to scale up its activities and quickly turn projects into viable programs and also streamline the process of providing technical assistance, grant aid and soft loans. The JICA will also set up a research institute...