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...nuclear war at large. But Reagan’s refusal to surrender his “Star Wars” missile defense shield scuttled the agreement. More recently, the Bush administration’s decision to place missile interceptors in Poland led a Russian general to threaten a nuclear strike on that country and the general provocation of that country’s political leadership. These diplomatic losses surely outweigh any potential security advantage afforded by ballistic missile defense...
...lead to a sticky situation for the U.S., which is desperately trying to focus Pakistan's government on combating resurgent militants along its inflamed border with Afghanistan. In the run-up to his presidential campaign, President-elect Barack Obama claimed he would be willing to unilaterally launch targeted strikes against terrorist camps operating within Pakistani territory - a lesson not lost on Indians eyeing the bases of groups like LeT, which allegedly trained the Mumbai attackers. "There has been an international legitimization of such a strike in Pakistan," says Dipankar Banerjee, director of the Delhi-based Institute for Peace and Conflict...
...much more daunting challenge facing India's leaders, though, is one that cannot be solved by pointing fingers. The audacity of the strike against Mumbai's ritziest neighborhood and the carnage that ensued have exposed troubling holes not only in India's security apparatus but also in whole realms of domestic governance, from its leaky immigration policy to how municipalities are funded to how its minorities are treated. That requires the sort of earnest, thankless hard work few governments can muster, especially while campaigning for elections. Meanwhile, India's public is fuming. "Today," says hotelier Ahmed almost shaking with rage...
Another day, another strike. But this isn't France or India. It's China. On Nov. 27, yet another Chinese city was hit by a work stoppage by its taxi drivers, this time in Chaozhou, a city of some 2.5 million residents in the southern province of Guangdong. Repeating the pattern started when cabbies went on strike in the huge metropolis of Chongqing in central China on November 6, the mayor of Chaozhou sat down for talks with representatives of the drivers, who complained of competition from illegal cabs, gouging by the taxi companies from whom they rented their cars...
...whole, the rolling taxi strikes have been remarkable for the restraint shown by the authorities, whose response to challenges from below can often be ham-fisted - and brutal. They have also drawn attention for the relatively unfettered coverage given to them in the state media - particularly the first strike in Chongqing when state media, such as the Xinhua News Agency, featured lengthy stories detailing how the local governor and central politburo member Bo Xilai led negotiations to resolve the dispute...