Is G-8's relevance unclear?

This is the affirmative answer to such question as expressed in an article by LA Times. " On eve of summit, G-8's relevance is unclear. This week's gathering of the world's major developed nations in Japan will probably be overshadowed by worries about the global economy...

FCC: Fairness Doctrine losing relevance

This is not good news and points out why portals like NowPublic are becoming more and more important to the free transfer of information on the Internet.  - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------"The Federal Communications Commission has no...

ABM And The Geostrategic Interests Of Azerbaijan

"ABM And The Geostrategic Interests Of Azerbaijan It is wrong to think that Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal might stop the deployment of an American defense shield in its tracks. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has already said that despite Russia's...

Fighting on Two Fronts: Secular Parties in the Arab World - A Carnegie Paper,...

"Without strong secular parties, political competition in the Arab world could be reduced to a dangerous head-on confrontation between Islamist parties and the incumbent governments. Yet secular parties—a broad term referring to organizations that do not embrace a...

US Foreign Policy and the Iran-Iraq War

"This article by Professor Boyle, first published in February 1986 provides an incisive historical review of Washington's foreign policy agenda during the Iran Hostage crisis and the Iran-Iraq war. It is of particular relevance to an understanding both of the US sponsored...