Dialogue on Laos and Vietnam
December 19, 2006 | Ronald Bruce St John and Andrew Wells-Dang debate the relationship between economic and politics in Laos and Vietnam.
Articles by John Feffer
Laos: Power Trumps Reform
December 18, 2006 | Without political reform, Laos will continue to be mired in debt and poverty, argues Ronald Bruce St John.
Vietnam: The Changing Faces of Reform
December 18, 2006 | Andrew Wells-Dang questions whether Western capitalism is transforming Vietnam into a neo-liberal paradise.
Taiwan: A Key to Chinas Rise and Transformation
December 18, 2006 | China and Taiwan should unify, Fei-Ling Wang argues, to ensure a peaceful and democratic China.
Postcard from Pyongtaek
December 13, 2006 | Just three hours south of the De-Militarized Zone, the South Korean government is waging alarming levels of violence and repression against villagers in the city of Pyongtaek near the U.S. base Camp Humphrey. For over four years, residents have refused to hand over their homes and farmland to the U.S. military.
Response to Public Diplomacy Dialogue
December 13, 2006 | America's public diplomacy is handicapped by arrogance, impatience, and a reluctance to listen. In Anti-Americanism and the Rise of Civic Diplomacy, Nancy Snow investigates how Washington can change its image abroad. In their responses to Nancy Snow's provocative thesis, R.S. Zaharna and John Robert Kelley focus on America's credibility deficit and the limits of civic diplomacy. Finally, Nancy Snow offers some concluding remarks.
The U.S. Credibility Deficit
December 13, 2006 | In their responses to Nancy Snow's provocative thesis, R.S. Zaharna and John Robert Kelley focus on America's credibility deficit and the limits of civic diplomacy.
The Limits of Public Diplomacy
December 13, 2006 | In their responses to Nancy Snow's provocative thesis, R.S. Zaharna and John Robert Kelley focus on America's credibility deficit and the limits of civic diplomacy.
Anti-Americanism and the Rise of Civic Diplomacy
December 13, 2006 | Americas public diplomacy is handicapped by arrogance, impatience, and a reluctance to listen. In Anti-Americanism and the Rise of Civic Diplomacy, Nancy Snow asks whether Washington can change its image abroad.