by John Gershman, Col. Daniel Smith (Ret.) | Sep 29, 2005 | Human Rights
In the past 17 months, President Bush has undertaken a concerted effort to wrap his foreign policy in the folds of freedom and democracy. Many observers believe his constant and consistent emphasis has succeeded in altering the “rules of engagement”...
by John Gershman, Murari Raj Sharma | Sep 29, 2005 | Human Rights
I conscientiously believe that democracy makes everyone in Nepal a winner. It ensures sovereignty and freedom for the people, permanence for the monarchy, and independence, prestige, and cooperation for Nepal in the comity of nations. The royal takeover of February 1,...
by Ann-Louise Colgan, Emira Woods | Sep 29, 2005 | Human Rights, War & Peace
For the past two years, the destruction of Darfur has played out before the eyes of the world, and the member countries of the United Nations have remained largely paralyzed. Recent UN votes on sanctions and on a referral to the International Criminal Court are...
by Gareth Porter | Sep 29, 2005 | War & Peace
Thirty years after the last chopper left the Saigon embassy, Americans still dont know why this country fought in Vietnam. According to the dominant explanation, U.S. policymakers believed unquestioningly in the domino theory, which held that...
by John Gershman, Col. Daniel Smith (Ret.) | Sep 29, 2005 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, War & Peace
In 1975, polls showed that only 20% of the U.S. population age 18-29 trusted the Pentagon. That number tended upward through the next quarter century until, by 2000, the military stood head and shoulders above every other national institution in the public’s...