Prime Minister Kan is on board with the U.S. military presence in Okinawa, but the island’s residents and politicians are considerably less sanguine about it.
Japan’s Three Elections
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How to Convince a State That Thinks It Wants Nuclear Weapons That It Really Doesn’t
Plenty of options exist for diverting states from acquiring nuclear weapons. But an understanding of why states feel the need for them is required first.
Americans Don’t Really Believe There Is Such a Thing as a Moderate Muslim
Media’s failure to cover “boring” moderate Muslims leads Americans to believe that most Muslims hate the United States.
When Nuclear Terrorism Isn’t Terrorism
The danger that a state might attempt to smuggle nuclear weapons onto U.S. soil as if it were a terrorist group only adds to the urgent need for disarmament.
Fahrenheit 451, Park 51, and Mainstreaming Hate
The right pulled off a neat trick by conflating burning the Koran with building an Islamic center near Ground Zero.
The Worst of Both Worlds: The “Shimano Problem” Underscores Clash of Cultures When Buddhism Spread to West
By sleeping with their students, Eastern and Western Buddhist teachers have trashed not only young souls but their own traditions.
It’s “Groundhog Day” All Over Again in Pyongyang
Even sending Bill Murray to negotiate with North Korea is preferable to Obama’s Bush-like hard line, complete with sanctions.
Et Tu, Buddha? Rationalizing Violence in Buddhism
Despite its pacifistic reputation in the West, Buddhism can be as violent as any religion.
Why Don’t Iraqis and Afghans Embrace Democracy?
There are other reasons besides the bad example we set why states we occupy fail to jump through the U.S. democracy hoop.
Bacevich Held Over Another Week!
By habitually responding to threats with the military instead of diplomacy, the U.S. makes itself weaker, not stronger.