Global Views
Letter from Tokyo
Iran and America, Friends or Foe
By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent
America and Iran are meant to be natural enemies, however, their relationship is very complex and sometimes both nations share a common vision in the realm of geopolitics. Yet to the outside ...

Crisis Looms in US-Pakistan Ties
By Patrick Seale
A sharp divergence in national aims is driving the US and Pakistan apart. Relations between the two allies are severely strained and seem on the verge of a major crisis. America's 'war on terror' lies at the heart of ...

Georgia Took a Huge Gamble in South Ossetia But Russia Will Not Be Intimidated
The government of Georgia entered South Ossetia in the hope of unifying this region within Georgia properly, rather in name only. However, while Georgia may have hoped that her closeness with America and ...

Water Ice on Mars Confirmed
Mission scientists celebrated the news after a sample of the ice was finally delivered to one of the lander's instruments. Phoenix's mission has also officially been extended for one month beyond its original mission ...

Time for Politics of People's Movements to Prevail
From Politics of Representation to Politics of Numbers
By Medha Patkar
The game of numbers was never at its vulgar ebb as it is today. It is clear by now, more than ever before that electoral politics is nothing more than valueless and opportunistic arithmetic. Votes and candidates ...

How to Prevent a War With Iran
Unfortunately, some Evangelicals are among the loudest voices crying for war with Iran. President Ahmadinejad is worse than Hitler, according to the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry. In the March/ ...

Nuclear deal -- Indians in a fix
Because of well known and controversial nuclear deal between India and America, the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has fallen in the danger zone. Prime Minister Manmohan ...

Did G8 Summit Give Answers to the Global Energy Crisis?
The recently concluded G8 summit in Japan placed rising fuel and food prices, besides climate change, at the top of its agenda. While fuel crisis is enough to stoke panic, it has also partly induced the food ...

Climate Decision Makers Call for More Political Leadership, Clear Policy Environment: Survey
A new worldwide survey of key climate decision-makers shows strong and consistent views that government leaders worldwide need to act quickly and agree on a set of clear, inclusive, and long-term ...

Winning over Angry Young Men Is Key to Enduring Stability in Iraq: The Senlis Council
LONDON — In a new report titled ‘Iraq: Angry Hearts and Angry Minds,' The Senlis Council on June 26, 2006 called for a reengineering of the international community's mechanisms for responding to ...

Divorced Women Treated Worst in South Korea
A Maturing China-Africa Relationship
Crumbling Relations between American & Pak Armies
Life on Mars Could Have Come from Earth
American Target -- Terrorism or Islam?
Drop the F Word
The Bushes and Hitler's Appeasement
Why America Doesn't Need Foreign Oil
World Publics Say Governments Should Be More Responsive to the Will of the People
Asthma Control Is Appalling in Most Countries
No "Miracle Solutions" for Zimbabwe
Free Press, Access to Information Vital for Development, Top UN Oficials Stress
Failures of US-led War on Terror Bolstering Legitimacy of Somali, Afghan Extremists
Why Genetic Similarities Don't Prove Evolution!
Shia-Sunni Unity for World Peace
Oil Needs to Be Replaced as Energy Source
Iraq War: Who Lost, Al-Qaeda or Iraqi People
Erosion of Support for Free Market System: Global Poll
Do Corporations Owe Anything To Society?
Government & Organized Crime, A History of Co-existence
Governments Should Act to Prevent Racism
What Exactly Is a Pundit Anyway?
African Union Dull under Spotlight
Change of Scope for Land of Hope
Black Race Not Related To Apes!
Large Majorities in All Countries Favor Equal Rights for Women: Int'l Poll Finds
Fossil Doesn't Support Bat Evolution!
Obama: Camelot or Chameleon?
Fate of US Hinges on Coming Election
Understanding Intelligent Design Theory
Parallels, Differences, and Suffering
New World Order Evolving
A Diplomat, a Diplomat, My Kingdom for a Diplomat
Hegemony
Benazir's Martyrdom -- A Memorable Sacrifice
UAE will remain staunch supporter for Palestinian Cause: Sheikh Mohammed
Leader in War Could be Leader in Peace
Pak -- May God Save You!
How All The Races Came from Adam and Eve
HINDRAF -- Bane upon the Nation
How Do Egg Yolks Turn into Chickens?
'Shut Up' Is Hit Ringtone in Spain
Natural Laws Vs. Intelligent Design?
US and Russian Publics Strongly Support Steps to Reduce and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
What Is Liberal Theology?
We Need a Moratorium on Agrofuels
Of the Insanity of Our Children
A World Full of Fear
Sluggish Justice Emboldens Despots
Poll Finds Mixed Views About Bhutto’s Return
Scientists Are Not Creating Life!
Food for Thought -- on World Food Day
The Globalization of Hunger
Gandhian Philosophy: Nobler than Nobel Prize
Love Is the Missing Link in War-on-Terror
The Genetic Boundaries of Evolution
Action Needed on Global Warming
Bigotry, Racism and Discrimination
Rational Christian Response to Ayn Rand
It's Not a Clash between Christian and Islamic Civilizations
The Price of Tea in China
Crafting a US Foreign Policy for a New Century"
UN vs. NGOs: One against Many
Majority Wants Troops Out of Iraq Within a Year
Jerusalem: The Babylon of Revelation of 14:8?
The Forgotten Issue Is Wood Supply
Any Life on Mars Came from Earth!
The Economics of Failure
Early Christianity Before The Papacy
The Crime of Public Cigarette Smoking
Operation Sunrise: Not an End
Implications of US-India Nuclear Deal
Youth Appeal to UN to Prioritise Health
Have Scientists Created Life?
South Korea as a Model for Ending Iraq War?
Christ Fulfilled The Sabbath!
Degrees Conferred on Rushdie & Laden
Enemies of the State
Modern Israel Not Fulfillment of Bible Prophecy
New Strategy in Conquest of Middle East
China Will Catch Up With the US and That's OK
Why Are We Creating More Insanity in Lebanon?
Madonna and The Cross
Medical Students Need to Quit Tobacco First
Closing the Chapter on Impunity in Africa
Integrate Tobacco Cessation in Healthcare Services
Justice in George Bush's Veto?
Where Are The Half-Evolved Chipmunks?
US Should Renounce WMD
Don't Forget Workers on Intetnational Labor Day
American Attempt to Divide Iraq
Moon versus Manhole
Why Should S. Korea Enforce Tobacco Treaty?
Food for Thought About Global Warming
Darwin Only Had A Theology Degree!
World Publics Reject US Role as World Leader
Why The Fossils Don't Support Evolution
Popular Misconceptions About Hell
A Planned Conspiracy around the World
Christ Was Begotten, Not Created!
The Christian Response to Homosexuals
My Day in Court, Was I Railroaded?
WHO TB Strategy Out of Reach for Many Nations
Iraq Four Years After: The Conquest of Oil
Tobacco Industries Disregard Nepal's Ratification of Global Treaty
Only A Progressive Statesman Can Make the World Future Bright
America-Iran Cold War in Iraq
Evolutionists Wrong About Entropy
On Real Black History
Evidence Now 'Unequivocal' Humans Causing Global Warming: UN Report
Year of the Woman
Melting of Mountain Glaciers Accelerating: UN-Backed Report
Why Saddam So Popular?
Iranians Overwhelmingly Reject Bin Laden
We Now Weep Tears for the Future
Traditional Doctrine of Hell Has Greek Roots
Pawn Has Gone
Escalating the War: The Height of Folly
Just What Price Must We Pay for Oil?
From Fiqh to Qur'an: Resolving Apostasy
The Mad Mad World of Ads
Is Deputy PM's Office in India Justified?
Why Only Dujail Carnage: A Cause of Execution
UFFANS Holds Special Lecture Series
The Foes of Humanity: Extreme Thoughts
Unusual Retrospective View of World in 2006
Indian Muslims Uplift: A Try
Rap Music, America's Silent Enemy?
Annan Calls for Global Solidarity
Indian Parliament Felt Ashamed Again
How Outsourcing Will Destroy America
Indian Muslims Efforts to Unite on Secularism
"The World Must Know!"
Veils & the Muslim Women
Try George Bush Also
Shia, Sunni Differ on Saddam's Death Sentence
Poverty Reduction in Interventions
Just When Does A Secret Need to Be A Secret?
Ban Ki-moon vs. the Bad Guys
Controversy on Capital Sentence
Is Japan A "Virtual Enemy" to S. Korea?
Chairman Kim Jong-Il, A Man of Contradictions
See, Which Way the Wind Blows
Now Is the Time to Silence the Guns!"
Prof. Yunus Brought Economics to the Poor
N. Korea: Government Dedicated to the Absurd
N. Korean Sympathizers Sinister not Foolish
Afzal's Death Sentence: Politics or Clemency
S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon Sure to Succeed Kofi Annan as UN Secretary-General
Has Life Become Too Serious?
Methods to Identify Corruption
Quacks in Islam -- Well Wishers or Harmful
Despair at UN over Selection of 'Faceless' Ban Ki-Moon
Saddam Hussein and American Military Role
The Facts of Life Reviewed
Groundwater Belongs to People, Not to Firms
Tobacco Shown in Movies Influences Children
Water Is a Fundamental Human Right
Pope issue: Foes of the Islam?
Global Tobacco Treaty Should Be Implemented
Laden's Religion?
Live & Let Live
Are There Natural Limits To Evolution?
Vande Mataram -- A Political Game
Absence of Good Leadership
Bush and Saddam Should Both Stand Trial, Says Nuremberg Prosecutor
Case of Communal Harmony: Indian Madarsas
"We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical"
Winning Arab Hearts and Minds
5 Reasons Why Great Military Powers Lose Wars
God Blesses the Peacemakers
Tale of Two Dogs
UK Relaxes Hand Luggage Restrictions
Israel 's Invitation to Third War!
UNO -- Again Helpless
How the World Views America
Electing Next UN Chief Opportunity to Press for UN Reform
Israelis in the Mood for War
If I were the U.S. President -- What Would I Do?
UAE, France back global drive on Lebanon : Elysee
No World Peace without Central Asia Truce
World Peace & Central Asia Conflict
Nuclear Pig in a Poke
A Nuclear Hand of Friendship
Questionable US Diplomacy on North Korea
Creationists Right on Entropy, Evolution
Nepal: Let Us See Which Way the Wind Blows
Negro Slavery and The Myth of Ham's Curse
Prague Summer
S. Korea's FM Ban Likely to Be Next UN Head?
Bush Jr: Most Defamed President of US History
Where Are All The Half-Evolved Dinosaurs?
Why US Restored Ties with Libya
Ahmadinejad: Lost in Translation
A Throwback to France's Imperialism
Competing Views of Division and Unification
Islamic Protests Signify Deepening Gulf
Cloning, Stem Cell, and Bioethics: Another Look
For Pariah Nations, 'Rogue' Status Pays Off
Shouting at North Korea
Tamiflu Not the Answer to Bird Flu
Iranian President Denies Holocaust Existed
Is It Time to Panic about Bird Flu?
View on "Still Hope for the EU Constitution?"
The Real History of the Korean War
Deceitful Democrats
Commentary: This Time, History Isn't Repeating
Anti-American Sentiment May Hurt US Firms
Still Hope for the EU Constitution?
Zoellick Talks With China on Korea's Future
Afghan Politician Urges West for its Democracy
Intelligent Design On An Another Planet?
Persisting Prejudices: Profile of Tolerant Society
Viewpoints: Japan's Approach to History
Atomic Weapons: To What End?
Yasukuni Shrine: Old Wounds Still Fester
Uranium at the Core
In North Korea Talks, a Glimmer of Hope
Seoul's Warning to the US on Pyongyang
North Korea's Rising Urgency
Weapons of Mass Seduction
A Moment to Seize With North Korea
Untying the Korean Knot
The Global Paradox of American Power
Viewpoint: A Lost Nuclear Opportunity
Who Won World War II?
The New Imperialism
Lost in (Russian) Translation
N. Korea, 6, and Bush, 0
US Tries to Coax North Korea Back to Talks
Seoul Shifts Focus Back to History
Japan-S Korea Ties Take Turn for Worse
Bush Seeks to Alter Global Nuclear Pact
Now It's Time for Bush to Cut Deal with N. Korea
Health Care? Ask Cuba
A Time of Testing for Global Democracy
Is Conscription Imminent?
Annan's Outspokenness Behind U.S. Pressure?
Crucial Dilemma Facing the US President
"A Social Revolution Shakes South Korea"
No Second Term to George W. Bush
America's Retreat from Asia
French Influence in Europe Is Waning
China Hopes US Leaders Don't Shift
Jakarta Bombing Aimed at Aussie Premiere's Pro-US, Anti-Terror Policy in Oct. Election
Pyongyang Deserves Same Treatment as Seoul
Over 600 Tibetan Monks, Nuns Should Be Freed
"US Should Remain as Benign Superpower"
Murdering Medecins Sans Frontieres?
Would China Invade Taiwan?
Now US Forces Stationed in 130 Countries
The Bleak Future of the US-ROK Alliance
Will Brazil, Russia, India, China Be Superpower?
A Better Way to Reduce Nuclear Risks
Beijing Fights Itself, and Taiwan
Role of E. Asia in Coming Presidential Campaign
Global Power Shift from West to East in Making
Are Neocons Losing Their Hold?
Can the C.I.A. Really Be That Bad?
Center of Gravity of Int'l Affairs Shifts to Asia
"Seoul Government Needs to Conduct Its Own Version of 'Perry Review'"
What Will Happen after Power Transfer in Iraq?
Europe, Asia Cooperate for More Secure World
N. Korean "Kwanliso," or "political labor colony"
Korea, Japan Needs to Play Key Role to Settle Differences of US and Europe Views on Iraq
Meaning of U.S. Troops Move from Peninsula
"Allies Should Help When US Is in Trouble"
"US GIs Should Be Educated Not to Torture"
The Iraqi Insurgency's Impact on Korea