Foreign Affairs
Nov. 10th, 2006 09:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
harmlessincHeavy stuff today, I'll try to put up some lighter stuff later today.
The New Middle East
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20061101faessay85601/richard-n-haass/the-new-middle-east.html
"Summary: The age of U.S. dominance in the Middle East has ended and a new era in the modern history of the region has begun. It will be shaped by new actors and new forces competing for influence, and to master it, Washington will have to rely more on diplomacy than on military might.
Richard N. Haass is President of the Council on Foreign Relations."
The Merchant of Death
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3600
"Russian entrepreneur Viktor Bout has made millions as the world’s most efficient postman, able to deliver any kind of cargo—especially illicit weapons—anywhere in the world. How was he able to build his intricate underground network? By exploiting cracks in the anarchy of globalization."
The List: Private Profits in Iraq
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3628
"The U.S. government has entrusted billions of dollars in Iraqi reconstruction funds to outside contractors. But how is all that money actually being spent? In this week’s List, FP takes a look at some of the major missteps made by private firms in Iraq. "
Robert Gates and a ‘Fresh Perspective’
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11975/robert_gates_and_a_fresh_perspective.html?breadcrumb=%2F
Overview of the new canidate for SoD.
Russia to join WTO after 13 years
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0DEF2444-7F95-4F63-ADF6-96E9CD312E18.htm
"Accession would stimulate Russian service industries such as telecoms, banking and insurance, and "lead to a step-up in reforms by Russian companies to keep pace with the competition," said Peter Westin, chief economist at MDM-Bank in Moscow."
The New Middle East
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20061101faessay85601/richard-n-haass/the-new-middle-east.html
"Summary: The age of U.S. dominance in the Middle East has ended and a new era in the modern history of the region has begun. It will be shaped by new actors and new forces competing for influence, and to master it, Washington will have to rely more on diplomacy than on military might.
Richard N. Haass is President of the Council on Foreign Relations."
The Merchant of Death
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3600
"Russian entrepreneur Viktor Bout has made millions as the world’s most efficient postman, able to deliver any kind of cargo—especially illicit weapons—anywhere in the world. How was he able to build his intricate underground network? By exploiting cracks in the anarchy of globalization."
The List: Private Profits in Iraq
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3628
"The U.S. government has entrusted billions of dollars in Iraqi reconstruction funds to outside contractors. But how is all that money actually being spent? In this week’s List, FP takes a look at some of the major missteps made by private firms in Iraq. "
Robert Gates and a ‘Fresh Perspective’
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11975/robert_gates_and_a_fresh_perspective.html?breadcrumb=%2F
Overview of the new canidate for SoD.
Russia to join WTO after 13 years
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/0DEF2444-7F95-4F63-ADF6-96E9CD312E18.htm
"Accession would stimulate Russian service industries such as telecoms, banking and insurance, and "lead to a step-up in reforms by Russian companies to keep pace with the competition," said Peter Westin, chief economist at MDM-Bank in Moscow."
