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June 4, 2008
Burmese Daze
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More than one month after a devastating cyclone struck Burma on May 2, foreign governments and international aid organizations are still struggling to provide desperately needed assistance to millions of homeless survivors. The Orwellian military regime has granted only limited access to humanitarian workers. Meanwhile, monks have taken it upon themselves to provide food and shelter to displaced citizens. In the November/December 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs, Michael Green and Derek Mitchell argued that Burma was not only an antidemocratic embarrassment and humanitarian disaster, but a serious threat to its neighbors' security. In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the question of how to deal with Burma's ruling junta has taken on even greater urgency.
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How Ethanol Fuels the Food Crisis
May 28, 2008
Food prices are rising rapidly across the globe, threatening many of the world's poor with starvation. . . . Read more
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Mugabe's Last Stand
May 8, 2008
On March 29, Zimbabweans voted in presidential and parliamentary elections. More than a month later, the government of Robert Mugabe released results of a "recount," showing a narrow opposition victory that fell short of the 50 percent required to avoid a runoff. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) claims that it won an outright majority and that the government had ample time to distort the election results. . . . Read more
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Blame the Banks
April 9, 2008
Sebastian Mallaby's Foreign Affairs article defending hedge funds appeared in January 2007, before the onslaught of credit market turmoil. More than a year later, hedge funds still appear to need allies wherever they can get them. . . . Read more
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