The Emperor Has No Clothes
by Václav Havel, Journal of Democracy, October 2005
What can be done with regimes that proclaim their devotion to democratic principles but violate them in practice?
The China Challenge
The National Interest, Fall 2005
A series of articles examining the rise of economic and political influence of China and the reactions of the West.
Islamic Terrorism and the Question of National Liberation
by Irina Mukhina, Conflict & Terrorism, November-December 2005
An analysis of Chechen terrorism in Russia 1991-2002.
The End of Poverty
Economic Possibilities of Our Time
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Penguin Press, 2005
Jeffrey Sachs addresses the issue of poverty from a more than informed viewpoint. His work advising economies in crisis has earned him a place among Time´s World´s 100 Most Influential People. He has been an advisor to a number of governments including those of Bolivia, Poland, Russia, India or China.
In this book, the author examines the causes of persisting poverty and the long-term trends to unequal divergence of wealth over the globe as well as suggests an integrated set of solutions to some of the world´s most urgent problems.
