Feb
20
Clash of Civilizations?
February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
By Wanching
I have read the articles on Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations and the following is some of my thoughts on it.
According to Huntington, there are several major civilizations, namely Western, Islamic, Sinic, Hindu, African, Latin American, Orthodox-Russian, Buddhist and Japanese. This categorization is actually the main weakness of his argument as it is very [...]
Feb
20
Let’s not forget Kenya’s humanitarian concerns
February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Meryam
While Kenya’s politicians continue to struggle over deciding the exact nature of the country’s ‘power sharing’ at the Serena Hotel, it is worth remembering that hundreds of thousands of Kenyans are currently homeless and/or displaced. The post-elections violence burned many homes, while other families were driven away in fear of their lives. Of these [...]
Feb
20
Can the Democrats win without support from white, working class voters?
February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
by Thomas
This is the question posed by Michael Lind of the Washington based Think Tank the New America Foundation in today’s Financial Times ( you’ll need a subscription to read it on line, but try and get a copy of the newspaper). Lind points out that since 1968, the Democrats have only won three out [...]
Feb
20
John McCain: China Policy
February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
by Maggie ZUO Yitong
US-China relations are increasingly becoming the core of the foreign policy of the United States Government. John McCain recently published an article in a Foreign Affairs journal and pointed out that rising China will be a central challenge for the next American president, the two countries are not destined to be adversaries. [...]
Feb
20
John McCain: Forgotten US War Hero
February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment
by Maggie ZUO Yitong
On February 5th, “Super Tuesday” of the United States presidential primaries elections, John McCain, the Senior Senator from Arizona won a relative majority in the Republican primaries, with the records of 9 states and 511 delegates, laid the basis for the presidential nomination.
McCain was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the [...]
