Archive: Reports
Iraq's New Patent Law
John Gershman, Focus on the Global South, RAIN
When Former Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) administrator L. Paul Bremer III left Baghdad after the highly publicized "transfer of sovereignty" in June 2004, he left his imprint through 100 orders that he enacted as chief of the occupation authority in Iraq.
An "Affirmative Measure" to Help Prevent the Commission of War Crimes by the Bush Administration
Jeremy Brecher, John Gershman
United States officials are conducting a war of aggression against the people of Iraq.
How to Bring the Troops Home and Internationalize the Peace
Phyllis Bennis, Erik Leaver
A real solution to the Iraq War must start with ending the U.S. occupation. Then, and only then, we can talk about internationalizing the peace.
Will the Bush Administration's Actions Move Aceh Toward Peace or a Continued Descent Into Destruction?
Abigail Abrash Walton, Bama Athreya, John Gershman
Aceh, so long isolated from international view by the Indonesian government and military, is now–tragically–at the center of world attention.
Strategies for Social Justice Movements from Southern Africa to the United States
Patrick Bond, John Gershman
The community of several thousand South African activists from whom I learn most–a group quite consciously pro-globalization-of-people and anti-globalization-of-capital–takes pride in the give-and-take lessons of international protest, solidarity, and local self-reliance gleaned during these past five years.
How Much Power Will the New Iraqi Government Really Have?
John Gershman, Stephen Zunes
Much attention was paid in the run-up to the January 30 elections in Iraq regarding how the lack of security in much of the country, combined with the decision by major Sunni Arab parties to boycott in protest of recent U.S. attacks on several major urban areas, could thereby skew the results and compromise the resulting government's credibility.
Africa Policy Outlook 2005
Ann-Louise Colgan, John Gershman
There are some people in the world's wealthy countries who forecast that 2005 will be a decisive year for Africa.
After Iraq's Wartime Elections
John Gershman, Frank Smyth
The failure of the U.S.-backed election in Iraq is not that it was illegitimate for most Iraqis but that the exercise has only deepened Iraq's sectarian divisions and perhaps moved the country closer toward the specter of a full-scale civil war.
President Bush's Foreign Policy Discussion in the 2005 State of the Union Address
The foreign policy segments of President George W. Bush's state of the Union address spoke to values and concerns that resonate with the majority of Americans from across the political spectrum. Unfortunately, much of what was said during his speech was quite misleading.
Round Two of Bush vs. North Korea
John Feffer, John Gershman
Hope springs eternal that the Bush administration, in its new post-election configuration, will finally get serious about the North Korean nuclear crisis.
Can Debtors be Choosers?
Laura Carlsen, Daniel Marx McCarthy
On February 4th and 5th, leaders of the G-7 nations convened in London to discuss options for ending the grievous cycle of debt that has plagued the world's most impoverished nations for years.
The Kyoto Protocol, and Beyond
Tom Athanasiou, John Gershman
The first thing to say about Kyoto's entry into force (Feb 16th) is that it is a significant victory, won particularly by the Europeans, over social and economic complacency, cash-amplified, flat-earth pseudo-science, the carbon cartel, and, of course, the Bush administration.
A Carbon Rush at the World Bank
Emira Woods, Daphne Wysham
As the Kyoto Protocol comes into force this month, a carbon rush is gaining steam in the financial industry.
Mark Engler, John Gershman
Porto Alegre is best known around the globe, especially among those inclined to hold a critical opinion of capitalism, corporate power, and U.S. military aggression, as the original home of the World Social Forum.
The Dangerous Implications of the Hariri Assassination and the U.S. Response
As long as the vast majority of Democrats are afraid to appear "soft" toward the Syrian dictatorship and as long as so few progressive voices are willing to challenge the Democrats, President Bush appears to have few obstacles in his way should he once ag
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