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April 30 marks the hundred-day countdown to the Beijing Olympics - has everyone seen the news that China plans to clear out students and refugees from Beijing before the Games? Nothing being left to […]

April 28, 2008
Why Hillary won’t quit
David Jones, Citizen Special
There are all sorts of legends in play about Hillary Clinton’s motivations for continuing her campaign in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
She is obsessed. She thinks she is “owed” the presidency. She believes that it is her turn, and her opponent is an Obama come lately. […]

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April 21
North American summit overshadowed by election
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - With the U.S. election looming over their annual summit, North American leaders gathered on Monday for largely symbolic meetings likely to be dominated by questions about free trade.
At the two-day summit, U.S. President George W. Bush and his Canadian and Mexican counterparts […]

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April 10
Asia’s Republican Leanings
Roger Cohen
Europe votes Democrat, but Asia tends Republican.
That’s the headline from the fastest-growing part of the world where, as throughout a shrinking globe, the U.S. election is arousing passionate interest.
The three largest powers — China, India and Japan — have all had reasons to view Bush with favor, […]

Wednesday Night Goes Global - or at least partially!
On Wednesday April 2, a select group of Wednesday Nighters will gather in Athens on the first day of the New School of Athens (NSOA) Conference Athens-3 organized by Kimon Valaskakis OWN. Jaime Webbe and Cleo Paskal are participating in the Panel on Globalisation and Security: […]

31 March 2008
With thanks to Teresa Chin (Terry) Jones
Research published by SAGE in Political Research Quarterly
The research, conducted by University of Wisconsin’s Kathleen Dolan, examined the National Election Study (NES) data, which provided information about voters’ reactions to female candidates and whether gender affinity was related to the election booth decision. The findings provided […]

We are grateful to David for his excellent election primer for all who are confused by the process (particularly the role of the Electoral College), although we do detect a tiny bit of bias in his references to certain candidates.

THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008
A VIEW FROM WASHINGTON D.C.
The Race to the […]

Uneasy Neighbo(u)rs:
Canada, […]

America Will Ride to the Rescue NATO’s Convulsions over Afghanistan Don’t Amount to Much — U.S. Reinforcements from Iraq Will Be the Difference-Maker
David Jones, Citizen Special
December 27, 2007
NATO will never win an award for sartorial elegance. It will never be the “best-dressed alliance;” it is always in disarray. But the ongoing […]

If you didn’t see the following from American Diplomacy on 6 November, it may be of interest.
DTJ

The author, who has been published frequently by American Diplomacy, returned recently from a visit to Easter Island and discusses below some of the theories about that mysterious South Pacific isle. He seeks to […]