By Allen Tidwell, Laurent Murawiec, and Daniel Zbytek September 24, 2001 I. Introduction The following article consists of responses to Special Forum #07: “Black Tuesday: The View from Islamabad,” by Pervez Hoodbhoy. This article contains responses from Alan Tidwell, Program Officer for Education at the US Institute of Peace; Laurent Murawiec, Senior Policy Analyst at […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report 24 September, 2001
CONTENTS
1. Inter-Korean Relations
2. DPRK Missile Sales
3. DPRK on Terrorism
4. ROK Aid in US Retaliation
5. PRC Aid in US Retaliation
6. US Retaliation Effects on PRC
7. Warnings of Terrorist Attacks in Japan
II. Republic of Korea 1. IAEA on DPRK
2. DPRK on Missile Use
3. DPRK on ROK Support of US Retaliation
4. US-DPRK Relations
5. DPRK Defectors in PRC
6. ROK Group to Visit DPRK
Black Tuesday: The View from Islamabad
September 19, 2001 By Pervez Hoodbhoy I. Introduction This essay is by Pervez Hoodbhoy, professor of physics at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. Professor Hoodbhoy argues that the problem of terrorism cannot be solved simply by military action, but requires that the US and other countries modify their behavior. He calls on the US to do a […]
Understanding the Message of Tuesday’s Events
September 21, 2001 By Mary Kaldor I. Introduction Mary Kaldor is a School Professor at the London School of Economics and author of New and Old Wars: Organised Violence in a Global Era. Kaldor argues that the comparisons of the recent attacks to Pearl Harbor are unwarranted, as wars between states are becoming anachronistic. Instead, […]
Paradigm Shift
September 21, 2001 By David T. Jones I. Introduction The following essay is by David T. Jones, a retired senior US State Department foreign service officer who served as political counselor in Ottawa, Canada from 1992-1996 and foreign affairs advisor to the Army Chief of Staff from 1989-1992. Mr. Jones argues that the September 11 […]
Terrorism in the US
September 21, 2001 By Dan Plesch I. Introduction The following essay is by Dan Plesch, senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies in Great Britain. Plesch argues that the attacks in the US proved that the Missile Defense system cannot protect against terrorist attacks. Noting that the damage would have […]
NAPSNET Week in Review 21 September, 2001
Responses to US Retaliation 1. World Response to US Retaliation Many world leaders expressed concern on Friday over US President George W. Bush’s appeal to support a new war on terror. In the Middle East, even close US allies among Arab states face a dilemma in choosing how to respond. The PRC offered no immediate […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 21 September, 2001
CONTENTS
1. ROK on Sunshine Policy
2. World Response to US Retaliation
3. US Retaliation Effects on PRC
4. Japanese Role in US Retaliation
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK-French Talks
2. ROK Aid to DPRK
3. Family Reunions
III. Japan 1. US Bases in Japan
2. SDF’s Dispatch
3. SDF’s Logistical Support for US
4. Peace Movements in Japan
Asking ‘Why’
By Michael Klare September 20, 2001 I. Introduction This essay is by Michael Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, and is based on a talk he gave at Smith College on September 13, 2001. Klare argues that the September 11 attacks stemmed from opposition to the ruling regime […]
Engaging Political Islam
September 20, 2001 By Phar Kim Beng I. Introduction This essay is by Phar Kim Beng, Asian Public Intellectual Fellow with The Nippon Foundation, Japan. Phar disputes the argument that “political Islam” is fundamentally at odds with the West and thus cannot be engaged. He says that a containment policy of political Islam would by […]