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September 28, 2001 By Mushahid Hussain I. Introduction The following essay is by Mushahid Hussain, an Islamabad-based Syndicated Columnist. Hussain argues that “privatization” of terrorism by non-state actors requires the United States to engage Muslim public opinion to prevent destabilizing otherwise friendly states. While deriding a “credibility gap” in US foreign policy, he also criticizes […]

September 28, 2001 By Michael Edwards I. Introduction The following essay is by Michael Edwards, Director of the Governance and Civil Society Program of The Ford Foundation. Edwards argues that a renewed commitment to building democracy and equity into international institutions is essential in the aftermath of September 11th. To Edwards, Americans have two choices: […]

September 28, 2001 By Karen Kampwirth I. Introduction Karen Kampwirth is Associate Professor of Political Science at Knox College, specializing in Comparative Politics. Following are remarks she presented at a panel held at Knox College on Thursday, September 20. Kampwirth argues for use of a concept of “terrorism” that values human life equally throughout the […]

September 26, 2001 By Jing-dong Yuan I. Introduction The following essay is by Jing-dong Yuan, Senior Research Associate, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies. Yuan argues that the US call for an international fight against terrorism causes a number of dilemmas for the PRC. He discusses the possible implications for the PRC’s […]

September 26, 2001 By David Cortright I. Introduction This essay is by David Cortright, President of the Fourth Freedom Forum, and a visiting faculty fellow at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Cortright argues that the US must be careful about its response to the September […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]