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 […]
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Asking ‘Why’
September 20, 2001 By Michael Klare 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 […]
The ‘War’ on Terrorism
September 19, 2001 By Ramesh Thakur I. Introduction The following essay is by Ramesh Thakur, vice rector (Peace and Governance) at United Nations University in Tokyo and a specialist on security issues. These are his personal views. Dr. Thakur argues that terrorism is a global problem, and that the attack on the United States was […]
People are the only solution to terror
September 18, 2001 By Mark Ritchie I. Introduction The following essay is by Mark Ritchie, President of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The author asserts that citizens and policymakers must sort through the ‘rubble of rhetoric’ and self-serving arguments emerging from the tragedies of September 11th. Ritchie suggests that […]
“War on Terrorism: Implications for Asia”
September 17, 2001 By Ralph Cossa I. Introduction This article was contributed by Ralph A. Cossa, president of the Pacific Forum CSIS [pacforum@lava.net], a Honolulu-based non-profit research institute affiliated with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and senior editor of Comparative Connections, a quarterly electronic journal [www.csis.org/pacfor]. Cossa reviews the likely effects […]
Now Comes the Real Danger
September 17, 2001 By Thomas Homer-Dixon I. Introduction The following essay is by Thomas Homer-Dixon, Director of the Centre for the Study of Peace and Conflict at the University of Toronto. It originally appeared in the Toronto Globe and Mail on September 12. The author argues that the attack demonstrated the downside of technological diffusion […]
The Coming “New” War
September 17, 2001 By Wade Huntley I. Introduction The following essay is by Wade Huntley, Director of the Program on Global Peace and Security at the Nautilus Institute. Huntley argues that the “war” that the US is preparing to fight against global terrorism will be unlike previous wars in that it will be non-territorial and, […]
The Impact of the US Attacks on North Korea
September 14, 2001 By Brent Choi I. Introduction The following essay was contributed by Brent Choi, editor/research of the Joong-Ang Daily newspaper in Seoul. Choi examines the possible repercussions of the recent terrorist attacks on the US on the rapprochement process on the Korean Peninsula. He argues that given the likelihood of a more hard-line […]
SANDNet Weekly Update, September 14, 2001
CONTENTS September 14, 2001 Volume 2, #37 NOTE: This issue focuses on South Asia media coverage of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. India 1. Reaction to Attacks 2. Foreign Relations 3. Analyses Pakistan 1. Reaction to Attacks 2. Analyses Afghanistan 1. Reaction to Attacks India 1. Reaction to […]