Recent Articles
NOV 5, 2003 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 10 (Fall 2003): Violence Against Women: Articles: Working within Nigeria's Sharia Courts
In the face of Nigeria's expansion of religious laws, as Ayesha Imam explains in an interview with "Dialogue," it is important to work within the ...
NOV 3, 2003 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Andrew Bacevich, "American Empire," Amy Chua, "World on Fire"
Bacevich argues that America is an empire on the basis of the events of recent decades. His narrative argument is nicely complemented by Chua’s ...
OCT 28, 2003 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Response to "Shall We Call It an Empire?"
The argument about America’s world role has been dormant, but by no means moribund, for the past thirty years. By the time World War ...
OCT 23, 2003 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Searching for a New Iraqi Identity
In the early days of reconstruction, might Iraq in fact be better off focusing on its distant rather than recent past? An effort to restore ...
OCT 1, 2003 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Roger Scruton, "The West and the Rest"
Scruton contrasts the structure of Western political life with Islam. Islam then becomes his paradigm for “the rest.” In the West, he says, religion and ...
SEP 25, 2003 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): The Carnegie Council Covers the New War
The most distinguishing feature of the "new war" on terrorism is the moral framework in which it has been cast. Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, ...
SEP 9, 2003 • Article
Privatization and GATS: A Threat to Development?
Over a billion people currently lack access to safe water and other basic services. Should these services be privatized? Will the ...
SEP 3, 2003 • Article
The Burden of History: World War II Memory and Polish-Jewish Reconciliation
What role does history play in political reconciliation, and what role can historians play in public debates about the past? What can they contribute to ...
SEP 1, 2003 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Jonathan Bate, "The Song of the Earth," Lawrence Buell, "Writing for an Endangered World"
Is there an environmental role for nature writing whose aim is primarily esthetic? Is there a role, in other words, for esthetic experience in the ...
AUG 19, 2003 • Article
Shall We Call It An Empire?
The projection of American power inspires the great debate of our time. Is the United States a twenty-first century empire, and if so, what kind? ...