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CIAO DATE: 02/03
January/February 2003
Letters
Europe retaliates
A battle over nation building
NATO's dirty little secret
In Box
War's black economy
Anti-Americanism goes pop
Globalization gets a new beat
Sheepkeepers R U.S.
Think Again
Power by Niall Ferguson
Forget greenbacks or green berets. These days, the tools for projecting global power are more varied and dispersed than ever. But as the clout of terrorist networks, diplomatic alliances, and international financiers seems to expand, lasting global supremacy may hinge on the skillful deployment of an elusive resource: moral authority.
Cover Story
Five Wars of Globalization by Moises Naim
The illegal trade in drugs, arms, intellectual property, people, and money is booming. Like the war on terrorism, the fight to control these markets pits governments against agile, stateless, and resourceful networks empowered by globalization. But governments will continue to lose these wars unless they adopt new strategies to deal with a trend that now shapes the world as much as confrontations between nation-states once did.
Essay
The IMF Strikes Back by Kenneth Rogoff
Slammed by antiglobalist protesters, developing-country politicians, high-powered financiers, and Nobel-winning economists, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has become Global Scapegoat Number One. Much of this criticism is intellectually flawed or politically motivated, ripostes the IMF's research director. It's time to set the record straight, learn from real mistakes, and focus on how best to ensure global financial stability.
An Unnecessary War by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
In the full-court press for war with Iraq, the Bush administration deems Saddam Hussein reckless, ruthless, and not fully rational. Such a man, when armed with nuclear weapons, is too unpredictable to be prevented from threatening the United States, the hawks say. Two of the United States' most respected international affairs thinkers beg to differ.
Globalization at Work
Measuring Globalization: Who's Up, Who's Down by A.T. Kearney/FOREIGN POLICY Magazine Globalization Index
Two years ago, we created an index that measures a country's global links, from foreign direct investment to international travel and Internet servers. For the last two years, Singapore and Ireland have topped our ranking of political, economic, and technological integration in 62 countries. Find out who was the most global of them all and how September 11 affected global integration in the 2003.
Between the Lines
Crouching Tariffs, Hidden Protectionism by Kevin J. Cuddy
The World Trade Organization frowns on protectionism-unless you happen to be importing from China.
Arguments
Development's False Divide by Charles Kenny
Trying to bridge the digital divide is a costly mistake
Future Perfect Union by Nick Butler
Europe is not a superpower-and that's precisely why it's so important.
Reviews
In Other Words
Why the French should become Americans by Max Berley
Will foreign ownership help or hurt Czech media? by Michael Kraus
From Afghanistan's caves, al Qaeda's leaders ponder their next move by Mustapha K. al-Sayyid
Global Newsstand
Human rights treaties make things worse
South Africa ends gay apartheid | Brits long for Maggie Thatcher
China Goes Hollywood by Stanley Rosen
Intelligence agencies grow bigger, not better. by Richard J. Aldrich
Net Effect
Mahathir's Paradox by Cherian George
Partying on the Web by Jennifer L. Rich
Expert Sitings: by Gwen Lister
The Weakest Links: A Hyperlink Index Map of Country-to-Country Internet Linkages by Tobie Saad, Stanley D. Brunn, and Jeff House