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	Audit September 1, 2007 Is the foreign policy process working? John Tirman, MIT For decades, political analysts have dissected the mechanisms in the U.S. government and other institutions to describe how foreign policy is made. The matter seems to rise with international crises, and those are upon us again: the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the confrontation with Iran, HIV/AIDS, and the pressures of climate change, among other issues, underscore the point.
	Audit September 1, 2007 Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline: Is it a peace pipeline? Abbas Maleki, International Institute for Caspian Studies (Tehran) A major natural gas pipeline that would stretch from the fields of southern Iran to Pakistan and India—itself a remarkable prospect—is being planned. But it faces serious hurdles, not least the fierce opposition of the U.S. government.
	Audit September 1, 2007 Immigration reform: failure and prospects Tara Magner, National Immigrant Justice Center The debate over immigration reform in America has come full circle. It began in late 2005 with an “enforcement only” bill in the House of Representatives that relied on aggressive implementation of existing law and greatly restricting future immigration. The most extreme legislation proposed in this vein would have made felons of undocumented immigrants and prosecuted those who provide such immigrants with aid or comfort.
	Analysis + Opinion August 18, 2007 The caste system- India's apartheid? Balakrishnan RajagopalThe Hindu Having taken a principled stand in foreign policy against racial discrimination and apartheid, India should not hide behind a false sense of Third World sovereignty in discussing the real problems of how to effectively end caste discrimination in a complex society.
	Analysis + Opinion August 14, 2007 A new Cold War with Iran? John TirmanBoston Globe The "war of ideas" is different as well. Soviet communism was a highly imperfect version of what Karl Marx intended, but Marxism generally appealed to hundreds of millions of the downtrodden worldwide, regardless of culture. Shia Islam, the ideology of Iran, appeals only to a small segment of the Muslim world, and not beyond; even in Iran, its militancy is not obviously popular.
	Analysis + Opinion August 7, 2007 The more muscular Japan Richard J. SamuelsBoston Globe While many nations are breathing a collective sigh of relief after North Korea's official commitment to move forward on disabling its nuclear facilities, one country is still holding its breath: Japan.
	Audit August 1, 2007 Pax mercatoria: does economic interdependence bring peace? PR Goldstone Do high levels of international trade lead to peace? Norman Angell authored the best-selling book on international politics in history, arguing that economic interdependence between Germany and England made any war between the two unthinkable—an illusion.
	In the News July 26, 2007 Rights and security: a broad view John Tirman Washington, D.C. National Iranian American Council Conference on Democracy in Iran and Prospects for U.S. Policy
	Analysis + Opinion July 18, 2007 More troops for what? Benjamin FriedmanForeign Policy Hoping to sound tough on terror, U.S politicians and pundits of all political stripes are calling for a massive expansion of the U.S. military. But adding more troops has nothing to do with fighting terrorism, and would merely serve the same failed strategy that gave us Iraq.
	News Release July 3, 2007 Australian journalist named Neuffer Fellow, joins CIS Sally Sara, anchor and senior reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), has received the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship. Sara is the third recipient of the annual fellowship, which gives a woman journalist working in print, broadcast, or online media the opportunity to focus exclusively on human rights journalism.