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By Richard Weitz
16 Jul 2010
World Politics Review
Kazakhstan's natural resources, booming economy, and strategic
geographic location have made it an emerging star in world politics.
Under President
Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan has remained committed to a
"multi-vector" foreign policy. Kazakhstan's
assumption of the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe this year marks a new phase in its foreign
policy, giving it additional opportunities but also novel challenges.
By The Editors
07 Jul 2010 |
World Politics Review
This World Politics Review special report compiles articles published in World
Politics Review from December 2009 through June 2010 to provide a comprehensive view of the Afghanistan war and the policy questions pertaining to it.
By The Editors
04 Jun 2010 |
World Politics Review
This World Politics Review special report is a compilation of World
Politics Review's top articles on Russian foreign and defense policy
from November 2009 through May 2010.
By Chris Alden and Garth le Pere
19 May 2010 |
World Politics Review
This World Politics Review Strategic Posture Review highlights the road
travelled by South Africa in conducting an ambitious foreign policy
since its democratic transition in 1994. The constitutional architecture
that was put in place at that transition has in many ways framed the
imperatives of South African foreign policy in this new era. In the
main, South Africa's engagement with the region, the continent and the
world over the last decade and a half has has been marked by tension
between ethical multilateralism and instrumental pragmatism.
By The Editors
05 May 2010 |
World Politics Review
This World Politics Review special report is a compilation of World
Politics Review's top articles on the global nuclear agenda from July
2009 through April 2010. The report includes articles on arms control,
disarmament and non-proliferation.
By The Editors
02 Apr 2010 |
World Politics Review
This World Politics Review special report is a compilation of World
Politics Review's top articles on India's regional relations from April
2009 through March 2010. The report includes sections on India's
relations with China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Middle East and Sri
Lanka.
By Sun-Won Park
17 Mar 2010 |
World Politics Review
South Korea's growing national capabilities have resulted in a
corresponding emphasis on the country's contribution to the global
community. Having accomplished economic expansion and democratic
development almost concurrently, South Korea is now seeking to move
beyond the geopolitical constraints of its security concerns, and
examining active paths to a more prominent global presence.
By The Editors
04 Mar 2010 |
World Politics Review
As U.S. policymakers and other governments around the world search for an approach that will convince Iran to stop short of crossing the nuclear weapons threshold, Iran continues to send very mixed signals, and shows no signs of abandoning progress toward producing weapons-grade nuclear material. Meanwhile, Iran is in the midst of an internal political struggle that is often opaque from the outside, but could have major consequences for the country's position in the region and the world. This World Politics Review special report examines "The Iran Enigma."
By The Editors
04 Feb 2010 |
World Politics Review
This WPR Special Report compiles news, analysis and opinion from WPR's pages to provide insight into what some are calling the new "Great Game" -- the political battle for influence and control over the production, sale and transit of oil and gas across Eurasia -- from Europe to the Caucasus, to Iran, to South and Central Asia.
By Richard Weitz
19 Jan 2010 |
World Politics Review
China is replete with contradictions that make the country simultaneously a strong and weak state.
By The Editors
07 Jan 2010 |
World Politics Review
This WPR Special Report compiles news, analysis and opinion from WPR's pages to provide insight into the Mexican government's war against the criminal enterprises that control the country's drug trade. The report includes expert analysis on the war on the ground, the local and federal response to the problem, and the future of Mexican politics and policy.