Politics and Diplomacy explores how interactions between international state and non-state actors affect current issues and trends in international politics and statecraft. Recent articles have addressed the role of the media in international affairs, the challenges and opportunities presented by strategic and regional alliances such as NATO and the European Union, and the prospects of democracy in Iran. Our authors include both academic experts, as well as political practitioners.

Excerpts from Issue 7.2 Mission Not Accomplished by Bathsheba N. Crocker The world must not declare success in light of recent elections in Haiti. The Internet, Censorship, and China by William Thatcher Dowell Is China's control of the media slipping or are Internet giants selling out for a share of the market? Transforming Separatist Conflict by Rodd McGibbon Civil society responses to the tsunami explain divergent paths of conflict in Aceh and Sri Lanka. Development and Darfur Interview with Andrew Natsios The former USAID administrator discusses the lessons of Sudan and the importance of transformational development. Hamas, Israel, and the Prospects for Peace by Casimir A. Yost (full text) Recent elections have clarified the likely eventuality of renewed conflict with a third Intifada.

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