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United States and other major powers still doggedly refuse to negotiate their lifestyles.

By James H. Mittleman | 26 October 2008

Writing about the current financial debacle, Thomas L. Friedman holds that in a globalizing world, “we are all partners now.” He hopes that “globalization will saveth.” More than 20 years ago, a global commission headed by Willy Brandt, the former chancellor of West Germany, called for a partnership in international development. What have been the results?

After the Vetoes on Zimbabwe: What’s the Next Step?

By James H. Mittleman | 25 July 2008

Now that efforts to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe and regional mediation have failed to topple the Mugabe regime, what are the alternatives?

Washington Post: How to Handle Dictators

By James H. Mittleman | 25 June 2008

In a June 22 Outlook commentary, “The Only Answer to the Mugabes of the World May Be a Coup,” Paul Collier advocated encouraging coups to topple dictators and achieve “improved governance” in “such sad little states as Zimbabwe and Burma.”