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November 07, 2009
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India Set to Emerge on Global Nuclear Stage

Original News written 13 Oct 2009
By Saurav Jha | World Politics Review
Following the Nuclear Supplier Group's waiver in September 2008, India seems ready to take its place in the world of nuclear trade -- not just as a purchaser, but as a supplier, too. A proposed sale to Kazakhstan of India's indigenously developed 220 megawatt electric Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors serves to underline that India will not be content to remain a mere recipient of nuclear technology.

Steps Toward Crafting a Nuclear Deal With Iran

Original News written 16 Oct 2009
By Kaveh Afrasiabi | World Politics Review
An agreement on the delivery of nuclear fuel for Iran's medical reactor in all likelihood will have positive ripple effects on the broader, macro issues of concern regarding Iran's nuclear program. It will boost Tehran's flexibility, enhance its mood for cooperation with the IAEA, and even increase the IAEA's chance of persuading Tehran to re-adopt the intrusive Additional Protocol.

The EU Lisbon Treaty and Transatlantic Relations

Original News written 16 Oct 2009
By Soeren Kern | World Politics Review
The Lisbon Treaty is designed, in part, to significantly boost the EU's global clout. A more powerful EU will, in turn, affect changes in the world's geopolitical landscape in ways that are still unknown. Among the big unanswered questions is what impact the Lisbon Treaty will have on transatlantic relations in general, and on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in particular.

LNG and Russia's Shifting Gas Strategy

Original News written 19 Oct 2009
By Matt Stone | World Politics Review
When Russia invited Western energy companies to help develop Siberian natural gas fields in late September, many observers viewed it as proof that low oil prices had forced Moscow to reconsider its adversarial relations with private investors. That interpretation ignores a more important narrative that emerged from the meeting about Russia's shifting attention toward liquefied natural gas.

China's Climate Change Policy: The Dragon's Green Streak

Original News written 28 Oct 2009
By Prashanth Parameswaran | World Politics Review
Chinese President Hu Jintao's landmark address to the U.N. Climate Change Conference last month captured the essence of China's Janus-faced climate change policy -- which, despite remarkable progress, continues to be bogged down with implementation problems and overshadowed by China's concerns with economic growth.

In Sudan, the Pitfalls of Advocacy-Led Foreign Policy

Original News written 30 Oct 2009
By Alan Boswell | World Politics Review
Sudan has become an unlikely foreign policy priority for the Obama administration. For this, the Sudanese can thank the Darfur advocacy movement, which effectively put the nation on the map for the American public over the past six years. But the internal tension hidden within President Barack Obama's newly formulated Sudan policy is that Darfur is no longer the main attraction. Not even close.

How to Ratify the Test Ban Treaty

Original Commentary written 02 Nov 2009
By Kingston Reif | World Politics Review
Ten years ago last month, the U.S. Senate failed to approve the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. A decade later, the dangers posed by the potential spread of nuclear weapons and materials to additional states and terrorists have increased dramatically. Stopping proliferation will require a global effort -- and an early, essential step in that effort must be U.S. ratification of the test ban.

In Ethiopia, Food Stability Through Index Insurance

Original News written 05 Nov 2009
By John Perra | World Politics Review
Since famine killed 1 million Ethiopians 25 years ago, the country has remained in a cycle of drought-driven crises keeping it dependent on foreign aid. A new crop insurance program aims to eliminate the need for such emergency aid while bringing sustainability to an ongoing agricultural problem.