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Engaging Today's Global Citizens
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March 2006

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Courier 50 Now Available. The newest issue of Courier is now available on the Web site. This issue features a look back over fifty issues of the magazine and a look ahead at the United Nations, a long-term view of US foreign policy, highlights of a recent poll of Iraqi civilians, a summation of the Iranian nuclear issue, and insight into the US international affairs budget. Read the full issue in HTML or PDF.

http://vps.stanleyfoundation.org/courier/issue50.pdf

Zoom Out: Reporters on the Middle East. Veteran journalists from both sides of the Atlantic will be touring the Midwest this month to discuss evolving media perspectives on the Middle East and Darfur. Their presentations will be aimed at widening the perspectives of journalism students, working journalists, and interested citizen audiences.

http://vps.stanleyfoundation.org/articles/2006think03_mideast.php

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The US and India. The US-India nuclear deal has garnered a lot of attention from critics and the media. Some laud the partnership with India, while others worry about the fate of the nonproliferation regime. Matt Martin suggests that one must not be sacrificed for the sake of the other.

http://vps.stanleyfoundation.org/articles/2006think03_india.php

Keeping the Peace. The UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti is more cost-effective for the US than if the US were commanding its own force, according to a new report. This report, put together by the Government Accountability Office for the US House of Representatives, compares the costs of peacekeeping as well as the strengths of both UN and US forces in peacekeeping missions. The report got little media coverage, but you can read "Peacekeeping: Cost Comparison of Actual UN and Hypothetical US Operations in Haiti" and find out more about the implications of the report from MSNBC and the Financial Times.

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