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PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN DIARY
Read the online diary of Senior Fellow Jere Van Dyk, as he reports back on the current situation in the border regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
THE CHINA FACTOR IN AFRICA
Many African governments perceive China as a welcome counterpoint to the U.S. and the West in general, says David Shinn, especially when the latter criticizes African human rights practices.
DIAMOND MOVIE UNEARTHS ROCK-HARD ETHICAL DILEMMAS
The film "Blood Diamond" has a chance of damaging the global diamond trade, one of sub-Saharan Africa's most profitable industries. Yet many observers point out that the real villain is conflict, not diamonds.
Upcoming
Events
January highlights include:
 The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
General Sir Rupert Smith
General Smith calls for radically new military thinking.
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Freedom in the World, 2007: Is Freedom Under Threat?
Jennifer Windsor and Peter Ackerman, Freedom House, and Andrei Illarionov, former senior policy advisor to President Putin.
The panelists will discuss Russia's descent into the ranks of "Not Free" states and the implications for the international community.
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 EDITOR'S NOTE
 All of us at the Carnegie Council send you best wishes for 2007 and thank you for your support in 2006. We look forward to bringing you more resources on ethical issues in global politics, and as always, we welcome your feedback.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
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 NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN FORCE AND DIPLOMACY
We are at a nuclear tipping point, warns nonproliferation and national security expert Joseph Cirincione, and the policy decisions the United States makes over the next 3-5 years will decide whether or not we launch another great wave of nuclear proliferation.
 THE UN TODAY: INDISPENSABLE OR IRRELEVANT?
Essential Resources from the Carnegie Council
Will Ban Ki-moon succeed in "the world's toughest job," or will the UN become increasingly irrelevant, as some of its critics claim? At this important point in the UN's history, we offer you a selection of Council materials on U.S.-UN relations, UN reform, and the recent challenges the UN has faced in areas such as development, collective security, and human rights.
 THREATS TO ONE HUMANITY
Senior Fellow Jonathan Clarke argues that the Clash of Civilizations theory is largely based on mistaken conclusions about the meaning of the end of the Cold War, and could easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOHN TESSITORE REJOINS THE COUNCIL
We are pleased to welcome back John Tessitore as Executive Editor of the Carnegie Council. John was the Council's Communications Director and Editor-in-Chief from 1980-1986. Subsequently he spent 18 years as Executive Director of Communications at the United Nations Association. For the past four years he has served as Senior Editor to the UN Development Programme and other UN agencies, and has worked on numerous Council projects as well. For more information read his bio.
ISA-WEST
 International Studies Association-West invites paper, panel, and roundtable proposals on all aspects
of international studies for its upcoming 2007 conference to be held
in San Francisco, CA on September 29-30, 2007. Especially welcome are
papers around the theme, "Diverse Ethics in a Pluralistic World." The
2007 conference will feature a keynote address by ISA President Jack
Levy and a lunchtime talk by Richard Falk. Proposals are due to
isawest@gmail.com by May 31, 2007. For further information on
ISA-West and the 2007 conference, please visit their website.
MOST POPULAR AUDIO PODCASTS IN DECEMBER
- Can and Should Trade be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? (Part 3)
Christian Barry
- Nuclear Proliferation: A Delicate Balance Between Force and Diplomacy
Joseph Cirincione
- Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
Ian Buruma
- Can and Should Trade be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? (Part 1)
Edward Lincoln
- Can and Should Trade be Used to Promote Human Rights, Fairness? (Part 2)
Andrew Kuper
MOST POPULAR RESOURCES IN DECEMBER
- The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Jeffrey Sachs (Transcript)
- Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Joseph Nye (Transcript)
- Of Paradise and Power: America vs. Europe in the New World Order (With a New Afterword)
Robert Kagan (Transcript)
- The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South
Philip Jenkins (Transcript)
- The World is Flat
Thomas Friedman (Audio)
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