BardPolitik
The Bard Journal of Global Affairs
Volume 1, Spring 2002

Highlights of the Issue
Articles and interviews with:

Edward Said • Richard Goldstone • Aryeh Neier • Jeffrey Pryce • Mahmood Mamdani • Barbara Crossette • Bill Berkeley • Gianni Vattimo • and more

Table of Contents
Click on the article titles to download PDFs of each.

Section Contents
Introduction Rethinking Globalization: Interview with David Fromkin
by Rafi Rom
Diplomacy

Realist Thought for a Globalized World
by Rafi Rom and Raimondo Chiari

The Common Interest
by James Chace

Live from the European Parliament: Interview with Gianni Vattimo
by Raimondo Chiari
Translated by Eleanor Chiari

Unholy Union: Osama bin Laden and the Taliban Regime
Interview with Laili Helms, Taliban spokeswoman
by Vincent Valdmanis

Women

Bearing the Burden: Muslim Women as Agents of Change
by Danielle Brown

From the Gound Up: The Future of Afghan Women
by Danielle Brown

False Hopes: Female Leadership in South Asia
by Barbara Crossette

War

Just Warriors: The American Military in the Globalized World
by Eben Kaplan

Carrying a Big Stick: An Interview with Four Military Experts
by Eben Kaplan

Arming Terrorists: Interview with William D. Hartung
by Erin Peck

Trade

Destroying Argentina
by Vincent Valdmanis

Bridging The Great Divide: An Appeal for Fair Trade
by Matthew Aho

Law

Writing the Rule Book
by Richard Goldstone, Aryeh Neier,
and Jeffrey Pryce

Globalizing Legalism: International Law after September 11th Observations from Four Experts
by Sarah Parady

Tiger by the Tail: How American Power Impedes Global Legalism
by Sarah Parady

Post Colonialism

The Cost of Living: HIV in South Africa
by Cynthia Sterkenburg

Mishmash of Civilizations: Interview with Edward Said
by Kerry Chance

Postcolonialism in the Post Cold War: Interview with Mahmood Mamdani
by Ting Ting Cheng

Dealing with Africa Honestly: Interview with Bill Berkeley
by Vincent Valdmanis

Perspectives

Contributor Biographies

The editors of BardPolitik: The Bard Journal on Global Affairs are grateful to the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs for sponsoring and supporting this journal.

Editor: Rafi Rom

Contributing Editors: Danielle Brown, Raimondo Chiari, Eben Kaplan, Robert Ponce, Vincent Valdmanis

Editorial Advisory Board: James Chace, Barbara Crossette, Jamie Miller, Joel Rosenthal

Special Thanks to Jonathan Becker, Leon Botstein, Stuart Stritzler-Levine, Joel Rosenthal

While the editors of this journal do not necessarily endorse the viewpoints expressed, we take full responsibility for the content of this publication.

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