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The Vietnam War had a major impact on the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The war helped to split the struggle for social justice at the very time that it was achieving its greatest successes. The factionalism over whether or not to support the war decimated the crusade for human equality.     

日美两国如何净化青少年网络利用环境

近来,手机网络充斥淫秽色情及低俗信息等问题,被各类媒体暴露在世人面前,激起了社会各方对网络运营商、接入服务商、域名注册服务商及其从事传黄牟利的犯罪者的极大愤慨。     

Applying Functional Analysis to the Case of a Malfunctioning Education System: Addressing System Complexity and Tangled Causes

A 4-year decline culminating in a collapse of school leaver exam results sent shockwaves through the Tanzanian state education system. Students and citizens attribute the collapse to visible deficiencies in classroom teaching, which is the product of a complex, government-administered system of teacher training colleges, schools, schools inspectorate, an examinations council, and a curriculum development institution. A model of the system is constructed and ‘interrogated’ to establish a research framework of key questions and propositions for functional analysis and evaluation of the system.     

This may hurt a bit. Congress begins to ask why the U.S. subsidizes insurance coverage for those at the top of the heap

Congress begins to ask why the U.S. subsidizes insurance coverage for those at the top of the heap.     

Counterterrorism as War: Identifying the Dangers,Risks, and Opportunity Costs of U.S. Strategy Toward Al Qaeda and Its Affiliates

The U.S. war on Al Qaeda is well into its second decade—why has this particular conflict been so difficult to end? This article argues it is not due to the strategic acumen of Al Qaeda, but because of the problems intrinsic to relying on war as the framework for U.S. counterterrorism policy. The normal means of ending wars are complicated with a terrorist enemy and at odds with strategies that have historically had success at the end stages of counterterror campaigns. Continuing along the current path risks an ongoing war the United States will likely neither win nor fully end.     

算盘打响未必如意--美对伊战争的目标与前景

目前美国对伊拉克战争已经 箭在弦上,美国一方面加紧向海湾调兵遣将,一方面不断向联合国施加压力,以期获得对伊开战的“通行证”。一些阿拉伯媒体认为,核查只不过是美国想利用的一种手段和借口,“美国发动对伊拉克战争只是时间问题”。     

抗美援朝与20世纪后半叶的中国和世界--专家学者对一些反常动向和错误言论的剖析

半个世纪以前,在朝鲜半岛发生了一场局部的世界战争.1950年6月25日,朝鲜北南双方在一系列军事摩擦之后爆发了大规模内战;随即,美国打着联合国的旗号悍然出兵干涉朝鲜内政,同时封锁我台湾海峡、轰炸我东北边疆;10月下旬,中国人民志愿军在朝鲜民主主义人民共和国的请求下跨过鸭绿江,抗美援朝,保家卫国.     

Transition to a market economy and sustained growth. Implications for the post-Washington consensus

Transition to a market economy is a lengthy process comprised of various spheres of economic activities. The belief that a market economy can be introduced by “shock therapy” is wrong, and in several cases has caused more problems than it has solved. Since a market economy requires adequate institutional structures, transition can be executed only in a gradual manner. Despite the fact that so-called Washington consensus, i.e. a set of policies aiming to shift from stabilization to growth, was developed without concern for post-socialist transformation, these ideas have significantly influenced the path of thought and action in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. After a decade of transition and lasting depression, a new, post-Washington consensus is developing. Major policy conclusions suggest that the core of emerging consensus, also based on the lessons from transitions, is institutional building. Only with strong institutions can liberalization and privatization put emerging post-socialist markets on the path of sustainable growth. Yet, to accomplish such a task the policy reforms must also take into consideration the need for equitable growth and the new role of the state. The latter must not retire from economic activities, but ought to change its role to support the reforms and integration of the post-socialist countries into the world economy in the era of globalization, of which the post-communist transition is an important part.