The Globalist’s Top Ten Stories of 2003

The Iraq War may have been the defining event of 2003. But for most people, other issues had a much more immediate impact. Our top 10 selection of features published on The Globalist in 2003 highlights key topics — ranging from women’s rights and economic development to the challenges faced by individual countries, such as Brazil, Russia and Turkey.

he following are ten of our favorite features from 2003:

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2003 — Tough Year for Women Leaders One woman receives the Nobel Peace Prize — but countless others suffer. By Anne C. Richard

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A Raisin in the Sun? Why should policymakers make a real commitment to African development? By Bernard Wasow

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U.S. Anti-Communists’ China Fears Why are Americans undermining China’s new global economic role? By Stephan Richter

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The Israelization of Turkey Are Turks worried that their country will become the next Israel? By Tulin Daloglu

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Transatlantic Relations — The Day After What has the Iraq debate revealed about the transatlantic relationship? By Eberhard Sandschneider

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Militarization and Globalization What’s the correlation between militarization and globalization? By The Globalist

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Four Scenarios for Russia Russia is literally at the crossroads: Which of four directions will it go? [Part I | Part II ] By Jean-Pierre and Fabrice Lehmann

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Restructuring the Global Energy Economy Are renewable energy sources gaining ground against fossil fuels? By Lester Brown

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Who Are the Real Masters of Docility? Are Americans and Canadians totally different — or somewhat similar? By Michael Adams

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The New Brazil: It’s the (Urban) Economy, Stupid What are Brazil’s politicians doing about the spread of slums? By Lawrence Herzog